Serious things cannot be understood without laughable…

Most schemes of political improvement are very laughable things

— Samuel Johnson

Are not all things which have opposites generated out of their opposites?

— Socrates

Respect is a serious thing in him who feels it, and the height of honor for him who inspires the feeling.

— Sophie Swetchine

And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things,…

— William Shatner

I get some very fierce anonymous letters about the Athanasian Creed, which would amuse you, if they were not so sad as to what…

— Henry Parry Liddon

That's the Irish all over -- they treat a joke as a serious thing and a serious thing as a joke.

— Sean O'Casey

Collaborating with the musical genius of our time in some ways with Prince himself - late, great Gerald Levert,all these are forms of singing…

— Cornel West

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and…

— Charles Churchill

Pythagoras asks that we not let a friend go lightly, for whatever reason. Instead, we should stay with a friend as long as we…

— Thomas Moore

Yet compared with the serious things of life, fishing is after all rather trivial. The thoughtful angler must frankly confess this.

— Harold Russell

There's something about comedy, funny things, that people want to pass them along. Serious things and personal things are much more privately enjoyed. That's…

— Jonathan Coulton

You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete…

— Nelson Mandela

I love acting, and that's my passion. So I would love to do more movies and some serious things

— Selena

When you come to America, it's a very serious thing. It's not like you arrive and they say, 'Hey, come on! Do movies!' I…

— Maggie Q

If Boris [Johnson] backtracks on serious things there'll be another bloody revolt.

— Rupert Murdoch