Justin Martyr says that he was impressed in his study of the Old Testament, at the seriousness and contents of these writings,… — Larry Hurtado Copy Share Image
Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should… — Baltasar Gracian Copy Share Image
Seriousness is no more a guarantee of truth, insight, authenticity or probity, than humour is a guarantee of superficiality and stupidity. — Stephen Fry Copy Share Image
“What you knew, felt and wanted now, and the way you could love now, had a long valley of seriousness running through… — Meg Wolitzer Copy Share Image
But if you look at teams that want to share more revenues, they're teams that don't have a lot on the table.… — Jerry Jones Copy Share Image
Maybe I've just been incredibly fortunate, but there's a level of dedication, devotion, intensity and seriousness around me every day. — Andrea Riseborough Copy Share Image
There's no denying that the way horror has been packaged in the past has done it no favours. Lurid black covers adorned… — Tim Lebbon Copy Share Image
The New York Times I think really is the gold standard of a certain type of journalism and in some ways it's… — Lydia Polgreen Copy Share Image
I had learned a little about writing from Soldier's Pay - how to approach language, words: not with seriousness so much as… — William Faulkner Copy Share Image
Plato says a multitude can never philosophize and hence can never recognize the seriousness of philosophy or who really philosophizes. Attempting to… — Allan Bloom Copy Share Image
Nowadays, the practice of yoga stops with just asanas. Very few even attempt dharana and dhyana (deeper meditation) with seriousness. There is… — Tirumalai Krishnamacharya Copy Share Image
The term girl not only serves to avoid certain anxiety-arousing connotations inherent in the word woman regarding aggression, sexuality, and reproduction, it… — Harriet Lerner 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
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
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
I teach you joy, not sadness. I teach you playfulness, not seriousness. I teach you love and laughter, because to me there… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
You must approach each test with the seriousness and passion that you would use to prepare to challenge your death. You must… — Mike Livingston Copy Share Image
Every age and degree of understanding should have its proper measure of discipline. With regard to boys and adolescents, therefore, or those… — Benedict of Nursia Copy Share Image
Jews and homosexuals are the outstanding creative minorities in contemporary urban culture. Creative, that is, in the truest sense: they are creators… — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
That's the nub of the thing, you see seriousness of spirit. It doesn't mean heaviness of heart, or a lack of fantasy,… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
At the next election he'll offer the British public an alternative that provides weight and substance and seriousness in a political debate… — Paddy Ashdown Copy Share Image
What I find interesting is how close you can run the laughter along the seam of seriousness, and occasionally cross it, so… — Alan Ayckbourn Copy Share Image
Angelo is a brilliant jazz talent. His receptivity, seriousness, his ability to execute ideas simple or complex, combined with his love and… — Mulgrew Miller Copy Share Image
When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I… — Judith Butler Copy Share Image
Of course God does not consider you hopeless. If He did He would not be moving you to seek Him (and He… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Another hard thing that Gord Downie makes easy: singing ironically. If you don't do it right, you come off like a snarky… — Steve Berlin Copy Share Image
[John] Hughes was well aware that to ignore the seriousness of young people is to encourage things like Columbine, so you might… — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood… — Noel Coward 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
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
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
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