Dog Quote by Charles Lamb

Although I may express myself with some degree of pleasantry the purport of my words is entirely serious.

— Robert Louis Stevenson

I don't really like something serious depicted in a serious way; that's not my style.

— Hirokazu Kore-eda

Don't be ridiculous, please.' The most insulting words in the world!

— Anonymous

Don't be serious about seriousness. Laugh about it, be a little foolish. Don't condemn foolishness; it has its own beauties.

— Rajneesh

Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters.

— Cato the Elder

Anyone who reaches for great expression has to be careful of the ridiculous.

— Yves Saint Laurent

What stops me from taking myself seriously, even though I am essentially a serious person, is that I find myself extremely ridiculous, not in…

— Gustave Flaubert

The only sensible approach is not to take it too seriously. What counts is the writing.

— Jay McInerney

I wanted to take the seriousness out of everything a little bit, because it kind of fits my style.

— Alice Merton

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.

— George Bernard Shaw

Seriousness is not Calvinistic, it's not a renunciation, it's the very opposite of that.

— Leonard Cohen

If you want to be taken seriously, you almost have to act really serious.

— D.A. Wallach