Quotes of: Serious-issues Keyword

The smell of sex always reminds me of summer youth camps growing up.

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

Tomorrow night I’m giving a lecture on silence and invisibility. Don’t be surprised if I don’t show up. 

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

When the war comes, you’ll find me on the front line, with some crayons, coloring outside the lines.

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

My printer printed off blank pages. Is my printer out of ink, or do I just have nothing to say?

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

My writing looks like it’s ten steps behind my mind, and racing to always catch up.

Seriously delirious, but not at all serious

Pride is no respecter of persons. The serious thinkers may be humble, and the careless mystics may be arrogant.

Think: The Life of the Mind and the Love of God

For her a day of pampering meant comic books, black liquorice, serious exercise, veggie curry and, above all, solitude.

As Red as Blood

Don’t put the hat in hate and then wear it around with pride. Wear your love like socks for gloves, and let the world know you're serious.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

This isn't champagne anymore. We went through the champagne a long time ago. This is serious stuff. The days of champagne are long gone.

True West

The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large.

Visions of a Skylark Dressed in Black

In 1945 music had a serious purpose; to defy post war depression & revitalize the romantic & hopeful aspirations of an exhausted ppl.

Who I Am

The attempted professionalization of serious and systematic thinking has had a disastrous effect upon our culture

Whose Justice? Which Rationality?

Movie-making is serious business. The director and the crew are already under a lot of pressure to give their best to the audience. Therefore, the best part for me as an actor is to act well in the movies and make a jolly atmosphere with the co-stars...

Abhishek Bachchan

To be a poet is as serious, long-term and natural as the effort to be the best human you can be. To express something well is not a question of having a top-class education and understanding poetic forms: rather, it's a question of paying attention.

Alice Oswald

Woody Allen has done some excellent serious movies, too, like Crimes And Misdemeanors. Very overlooked movie, I think, and really his best. And currently I like Big Fish!

David Zucker

Scientists have stated that embryonic stem cells provide the best opportunity for devising unique treatments of these serious diseases since, unlike adult stem cells, they may be induced to develop into any type of cell.

Eliot Engel

The only book by a modern president that bears serious comparison with Obama's 'Dreams From My Father' is Jimmy Carter's short campaign autobiography, 'Why Not the Best?,' published in 1975.

Jonathan Raban

My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best...

Kate Bush

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.

Robin S. Sharma

Norah watched him, serious and utterly absorbed in his task, overcome by the simple fact of his existence.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Many people have serious academic degrees but cannot find a job, and sadly their degrees are so limited that they cannot even think about how to create a job for themselves.

Haki R. Madhubuti