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Serious Quotes (page 9)

As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen. Marvin Hamlisch
Larry Wall quote: "If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while..."
If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious. Larry Wall
Laurence Olivier said in an interview once that when he plays a tragedy he always aims for the funny parts, and the other way around. Because in a comedy you look for what's serious. I think that's true. Sometimes things are really funny if you're absolutely earnest. If you're really serious, it's hilarious. Christopher Walken
I think the producers, for the most part, don't want to see prices skyrocket because that will only create problems for them down the road and would also be a, you know, would be a very serious shock for a world economy that can't afford serious shocks right now. Daniel Yergin
I think it has something to do with being British. We don't take ourselves as seriously as some other countries do. I think a lot of people take themselves far too seriously; I find that a very tedious attitude. Joan Collins
Chris Colfer quote: "I think always staying focused and not taking things too..."
I think always staying focused and not taking things too seriously, but taking the important things seriously. Chris Colfer
Tom Mann quote: "Bill Bradley is a serious politician and if Al Gore stumbles..."
Bill Bradley is a serious politician and if Al Gore stumbles seriously, then Bradley is there to take advantage of that. Tom Mann
It seems incontrovertible to me that there is a global warming effect and that it is going to be serious, probably not in the amount of, say, six degrees warming, but it's likely that we'll get two to three degrees warming and that will be serious enough. Bjorn Lomborg
I'm very serious about becoming a dramatic actor. I don't want to play cameo parts walking on as Carl Lewis the athlete. I want to go on stage or screen and be taken seriously. Carl Lewis
The bad news for journalists today is that the media, however seriously people who are in the public eye take it, is not taken as seriously as it once was - by the public. Alastair Campbell
Samuel Butler quote: "The one serious conviction that a man should have is that..."
The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously. Samuel Butler
The high price of health care in this country is a serious issue that demands serious attention. Putting limits on damages have little or no effect on skyrocketing malpractice insurance rates. Mary Landrieu
The serious crimes by the Sudanese government and the government-supported militias must be met with serious consequences. We must work for tough international economic sanctions on the Sudanese government. Allyson Schwartz
I'm a serious eater and a seriously hungry person, so I set out on that path to figure it out for myself, and of course it really resonated with other people. Sally Schneider
Alton Brown quote: "Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work..."
Although I don't take myself very seriously, I do take my work extraordinarily seriously. Alton Brown

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