Serious Quotes

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Children's games are hardly games. Children are never more serious than when they play. — Michel de Montaigne
Self-absorption is always a temptation to young people, and if their religion is of a sort to add to this self-absorption, I feel that it… — Hannah Whitall Smith
We're living on the Planet of the Apes. Is that funny or serious? — Robert Anton Wilson
Among the largest banks, the capital ratios remain good and I don’t expect any serious problems . . . . among the large, internationally active… — Ben Bernanke
The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the… — Aberjhani
In my experience, it's not just that serious books get a hearing on comedy shows. But serious books get a serious hearing, as well as… — Michael Mandelbaum
What is new about Barthes's posthumous reputation is the view of him as a writer whose books of criticism and personal musings must be admired… — Edmund White
The average man cannot believe that an artist may be as serious and highminded an observer of life as the professed man of science. — Aleister Crowley
When serious people of good faith disagree, they've got to go back into the narratives and come at it again. One of the problems in… — Walter Brueggemann
The superficial distinctions of Fascism, Bolshevism, Hitlerism, are the concern of journalists and publicists; the serious student sees in them only one root-idea of a… — Albert J. Nock
Obesity among young Americans is a serious problem that can have serious ramifications in the long run. — Virginia Foxx
I approach serious subjects, and I like to have the good guys win and have the parents among the good guys — Caroline B. Cooney
I am a reflection of what I sing. Sometimes I have to get serious because the things Ive been through are serious. — Robert Plant
Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What… — Suze Orman
But I think it would be irresponsible for me not to say what I really believe in my heart to be true - that there… — Anita Hill
For the past thirty years or so, much American poetry has been marked by an earnestness that rejects the comic. This has nothing to do… — Stephen Dobyns
For any serious purpose, intelligence is a very minor gift. — G. H. Hardy
I was a very serious young man, very committed to saving the world. — Samuel Dash
There's a side of my personality that goes completely against the educated & serious woman. The side who wants to be a pin-up girl in… — Mira Sorvino
I am troubled by the devaluing of the word 'design’. I find myself now being somewhat embarrassed to be called a designer. In fact I… — Dieter Rams
I started writing songs when I was 10. It was a natural way to express myself as a kid. It wasn't until I started listening… — Kimbra
I believe I am not mistaken in saying that Christianity is a demanding and serious religion. When it is delivered as easy and amusing, it… — Neil Postman
The conventional wisdom in our business is that you have to grow and keep moving to survive. We never grew, always stayed tiny, and it serves… — Stefan Sagmeister
There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing… — Mariella Frostrup
You're the key barrier to your organization's innovation, because you are serious and you believe you know what your customers want. — Douglas Merrill

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