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The art of life, of a poet's life, is, not having anything to do, to do something. -- Henry David Thoreau
A general philosophy of the female characters in my films is they all want something to believe in, and not having anything. -- Woody Allen
The biggest challenge to being an actor is when you're not working, just being unemployed, the downtime and not having anything to do. -- Alden Ehrenreich
In these years we are witnessing the gigantic spectacle of innumerable human lives wandering about lost in their own labyrinths, through not having anything to which to give themselves. -- Jose Ortega y Gasset
I've worked with people at different stages of their careers and different success levels, and one thing I've noticed about the guys at the top is they're so relaxed and calm - it's about not having anything to prove except doing good work. -- Shawn Roberts
I had gone to a talent show, I was interested in American hip-hop music, with my older brother, to another town and my town was attacked. I went from having an entire family to the next minute not having anything. It was very painful. -- Ishmael
I had gone to a talent show - I was interested in American hip-hop music - with my older brother, to another town, and my town was attacked. I went from having an entire family to the next minute not having anything. It was very painful. -- Ishmael Beah
A woman doesn't find it contradictory to complain about not having anything to wear and about not having enough closet space in the same conversation. You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing. -- Marie Stopes
I'd rather not have anything than be a liar. -- Alicia Keys
It's not like I have a master plan or anything. -- Gretchen Mol
I'm not really satisfied with anything I have written to date. -- Mike Gordon
I did not have anything to do with these murders. Ever. -- O. J. Simpson
I don't have an ego; I'm not egotistical or anything like that. -- Mario Williams
I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything. -- Rob Schneider
I will not say anything about my father. Period. I don't have a dad. -- Vanilla Ice
I have a great belief in not doing anything unless I'm passionate about it. -- Anthony Horowitz
I'd do anything to have more kids. But that's probably not gonna happen now. -- Alec Baldwin
I have a policy of not saying anything negative about anything another magician does. -- Doug Henning
I'm not being secretive about anything. I just actually don't have opinions about society. -- Tao Lin
If I had learned education I would not have had time to learn anything else. -- Cornelius Vanderbilt
Whenever I have time and am compelled to watch anything, it's usually something I'm not in! -- Doug Hutchison
I'm not on Page Six, because I don't have anything salacious happening in my life... unfortunately. -- Jesse Eisenberg
I affirm to you the tremendous potential you have, not beyond anything you could ever imagine. -- Stephen Covey
I could live a thousand years and still not know everything, still not have tried anything. -- Cam Gigandet
You have to be careful not to use anything too colloquial or you date the book. -- Chris Crutcher
There are people who can never forgive a beggar for their not having given him anything. -- Karl Kraus
If you have ambition, you might not achieve anything, but without ambition, you are almost certain not to achieve anything. -- Whitfield Diffie
I'm not trying to teach anybody anything, I'm not trying to say anything, I have no political motive whatsoever. My motive is just the big laugh. -- Jeff Dunham
You're not learning anything unless you're having the difficult conversations, -- Gwyneth Paltrow
It's better to repent what you enjoyed than to repent not having enjoyed anything. -- Giovanni Boccaccio
Anything that I want, I must also be ok with not having, otherwise it's idolatry. -- Mike Donehey
I'd rather be in trouble for having done something than for not having done anything. -- C. S. Forester
Wisdom is not having illusions, especially anything in your own mind that elevates you above others. -- William Monahan
Having not said anything the first time, it was somehow even more difficult to broach the subject the second time around. -- Douglas Adams
A man may not achieve everything he has dreamed, but he will never achieve anything great without having dreamed it first. -- William James
I'm not motivated to entertain people through Twitter, so just by having Twitter and not saying anything, I make people mad. -- Louis C. K.
I'm a big fan of comedians not having to apologize for anything. Nowadays it seems comedians are always apologizing for being funny. -- Kevin Dillon
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To me, writing is not a profession. You might as well call living a profession. Or having children. Anything you can't help doing. -- Vicki Baum
I dream about having a house by the water and not doing anything, not feeling ambitious, nor having the need to make money. -- Lee Pace
Look, if America - if being an American means anything, it means not having to lie under oath, not even for the president. -- Linda Tripp
Not having anything around to read is dangerous: you have to content yourself with life itself, and that can lead you to take risks. -- Michel Houellebecq
I have to teach myself not to read too much into everything. It comes from too long having to read into hardly anything at all. -- Michael Ondaatje
I grew up not really having anything, so the idea that I can take care of my family and my friends now is a really cool bonus. -- Katy Perry
I'd love to start some movements. What I'm tired of is irony, and sarcasm, and music/movies/what have you, not having the guts to mean anything. -- Don Hertzfeldt
There are a lot of things that come easy, but they're not necessarily worth it. Anything worth having, you work hard for. That's how I feel I am. -- Demetria McKinney
The knowledge that you can handle anything that comes your way is the key to allowing yourself to take risks. ... security is not having things; it's handling things. -- Susan Jeffers
Writing or making anything-a poem, a bird feeder, a chocolate cake-has self-respect in it. You're working. You're trying. You're not lying down on the ground, having given up. -- Sharon Olds
I'd love to win a Grammy! Not ambitious or anything. And just having a really lovely bunch of kids and a happy family life, would be good for me. -- Bat for Lashes

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