Seriousness Quotes

288 Seriousness quotes by 230 unique authors

The playfulness that I talk about comes very slowly. You cannot just jump out of your seriousness which you have accumulated for lives. Now it… — Rajneesh
A man of knowing attains to a sense of humour. Let this always be remembered. If you see someone who has no sense of humour,… — Rajneesh
To laugh at others is egoistic; to laugh at oneself is very humble. Learn to laugh at yourself - about your seriousness and things like… — Rajneesh
Learn to laugh. Seriousness is a sin, and it is a disease. Laughter has tremendous beauty, a lightness. It will bring lightness to you, and… — Rajneesh
Meditation doesn't lead you to silence; meditation only creates the situation in which the silence happens. And this should be the criterion - that whenever… — Rajneesh
Our goal is peace. We can gain that peace by strengthening our alliances, by speaking candidly about the dangers before us, by assuring potential adversaries… — Ronald Reagan
Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously. — Iris Murdoch
If you are not serious, people will sense it. — Bela Lugosi
A lack of seriousness has led to all sorts of wonderful insights. — Kurt Vonnegut
Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make. — Herb Kohl
The seriousness of ecological degradation lays bare the depth of man's moral crisis... Simplicity, moderation, and discipline as well as the spirit of sacrifice must… — Pope John Paul II
Take life easily, lovingly, playfully, non-seriously. Seriousness is a disease, the greatest disease of the soul and playfulness the greatest health. — Rajneesh
Don't be serious about seriousness. Laugh about it, be a little foolish. Don't condemn foolishness; it has its own beauties. — Rajneesh
Enjoy the blessing of strength while you have it and do not bewail it when it is gone, unless, forsooth, you believe that youth must… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Real seriousness in regard to writing is one of two absolute necessities. The other, unfortunately, is talent. — Ernest Hemingway
For a game it is too serious, for seriousness too much of a game. — Moses Mendelssohn
At the next election he'll offer the British public an alternative that provides weight and substance and seriousness in a political debate that is, frankly,… — Paddy Ashdown
It is happily and kindly provided that in every life there are certain pauses, and interruptions, which force consideration upon the careless, and seriousness upon… — Lyndon B. Johnson
It would be more in keeping with the intention of the noblest man in this world if our two Christian churches, instead of annoying Negroes… — Adolf Hitler
Ultimate seriousness in not without a dose of humor. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
And that works for me. So that if this is it, you better take it at its right proportion. That there are serious things, but… — William Shatner
When one gets reports from scientists, engineers and technicians whose credibility by all common standards is high and whose moral caliber seems to preclude a… — J. Allen Hynek
I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire — Toni Braxton
To describe this film as dishonest and demagogic would almost be to promote those terms to the level of respectability. To describe this film as… — Christopher Hitchens
Since karate is a martial art, you must practice with the utmost seriousness from the very beginning. — Gichin Funakoshi

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