Quotes for All
We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness, it demands such intensity of effort, that to attempt it any old way and amongst other things is impossible. The person who undertakes this task must put it first in his … Read more
The seriousness of a mathematical theorem lies, not in its practical consequences, which are usually negligible, but in the significance of the mathematical ideas which it connects. G. H. Hardy
… in all seriousness… you who submit yourselves to an abortion or to an operation that precludes you from safely having additional healthy children are jeopardizing your exaltation and your future membership in the kingdom of God. Ezra Taft Benson
As the Palestinian leadership never seems to pay any penalty for its words, America’s seriousness about the peace process is in doubt. Elliott Abrams
Do not take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive. Elbert Hubbard
In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we have waited for a mighty military victory, but we were defeated roundly; we have waited for outside powers (the United States or, in its time, the Soviet Union), but none … Read more
And where there had been only jeers or taunts at first, crowds came to listen with serious and sympathetic mien. Edward Carpenter
As an actor, you can really play the intensity and gravity and seriousness of the moment, and just rely on the circumstances being funny. The joke is kind of the situation you’re in, or the way you’re reacting to something, as opposed to the characters just saying something witty. Ed Helms
Life isn’t as serious as the mind makes it out to be. Eckhart Tolle
Heavy, heavy-hearted people grow lighter and rise occasionally to their surface through precisely that which makes others heavier,through hatred and love. Friedrich Nietzsche