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Seriousness Quotes (page 51)

George R. R. Martin quote: "We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take..."
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously. George R. R. Martin
Of course, the underlying structure of everything in England is posh. There is no in between with these people. You have to walk a mile to find a telephone booth, but when you find it, it is built as if the senseless dynamiting of pay phones had been a serious problem at some time in the past. And a British mailbox can presumably stop a German tank. Neal Stephenson
Antoine de Saint-Exupery quote: "He had taken seriously words which were without importance,..."
He had taken seriously words which were without importance, and it made him very unhappy. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Seth Godin quote: "The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious,..."
The market ... demands a signal from you that you're serious, powerful, accepted, and safe. Seth Godin
Dennis looked at the puppy in the window. We both did. It was the oddest thing. Normally, puppies in pet store windows sleep or pee or roll around on top of other dogs. This one ignored us its window-mates and was instead sitting with its nose pressed against the glass, looking at us with an extremely serious little expression on its face. An expression that seemed to me to be saying, "I am a sacred cow. Get out your wallet. Augusten Burroughs
But with the increase of serious and just ground of complaint, a new kind of patience had sprung up in her Mother's mind. She was gentle and quiet in intense bodily suffering, almost in proportion as she had been restless and depressed when there had been no real cause for grief. Elizabeth Gaskell
When we treat children's play as seriously as it deserves, we are helping them feel the joy that's to be found in the creative spirit. It's the things we play with and the people who help us play that make a great difference in our lives. Fred Rogers
For such is the fate of parody: it must never fear exaggerating. If it strikes home, it will only prefigure something that others will then do without a smile--and without a blush--in steadfast virile seriousness. Umberto Eco
At moments of departure and a change of life, people capable of reflecting on their actions usually get into a serious state of mind. At these moments they usually take stock of the past and make plans for the future. Leo Tolstoy
... keep growing quietly and seriously throughout your whole development; you cannot disturb it more rudely than by looking outward and expecting from outside replies to questions that only your inmost feeling in your most hushed hour can perhaps answer.-Letter One Rainer Maria Rilke
Max Beerbohm quote: "Only the insane take themselves seriously."
Only the insane take themselves seriously. Max Beerbohm
I've always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I'm not, remaining humanly unknown, with naturalness and all due respect Fernando Pessoa
The unhappy person resents it when you try to cheer him up, because that means he has to stop dwelling on himself and start paying attention to the universe. Unhappiness is the ultimate form of self-indulgence. When you're unhappy, you get to pay a lot of attention to yourself. You get to take yourself oh so very seriously. Tom Robbins
Anne Bronte quote: "I’ll promise to think twice before I take any important step..."
I’ll promise to think twice before I take any important step you seriously disapprove of. Anne Bronte
To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart. Marianne Williamson

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