Quotes About Seriousness

His joy was a release of Paul's conversion, not the heavy backslapping practical-joking humor of the Victorians, nor the cynical satire or the flippancy of the twenty first century mass media, just the gift of not taking himself or his adversaries too seriously.

Son, We're in no mood for Mickey Mouse. Get out of the road." Chief Miller, Into the Looking Glass

To understand the seriousness of abortion, one must know the physiology of human development. Ignorance of these facts is in part why mothers are willing to have an abortion and the general public allows abortions on demand.

The only insult I've ever received in my adult life was when someone asked me, "Do you have a hobby?" A HOBBY?! DO I LOOK LIKE A FUCKING DABBLER?!

Each having thus delivered himself of words which meant nothing, both now seated themselves and proceeded to look mighty grave.

To suffer is the great modality of taking the world seriously.

To suffer is the supreme modality of taking the world seriously.

I'm not saying don't do it. I'm just saying don't pretend it's not a big deal when it obviously is.

Men took themselves so seriously and seemed to insist on arguing even the most trivial points.

I am often merry at the jests of the constellations. Did you fancy that the stars were always serious? Only the dull never laugh, and the stars are very bright.

I just really wanted to be taken seriously in my music and I feel like I've done the reality shows and I've loved it, but sometimes you just need to pull away and take time for yourself.

I'm only realizing now that I was a child actress because I always took myself so seriously.

I really don't have time for nonsense.

The guitar was not treated very seriously as a concert recital instrument.

I take everything very seriously, but I also take it lighthearted to recognize that you can't control it.

To me hip-hop is a culture and I became an MC to be recognized as a dope lyricist. That's what I wanted to be recognized as. So when I'm writing rhymes I always take it very seriously.

To actually put the time and energy into an album that would be better than Pull would be a hell of a lot of work, because I took that band really seriously, way more seriously than people took us. If you go back and listen to the records, you can hear it.

Nobody reads a reference book to be amused, much less charmed.

Happiness is no laughing matter.

I hated the draft, but at the same time, it's something that made every American take war seriously.

Growing up, I loved drama and fantasies. I hated the Marx Brothers. I took all that confusion seriously.

Of course in a game you have to be serious, but still you have to have fun.

I like to have fun on the court. But once the ball goes up - it's all business.

I'm very competitive, but I know when not to be competitive. I know how to have fun, but I know when it's time to get serious. That makes things a lot easier.