Serious Quotes

The rule for every worthwhile man is that no serious job ever shall receive less than his best thought and effort.

In addition I had real and serious questions about an independent counsel investigation that began with private business dealings twenty years ago

Serious development of the personality begins at the closet door.

He was always thinking of his brother's soul, or of the souls of those who differed with him in opinion: it is a sort of comfort which many of the serious give themselves.

I never work until I have a deadline. You have to fit so much in a given day that you just don't get serious until you know when the deadline is.

There is nothing serious in Mortality

Yet sometimes, when the secret cup Of still and serious thought went round, It seemed as if he drank it up, He felt with spirit so profound.

I didn't know I wanted to be actor when I was four.I did it at the beginning because my brother did it before me and it was a hobby. I didn't mind doing it. But then it got more serious.

I don't want to be the funny girl or the serious girl. I would hope to touch on all different genres and all different types of characters, which I think I've been lucky enough to do, so far.

It raises several serious questions. For example, how can there possibly be more than one person as awesome as me?

I'm very attracted to exile literature - particularly Nabokov - exactly because the idea of being away from home for any serious length of time is so inconceivable to me.

It's perfectly natural to desire more troops when engaged in a military operation facing serious obstacles, and the more troops you have, probably, the [lower the] risk of causalities.

In China's thousands of years of civilization, the conflict between humankind and nature has never been as serious as it is today.

I like to prowl ordinary places.I feel sorry for us all or glad for us allcaught alive togetherand awkward in that way.there's nothing better than the jokeof usthe seriousness of usthe dullness of us

There are only two styles of portrait painting: the serious and the smirk.

The Scientist - with capital letters and no smile.

For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions.

The first step towards true enlightenment is to lighten up on yourself.

Seriousness is too boring to the playful human condition. A heart of stone that has a long face can never express love.

What is the world’s problem? The world is still believing the old childish stories! That is the problem! Grow up, world, grow up! Be a bit serious!

My friends, life is so serious that if you are not aware of whom you are, your "youniversity" will be prestigious but unknown!

Serious people are not easily distracted!

You need to understand that some comedy can have consequences.

The only good thing about people not taking me seriously is that I'm not serious myself!

That is the curse of lying, Sister. Once you place that crown of the liar upon your head, you can take it off again, but it leaves a stain for all time.

Of course, in the process, you must never do harm to others in any serious way, or you'll cease to amuse Him. Then payment comes due for promises you didn't keep.

Life is too serious and precious for it to be left to chance. You have to make it your project to discover your purpose in life. You have to be intentional about it.

Just because you know it [my past]... doesn't mean that my wounds are a weight you have to carry. ~Kurogane-san

I only wrote prose before I met you. My musings were superfluous and serious as well. But now the words dance with me. I sing with them and we create poetry.

Seriousness is the very thing wherein consisteth our sincerity. If thou art not serious, thou art not a Christian (279).

Unhappy poor people at least have the fantasy that money will make them happy

You think it’s a game?Unintelligible? Ha!Envision no spoons.This is serious.It is a matter of joyversus emptiness.

Take care of your manners as seriously as your money.

To believers, the bible is a holy book, to unbelievers, it is a story book.

Nope, there wasn't any getting out of this. Real first name meant business.

In the future, it may turn out that fossil fuels are the blood of the Earth and by extracting them may lead to serious consequences to the Earth's survival, and by association, that of the humans.

I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I've only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a "serious" novel.

The Greatest Enemy of Confidence is Inexperience

We are creatures taken seriously by the Earth, because we can severely affect the fate of the Earth, but we are in no way taken seriously by the Universe yet!

Sometimes When You Are Serious, People Thought You Were Joking, But Sometimes When You Are Joking, People Thought You Were Serious

When did you grow a back bone?" Cassius stopped pacing and actually smiled a little.Kendall wasn't appeased "I borrowed Jory's

To base the unexplainabilty and the immense wonder of nature onto an other miracle (God) is unnecessary and not acceptable for any serious th

Throughout history, only a small number of people have done the serious thinking for everybody.

Serious people make a decision to read your fully story before they write you off. Don't worry about those who don't have time to know you.

I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh at myself. I want to forget myself. I am so tired.

Loki was trying to look serious, but even so, he was smiling at the corners of his mouth. It was not a reassuring smile.

What are humans? They are unserious creatures in this serious universe! And because they are unserious, they appear and disappear quickly!

If we keep telling that life is unfair but do nothing serious about it, then life will forever continue to remain unfair!

I only laugh when I don't know on what I'm laughing to.

He just likes to have fun, Papa.""That's not a quality that gets you far in life.