#entertained

If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level. ↗

— John le Carre

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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained. ↗

— Patricia Cornwell

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I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand. ↗

— Gilbert White

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As a professional, I think we're not being judged solely on technical ability anymore. People really want to be entertained and enjoy what they're watching. ↗

— Kristi Yamaguchi

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Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie, as long as they're entertained by it. ↗

— Tom Waits

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Everybody is entertained to death. ↗

— Brian Eno

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When I'm making video games today, I want people to be entertained. I am always thinking, How are people going to enjoy playing the games we are making today? And as long as I can enjoy something other people can enjoy it, too. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

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When I'm shooting a movie, I'm always in an invisible theater seat. I respect the fact that people have worked hard all week and want to go to the movies on the weekend and be entertained. ↗

— Michael Moore

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Young readers have to be entertained. No child reads fiction because they think it's going to make them a better person. ↗

— Mark Haddon

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Familiar life, tending to sordidness, had been succeeded by remote life, generally idealized; historical detail had been brought in to teach readers who were being entertained. ↗

— Carl Clinton Van Doren

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