Serious Quotes

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More generally, I made an effort to leave out things that weren't relevant to the main narrative themes of the book, namely that there were… — Walter Isaacson
I send my condolences, and the condolences of the Palestinian people to American President Bush and his government and to the American people for this… — Yasser Arafat
Your teaching must have the integrity of serious, sound words to which no one can take exception. If it does, no opponent will be able… — Paul the Apostle
For this reason poetry is something more philosophical and more worthy of serious attention than history. — Aristotle
And then he danced,-all foreigners excel the serious Angels in the eloquence of pantomime;-he danced, I say, right well, with emphasis, and a'so with good… — Lord Byron
I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization whenever… — Virgil Thomson
[F]or the most part football these days is the opium of the people, not to speak of their crack cocaine. Its icon is the impeccably… — Terry Eagleton
We were once told that the aeroplane had "abolished frontiers"; actually it is only since the aeroplane became a serious weapon that frontiers have become… — George Orwell
It seems to me that the moment has come when the question of bombing of German cities simply for the sake of increasing the terror,… — Winston Churchill
It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is of… — Colin Greenwood
There was a very serious communist strain among American intellectuals before the war. America was a more tolerant place in those days, and Communists were… — Ken Follett
We look a little bit disorderly, indecisive, leaderless. That's a real problem, and that's a problem that concerns me particularly on foreign affairs. The presidency,… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
I'm serious when I do my work. I'm not serious when I'm home with my kids. — Bill Gates
If you're really serious about protecting people's incomes, you've got to consider how you're going to protect the dollar. If you don't have the dollar… — Ron Paul
I made the choice long ago to write about real life. And life is both serious and funny. — Paula Danziger
I never played much golf as a kid. I caddied quite a bit but never got serious into golf until about age 15. — Lee Trevino
The second album was emotionally exhausting and my life felt like it had become very serious at a very young age. — Delta Goodrem
Your poems are rather hard to understand, whereas your paintings are so easy. Easy? Of course - you paint flowers and girls and sunsets; things… — E E Cummings
A good rule of thumb is if you've made it to 35 and your job still requires you wear a nametag, you've probably made a… — Dennis Miller
Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and… — Paulo Coelho
I should never have been convicted of anything more serious than running a cemetery without a license. — John Wayne Gacy
You sharpen your ideas by reducing yourself to the level of the people you are with and a sense of humour and a complete relaxation,… — Nelson Mandela
I played a lot of other sports at school and just one day the golf bug bit me and I started playing serious golf from… — Retief Goosen
It is most necessary to know the nature of the spine. One or more vertebrae may or may not go out of place very much and… — Hippocrates
I'd just like to say that I have a personal disgust for small dogs, like poodles. I have some serious physical problems with them. Everything… — Axl Rose

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