Seriousness Quotes

288 Seriousness quotes by 230 unique authors

Freud articulated the standard opinion when he asked with supposed seriousness, 'What does a woman want?'... Today the question that is the yeast in the… — Sam Keen
Every page must explode, whether through seriousness, profundity, turbulence, nausea, the new, the eternal, annihilating nonsense, enthusiasm for principles, or the way it is printed. — Francis Picabia
If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation. — David
Humor is not the opposite of seriousness. Humor is the opposite of despair. — Conrad Hyers
Were art to redeem man, it could do so only by saving him from the seriousness of life and restoring him to an unexpected boyishness.… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously. — Megan Fox
Humor and seriousness are not in opposition to each other. — Al Franken
All who think cannot but see there is a sanction like that of religion which binds us in partnership in the serious work of the… — Benjamin Franklin
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. — Charles de Gaulle
I believe Wall Street needs serious ongoing regulation. — Andrew Cuomo
If you catch me saying 'I am a serious actor,' I beg you to slap me. — Johnny Depp
I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness. — Dave Eggers
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either. — Albert Einstein
Politics is a profession; a serious, complicated and, in its true sense, a noble one. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Even though I'm known as a pop musician, I have a seriousness about what I do. — Brian Eno
Humour and high seriousness... Perfect bedfellows, I think. Though I usually phrase it in terms of comedy and darkness. Comedy without darkness rapidly becomes trivial.… — Mark Haddon
Anyone who takes himself too seriously always runs the risk of looking ridiculous; anyone who can consistently laugh at himself does not. — Vaclav Havel
The concept of two people living together for 25 years without a serious dispute suggests a lack of spirit only to be admired in sheep. — A. P. Herbert
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. — Elbert Hubbard
It is not so important to be serious as it is to be serious about the important things. The monkey wears an expression of seriousness… — Robert M. Hutchins
People who are really serious about software should make their own hardware. — Alan Kay
The most serious charge which can be brought against New England is not Puritanism but February. — Joseph Wood Krutch
Advertising treats all products with the reverence and the seriousness due to sacraments. — Thomas Merton
In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and… — Bob Ney
I laugh at what I used to think was cool when I was growing up. In all seriousness, I thought having braces was cool. — Rachel Nichols

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