Serious Quotes · Page 77

Serious is when they tell you, 'You've got cancer.' Cancer is serious, but then the rest of it is not.

— Michael Douglas

And where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien.

— Edward Carpenter

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from spreading further, which means…

— Nicholas D. Kristof

It is true that veganism is a serious issue, but there should be fun involved. Why do anything if it doesn't bring…

— Sharon Gannon

I was leafing through a magazine where there was a before-and-after picture of a woman who went from a size 5 to…

— Erma Bombeck

When I wrote my first serious novel, 'Interior', I was inspired by a 1978 book of Updike's, 'The Coup', which is set…

— Justin Cartwright

I never minded being thought of as a pop star. People have always thought I wanted to be seen as a serious…

— George Michael

A reporter told me it is very rare to see a woman of my age in the movies. Right! In the movies!…

— Sonia Braga

I know all about the despair of overcoming chronic temptation. It is not serious, provided self-offended petulance, annoyance at breaking records, impatience,…

— C. S. Lewis

To understand suffering, you must go beyond pain and pleasure. Your own desires and fears prevent you from understanding and thereby helping…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

I really am serious abut catfish farming. I'm very interested in aquaculture.

— Leon Russell

I'm very serious about my career. If someone feels that I carry a serious heroine tag, so be it.

— Konkona Sen Sharma

I never work until I have a deadline. You have to fit so much in a given day that you just don't…

— William Monahan

Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits,…

— Thomas Pogge

Though I don't have any serious argument with Neil Gaiman's 'American Gods', I believe that Americans cease to be Europeans - the…

— Michael Moorcock

may i be i is the only prayer--not may i be great or good or beautiful or wise or strong today... may…

— Anonymous

The state of our state needs serious attention.

— Mitch Daniels

COVID-19 is a serious public health threat.

— Theresa Tam

As I grew older I found that I really had a knack for rhyming and I pursued that. So by thirteen I…

— LeCrae

I'm more disturbed when people expect me to be serious.

— Calvin Trillin

Don't go around asking the question, 'Is this character likeable?' and expect that to be compatible with serious literary endeavours. That's not…

— Claire Messud

I do think that this represents a kind of shift towards myth, a recovery of myth, largely through the popularity of writers…

— Marina Warner

Life is just a bowl of cherries, don't take it serious, its mysterious. Life is just a bowl of cherries, so live…

— Bob Fosse

I think we realized the depth of frustration through the current political process. So we said, "OK, we know there's a serious…

— Reid Hoffman

Every time somebody writes a theory about where literature's going, that person is not only contributing thought but nudging things to happen…

— Ted Kooser

These are serious matters, and we can never let up on these sanctions [against Russia].

— John Kasich

There are things done under the name of science which are ridiculous. But there is also stuff done which sounds funny but…

— Margaret Geller

The whole circus surrounding Ed Burke, I knew immediately from my days as a federal prosecutor, was very, very serious.

— Lori Lightfoot

I am uniquely positioned and prepared to be president. I can assure you I am serious. I am committed

— Dan Quayle

In 2006, 2 years ago, I made a very serious mistake. A mistake that I am responsible for and no one else.…

— John Edwards

I started writing serious books so late because I knew Id be accused of riding on my fathers coattails.

— Thomas Steinbeck

Nothing could be a more serious violation of public trust than to consciously make a war based on false claims.

— Wesley Clark

“No, hear me out. The long answer to that question is that everything about me has changed since meeting you. What I…

— Becca Fitzpatrick

I'm incredibly passionate about what I do and I take serious ownership over it.

— Myha'la

I am not against all forms of high-tech medicine. Drugs and surgeries have a secure place in the treatment of serious health…

— Andrew Weil

I'm not that Internet-savvy. I get by. But that's all. I don't have serious skills or any other stuff.

— Robert Christgau

I don't think any movie I would do would be too serious or serious at all.

— Mike Judge

I'm about to embark on what may be as important as an initiative as anything I do as President, trying to nudge…

— Barack Obama

This is a serious problem of major concern, and we have got to approach it in a way that is consistent with…

— Janet Reno

I don't mind having a reputation as a serious and spiritual person. I think that would be a nice reputation to have

— Russell Brand