Quotes by Occupy Yourself The proper study of Mankind is Man. Alexander Pope occupy-yourself literature men Above all, don't lie to yourself. Fyodor Dostoevsky occupy-yourself respect lying Above all, do not lie to yourself. Fyodor Dostoevsky occupy-yourself respect lying To occupy yourself with tasks that are useful to yourself and others, you can get your mind off your problems. Frederick Lenz occupy-yourself buddhism happiness Occupy yourself in beholding and bewailing your own imperfections rather than contemplating the imperfections of others. Ignatius of Loyola occupy-yourself contemplating imperfection When you're dealing with killing people and things that are upsetting, that can be a delicate place to occupy yourself for a day. James Purefoy occupy-yourself upset people My hope is that the work is in some way counter-pinup. A pinup asks you to suspend interest in who the person is and occupy yourself entirely with looking at the body and fantasizing about what you could do with that body, completely ignoring how the person might feel about it. Jock Sturges occupy-yourself body might Occupy yourself, and you will be out of harm's way. Ovid occupy-yourself harm way As much as there is joy in writing, there's always the little bit of terror to keep you on edge, on your toes. It is a strange way to occupy yourself - to enjoy your life on a daily basis. There is no guarantee that something great is going to come next. Robert Cormier occupy-yourself guarantees-that writing As we grow older we become more conscious of the complexity, incoherence, and unreasonableness of human beings; this indeed is the only excuse that offers for the middle-aged or elderly writer whose thoughts should more properly be turned to graver matters, occupying himself with the trivial concerns of imaginary people. W. Somerset Maugham occupy-yourself real men For if the proper study of mankind is man, it is evidently more sensible to occupy yourself with the coherent, substantial and significant creatures of fiction than with the irrational and shadowy figures of real life. W. Somerset Maugham occupy-yourself real men