I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and… — Dave Eggers Copy Share Image
I am now, and always will be me. But when it comes time to step out onto the field, 'me' gets a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think that I have a seriousness of purpose, a lot of support, and a healthy amount of good fortune. — Sean Astin Copy Share Image
I think there's an appetite for seriousness. Seriousness is voluptuous, and very few people have allowed themselves the luxury of it. — Leonard Cohen Copy Share Image
We have this idea that seriousness is of higher value. But surely there is more human pleasure and delight in time spent… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness… — K'naan Copy Share Image
The representatives of business interests are the men to start this enterprise among our people and bring them to a full realization… — John J. Pershing Copy Share Image
I've never been able to understand the seriousness of it all, the seriousness of pride. People talk, act, live as if they're… — Bob Dylan Copy Share Image
I hate everything that does not relate to literature, conversations bore me (even when they relate to literature), to visit people bores… — Franz Kafka Copy Share Image
As an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances… — Ed Helms Copy Share Image
Our emphasis here is based not only on the growing seriousness of drug-related crimes, but also on the belief that relieving our… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
But why should a religious person be interested in a work like Heidegger's that many regard as the epitome of nihilism? For… — George Pattison Copy Share Image
... in all seriousness... you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that precludes you from safely having additional… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
If you find a saint who has no sense of humour, then he is not a saint at all. Impossible. His very… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Living is no laughing matter: you must live with great seriousness like a squirrel for example - I mean without looking for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Personally, I think on leaving school we aren't prepared to deal with the seriousness the work place presents. Indeed, the formality of… — Miranda Hart Copy Share Image
My whole effort here is to keep you as non-serious as possible, for the simple reason that meditation, all kinds of meditation,… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
“Take a step back. Draw in a deep breath. Now ask yourself 'so what?' Then, after answering, ask yourself again 'so what?'… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
Before we go, I gotta know: If mind-reading abilities are real, there's something else I wondered if fiction got right about vampires-"… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
Hours slide by like minutes. The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, the unpaid bills, the bungled opportunities,… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
I think when you see an aircraft fire, these angry, black puffs of smoke, knowing that one of them could kill you… — George H. W. Bush Copy Share Image
The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the… — Robert Redford Copy Share Image
Sure, I like to win when I play basketball or board games or video games, but my day isn't ruined if I… — Aaron Staton Copy Share Image
Love may not lead where we think or hope, but regardless of outcome it should be a call to seriousness and truth.… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“The greatest gift a church can receive is to have a group of families who take their responsibilities with such Christian seriousness… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Beneath the surface of repartee and mock seriousness, [Plato's Phaedrus] is asking whether we ought to prefer a neuter form of speech… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
Nourished people, people who love and care for themselves, are also more efficient and nicer to be around. When you give yourself… — Kathy Freston Copy Share Image
In the past week it has become clear that the vote on the final healthcare bill will be very close. I take… — Dennis Kucinich Copy Share Image
I think Donald Trump should be delegitimized for many reasons. And his response to this hacking is also cause for delegitimization. But… — David Corn Copy Share Image
If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him; let us worship God through Jesus if we must -… — Voltaire Copy Share Image
Writers shouldn’t underestimate the difficulty of what they’re doing, and they should treat it with great seriousness. You’re doing something that really… — David Guterson Copy Share Image
Play not only keeps us young but also maintains our perspective about the relative seriousness of things. Running is play, for even… — Jim Fixx Copy Share Image
“Seriousness closes your mind to the openness and freedom of life Seriousness closes your mind to the openness and freedom of life.… — Pearls of Wisdom Copy Share Image
Laughter is spiritual health. And laughter is very unburdening. While you laugh, you can put your mind aside very easily. For a… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I've got about ten things to say to you right now. But at least nine of them would make me sound like… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
Vaclav Havel was a really popular leader. He couldn't believe that he was really there. I mean, he still dressed in black… — Judy Woodruff Copy Share Image
When I ran for the U.S. Senate the assumption was that anyone's name that was close to "Osama" doesn't stand a chance.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I do think that it's really important for leaders of countries to be very clear and careful in the statements they make… — John F. Kerry Copy Share Image
For those whose ganglia were formed pre-TV, the mimetic deployment of pop-culture icons seems at best an annoying tic and at worst… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
The style is the man. Rather say the style is the way the man takes himself; and to be at all charming… — Robert Frost Copy Share Image
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