Goofing Off Quotes:

I'm just paid to do whatever I want to do. Some of the time it's development, and some of the time it's just goofing off.

- Larry Wall

topic: Development, Want, Goofing Off

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.

- Sarah Vowell

topic: Voting, Paying Taxes, Citizenship, Jury Duty, American Citizenship

Somewhere in the crowd was at least one potential friend who'd understand the fundamental value of goofing off. Because if not, how boring would that be?

- Alyson Noel

topic: Funny But True, Fundamentals, Crowds, Goofing Off

As we approach the millennium with sort of the idea that society is going to start spiraling into chaos, I'd love to be making jokes about that. Who wants to miss out on that? If the world is going to end, I want to be there the night before, goofing off.

- Jon Stewart

topic: Night, Ideas, Missing, Goofing Off

I've known I wanted to do this ever since I was a little kid and I used to get in trouble at church for goofing off all the time: mocking the preacher, imitating people and the things they did. I later learned my mother used to be just as goofy as I was when she was younger. I mean, Eddie Murphy in 'Coming to America?' My hero.

- Lamorne Morris

source: "Out to Lunch With: Lamorne Morris, Who Spills on His Bad Church Behavior and Worst Date Ever" by Megan Angelo, www.glamour.com. April 25, 2012.

topic: Mother, Hero, Mean, Imitating, Coming To America

There's no better way to mess up a good cowdog than to let him discover that goofing off beats the heck out of hard work.

- John R. Erickson

source: John R Erickson, John R. Erickson (1988). “The original adventures of Hank the Cowdog”, Texas Monthly Press

topic: Hard Work, Way, Beats, Goofing Off