A Quote by Mark Dayton

Idle time is the devil's play.

Mark Dayton

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Devil Idle Idle Time Play Time

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Mark Dayton
American - Politician
Born: January 26, 1947

Never let the brain idle. ‘An idle mind is the devil’s workshop.’ And the devil’s name is Alzheimer’s.

George Carlin

The devil ain't got no power over me. The devil come, and me shake hands with the devil. Devil have his part to play. Devil's a good friend, too... because when you don't know him, that's the time he can mosh you down.

Bob Marley

although it has been said that idle hands are the devil's workshop, when it comes to teenagers, both idle and active hands are the devil's workshop.

Amy Sedaris

I have ideas every day, and if I'm not carrying a pad of paper, I'm typing it into the notes thing on my iPhone, and it's just ridiculous - idle hands are the devil's plaything, and I can't be the devil's plaything. I got to be the devil; I got to be the guy making it all happen.

Corey Taylor

I really hate relaxing. I've done three movies in a row, worked for two years straight, and to me, idle time is the devil's workshop. I like to focus on something.

Leonardo DiCaprio

From its very inaction, idleness ultimately becomes the most active cause of evil; as a palsy is more to be dreaded than a fever. The Turks have a proverb which says that the devil tempts all other men, but that idle men tempt the devil.

Charles Caleb Colton

Idle hands are the devil's playthings.

Benjamin Franklin

The idle brain is the devil's playground.

Eric Lange

The idle man is the devil's cushion.

Joseph Hall

An idle man's brain is the devil's workshop.

John Bunyan

I am an idle devil. But at least I work at it.

Helen Cresswell

The devil finds work for idle hands.

Henry David Thoreau

I can't stand still; I find it very difficult to sit around and do nothing. I've got to have projects on the go because the devil makes work for idle hands. I've got to be going forward all the time.