It is the seriousness in oneself that promotes the talent…

It is important that Miers not be confirmed unless, in her 61st year, she suddenly and unexpectedly is found to have hitherto undisclosed interests…

— George Will

Of Course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did, He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He obviously is)...…

— Anonymous

A good woman is one who loves passionately, has guts, seriousness and passionate convictions, takes responsibility, and shapes society.

— Betty Friedan

“Realise that there is no necessity to always be serious.”

— Steven Redhead

Take your work seriously but never take yourself seriously and do not take what happens either to yourself or your work seriously.

— Booth Tarkington

Don't take life too seriously.

— RuPaul

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. So if…

— Barack Obama

I approach every game with the same level of seriousness.

— Keylor Navas

The "seriousness" of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas…

— G. H. Hardy

Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day.

— Andrea Riseborough

Seriousness is the only refuge of the shallow.

— Oscar Wilde

The problem is that rap is so often a caricature of its own image. Nobody comes to the table with the seriousness of the…

— K'naan

“Despite the seriousness of the subject,”

— Anonymous

We have this idea that seriousness is of higher value. But surely there is more human pleasure and delight in time spent with humour…

— Grayson Perry

Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor.

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer