Dork Quote by Benjamin Nugent

“But it is INTERESTING trying to get a handle on one's own subjectivity--something to think about, to play around with, and what's more fun…

— Philip Roth

“Do you take anything seriously?” “Not if I can help it. Makes life so tedious.”

— Leigh Bardugo

“My principle activity is to tease those who take themselves and the quality of their knowledge too seriously.”

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Rather than trying hard to be interesting and focusing on yourself, turn your attention to filling that need in others.”

— Susan C. Young

“You must endeavor to seem interested in the conversations of others; you'll be surprised by what you might learn.”

— GE PAulus

“One of the key things is learning which bits of life you don't need to take seriously. Usually far more than you expect.”

— Penny Grubb

“One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life.”

— John Cooper Oscar Wilde

“And mind you don't talk about anything serious. Nothing is serious nowadays. At least nothing should be.”

— Oscar Wilde

“If you want to kind of try what I do, take life seriously but none of the people in it.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Don’t you think my interest can be real, even granted that it is professional, too?” “No, I don’t.”

— Isaac Asimov

“Be fully receptive to what you're asking for. That is the only way it'll come towards you.”

— Robin S. Baker

“Must interests be interesting? That is, must they be interesting to someone other than yourself?”

— David Levithan