57 Frivolous Quotes for You to Enjoy

When music is allowed to take the place of devotion and prayer, it is a terrible curse. Young people assemble together to sing, and, although professed Christians, frequently dishonor God and their faith by their frivolous conversation and their choice of music. Ellen G. White

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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. Albert Schweitzer

Moving On Great Character Better Sometimes Light Mind Calamities Bends Those Oak Willow Tempest Spirits Recover Sooner Than Escapes Frivolous Often Happens Which Elasticity Presence

Our education system is increasingly embracing a black-and-white way of thinking, in which 'learning' and 'play' are diametrically opposed. 'Learning' is the serious stuff that happens inside a classroom and can be measured via multiple choice questions and a No. 2 pencil. 'Play' is frivolous, fun, and worst of all, optional. Darell Hammond

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Until I read Anne Frank's diary, I had found books a literal escape from what could be the harsh reality around me. After I read the diary, I had a fresh way of viewing the both literature and the world. From then on, I found I was impatient with books that were not honest or that were trivial and frivolous. Alexandra Fuller

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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. Jane Austen

Own Aim Distinction Destroys Dress About Excessive Times Frivolous Often

Every sexy joke of long ago, every flirtation, is being recalled by some women and revised and re-evaluated as sexual harassment. Frivolous accusations reduce, if not eliminate, not only communication between men and women but any kind of playfulness and banter... Where has the laughter gone? Maryanne Trump Barry

Women Communication Laughter Men Men And Women Long Joke Gone Every Kind Sexual Sexy Some Only Between Reduce Revised Frivolous Accusation Any Being Where Harassment Recalled Eliminate

Travel is the frivolous part of serious lives, and the serious part of frivolous ones. Sophie Swetchine

Travel Part Frivolous Serious Lives

I was an early reader, and my grandmother, who as a child had been forbidden to read by a father who believed books to be frivolous time-wasters, delighted in putting her favorite volumes into her grandchildren's hands. Alan Bradley

Some people become artists for whatever reasons. Some of it's frivolous. And I don't think there should be any shame on that, but I think there comes a point in life where you want to offer more. Ali Shaheed Muhammad

Life You People Some People Become Whatever Think Some More Shame Point Offer Frivolous Any Artists Where Want Should Reasons

This week I was proud to join with my colleagues to help pass two important, common-sense pieces of legislation that will limit the frivolous lawsuits by trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers that clog our courts and hurt our small businesses. Bob Ney

Hurt Will Important Our Trial Colleagues Small Lawsuits Lawyers Small Businesses Join Week Attorneys Pieces Limit Pass Proud Courts Clog Personal Frivolous Frivolous Lawsuits Legislation Help Businesses Injury Two

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty. Catherine Deneuve

Guilty Feel Am Frivolous Then

I think the genre of comics sometimes overtakes the medium, and people assume that they are kind of frivolous. If you have a good, strong story teller, they can be as affecting as any character in literature. Period. Chip Kidd

Good Character You People Strong Sometimes Think Assume Medium Teller Kind Period Genre Comics Affecting Frivolous Any Story Literature

Climbing, as my grandmother said, it's a pretty frivolous thing. She always wondered when I was going to get a real job. But climbing is a real job for me now, and I enjoy it. It's a gift that I'm able to do it, share adventure and motivation with people. Conrad Anker

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My father made bridal dresses, which he sold wholesale, and always wanted me to join him. He looked upon what I did as precarious and frivolous - except that he loved it when my name was in the papers. Denis Norden

I find awards frivolous. When I began my career, I was told that I deserved an award for a certain performance, but then I couldn't turn up on the day of the show. Then I was told that the award went to someone else. That's when I realised the truth behind it all. Emraan Hashmi

Truth Day Else Find Someone Performance Began Up Frivolous Behind Realised Turn Then Certain Show Award Awards Deserved Career

As the world's getting filled with temptations, we're getting a bit frivolous and a bit fickle. Freida Pinto

World Fickle Bit Temptations Frivolous Getting Filled

Simon Monjack had nothing to do with 'Factory Girl.' He filed a frivolous lawsuit against us... making bogus claims that we had stolen his script. He held us literally to hostage and we were forced to settle with him as he held our production over a barrel. George Hickenlooper

Girl Nothing Settle Our Claims Lawsuit Simon Factory Hostage Had He Over Forced Him Making Were His Stolen Frivolous Literally Against Script Us Held Production Bogus Barrel

I don't want to be too strict, because I think kids can get rebellious, but I want to raise my daughter to be passionate about doing good things and pursuing real things and hobbies instead of frivolous materialistic stuff. Holly Madison

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They call me corrupt, frivolous. I am not at all privileged. Maybe the only privileged thing is my face. And corrupt? God! I would not look like this if I am corrupt. Some ugliness would settle down on my system. Imelda Marcos

God Me Face Down Settle System Would Corrupt Some Only Like Look Call Am Ugliness Privileged Frivolous Maybe Thing

Fashion is always seen as somewhat frivolous and self-indulgent. And I think people on the inside maybe don't see or understand how exciting and diverse a business it is. Imran Amed

Fashion Business People Seen Think Inside See Diverse Somewhat Exciting Self-Indulgent Understand Always How Frivolous Maybe

No love is entirely without worth, even when the frivolous calls to the frivolous and the base to the base. Iris Murdoch

Love Love Is Worth Entirely No Love Calls Without Frivolous Even Base

Frivolous lawsuits are booming in this county. The U.S. has more costs of litigation per person than any other industrialized nation in the world, and it is crippling our economy. Jack Kingston

I can't know entirely what's at stake beforehand; you find out as you go. I love to take a poem, for instance, that starts with something seemingly frivolous or inconsequential and then grows in gravity until by the end it's something very serious. James Tate

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