Obstinacy and dogmatism are the surest signs of stupidity. Is there anything more confident, resolute, disdainful, grave and serious than an ass? — Michel de Montaigne Copy Share Image
The more serious poetry of the race has a philosophical structure of thought. It contains beliefs and conceptions in regard to the… — Joseph Alexander Leighton Copy Share Image
“but those tasks that have been entrusted to us are difficult; almost everything serious is difficult; and everything is serious.” — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
“I am so tired. I have grown old from being serious. I have grown ill from being serious. I want to laugh… — Kamand Kojouri Copy Share Image
And bring me a hard copy of the Internet so I can do some serious surfing — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
If you let things devolve into a shouting match, then it's really difficult to have a discussion, a serious discussion. — Brianna Keilar Copy Share Image
It is not the fault of the entrepreneurs that the consumers,the people, the common man,prefer liquor to Bibles and detective stories to… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
An actor is an actor. There should be no labelling - mainstream actor, art film actor, serious actor, comic actor. — Sameera Reddy Copy Share Image
a father for whom everything is an unshakable duty, for whom there is a right way and a wrong way and nothing… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete.… — Carl Lewis Copy Share Image
Doing comedy takes much lesser toll on you as a person. The overall exertion is not as much as a serious film… — Kirti Kulhari Copy Share Image
That's a dangerous combination, serious and rock 'n' roll. But yeah, I'm pretty serious. I've been at this a long time, and… — Billy Squier Copy Share Image
Because we are in a war situation, this can sometimes be dangerous work. But guys like A.D. Flowers and his technicians just… — Vic Morrow Copy Share Image
All we are asking for is balance. I would like to think that I could walk into a public library and find… — Cal Thomas Copy Share Image
The United States of America is the leading power in the world. Our friends and our adversaries respect us in large measure… — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
No scientist, engineer, writer, psychologist, artist, or physician - and certainly no scholar, and therefore no serious university faculty member - pursues… — Leon Botstein Copy Share Image
Total experiences, of which there are many kinds, tend again and again to be apprehended only as revivals or translations of the… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
You know how old I am? I'm so old, I remember when Letterman used to be funny and it was presidents who… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
I'm working seven days a week in the fall. I couldn't possibly keep that up. This is only for the fall. In… — Gregg Easterbrook Copy Share Image
The most serious mistakes are not being made as a result of wrong answers. The true dangerous thing is asking the wrong… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The tour life is real tough on a marriage. To the young guy who is just getting his PGA Tour card and… — Boo Weekley Copy Share Image
In fact, there's an entire universe out there that's pretty much indifferent to struggles that big, no matter how serious they've been… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
