#volo

My dad was an engineer and so I had this picture of science and technology and pursuits of the mind as being more impressive than artistic pursuits, which I saw a as kind of frivolous. ↗

— Scott McCloud

#being #dad #engineer #frivolous #had

Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness... and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him. ↗

— Blaise Pascal

#amuse #any #ball #billiards #cause

Actually lowering the cost of insurance would be accomplished by such things as making it harder for lawyers to win frivolous lawsuits against insurance companies. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#actually #against #companies #cost #frivolous

I don't have the luxury of making clothes just to make an effect. It can't be something totally frivolous, because my distributors have to have a successful season, too. ↗

— Anna Sui

#clothes #distributors #effect #frivolous #i

Stay back, old man. It isn't your business. This is the Prince of Vere.' 'But---I only paid three coppers for him,' said Volo, sounding confused. ↗

— S.U. Pacat

#laurent #volo #business

When they passed the centaur king's cell, Volos pointed at Regin and slid his forefinger across his throat. She replied, "Hey, didn't I see you in a donkey show down in Tijuana? No? You've got a twin then-- ↗

— Kresley Cole

#berserker #dreams-of-a-dark-warrior #immortals-after-dark #kresley-cole #lore

Listen, I think movies serve many different purposes, from those movies that are frivolous and just an entertainment, to movies that just go to exploring the complexities of the human soul. Everything is valid if it's done with honesty and dignity, and I actually do both of those types of movies in my career. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#both #career #complexities #different #dignity

If I have a 12 or 14 hour workday, I am home the next. I cut out anything that is frivolous or doesn't need to be done. ↗

— Marcia Cross

#anything #cut #done #frivolous #home

I am frivolous. Then I feel guilty. ↗

— Catherine Deneuve

#feel #frivolous #guilty #i #i am

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

#barrel #bogus #claims #factory #filed