“I recently went to my staircase at Clare College, Cambridge and there were women there! There have been a lot of convincing studies recently about the loss of productivity in the Western male. It may be that entertainment culture now is so engaging that it keeps people satisfied. We didn't have that. Science was much more fun than listening to the radio. When you are 16 or 17 and in that inherently semi-lonely period when you are deciding whether to be an intellectual, many now don't bother.” PeopleMayHas BeensScienceCultureFunLossStudyCollegeListeningPeriodsIntellectualLonelyWesternMalesRadioEntertainmentProductivitySatisfiedBotherEngagingConvincingCambridgeStaircases Author:James D. Watson
“The Church has lost a great religious poet in me; but I have lost an infinity of fun in the church, so the loss is even.” LostFunChurchReligiousLossPoetInfinityGreat Religious Book:The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner Source: The diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner
“Any great movie you watch has some element of darkness or loss or some suffering in it. That's what makes the fun parts fun.” SufferingFunLossWatchesDarknessElements Author:Pete Docter
“He was a terrific guy. It is a great loss to the sports world. Wilt Chamberlain had a special place in basketball history and he will be missed. We had many battles with Wilt. He was a fun guy to be around; he was a 'Gentle Giant.'” WorldGuyFunSportsLossSpecialBattleBasketballGentleGiantsTerrificSpecial PlacesGreat LossChamberlain Author:Tom Heinsohn
“It is important to remember when making jokes about women, that they are not a minority. They weren't captured on another continent and brought here in leg-irons (funny shoes, yes, but not leg-irons) and Hitler didn't blame them for Germany's loss in WWI. Therefore, you can make any kind of fun of them you want.” WantKindImportantRememberFunLossJokesBlameShoesLegsGermanyMinoritiesIronContinentsRemember WhenCapturedWwi Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“The more you humanize superhero characters, the more they're relatable. The more they have a vulnerable point, whether it's emotionally or their superpower, or whatever, we relate the superpower or the loss of a superpower to their emotions. It's just fun to walk through that.” CharacterFunLossWalksEmotionVulnerableRelateSuperheroRelatableSuperpower Author:Bryan Cranston