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Suffering is too strong a word, but writing is serious work. I pull the stuff up from me - it's not as if it's a pleasure. — Colm Toibin

I also believe that if we're serious about change, we need to have a real discussion about public financing for congressional elections. — Barack Obama

Cosmology is serious business and in our hearts we are nothing if not cosmologists, hanging in a cold cage sifting the ruthless jewels of existence. — Dennis Overbye

If only stupid people could have the mere intelligence to shut up while discussing serious matter, the world would go along so much better ! — Laure Lacornette

Nobody loved her and she wouldn't have liked it if they had, she considered love a serious disability. — Toni Morrison

If we are faithful to God in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life. — Hudson Taylor

If I wanted to be president, and if I were ever serious about it, the biggest thing I would have going for me is that I'm a conservative. — Rush Limbaugh

If you want to talk about distributing substances that are lethal, ... let's be serious. Tobacco is far ahead of anything else. Alcohol is second. — Noam Chomsky

If we refuse to accept as inevitable the irresponsibility and educational unconcern of the adolescent culture, then this poses a serious challenge. — James S. Coleman

It would have more meaning for me to hear what critics have to say if their values and their ways of living were deeper and more serious. — Rei Kawakubo

If we are serious about our discipleship, Jesus will eventually request each of us to do those very things which are most difficult for us to do. — Neal A. Maxwell

If all those Ph.D.'s were wrong, the country would be in very serious trouble. — Anonymous

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin. — Madeleine M. Kunin

If I could not smile, I think my situation would be even more serious. — Chris Cleave

If you are not serious, people will sense it. — Bela Lugosi

If you want to make a serious, rugged, reliable robot, you can start with the Create platform and just build stuff on top of it. — Colin Angle

My ambition is to not embarrass myself
which, if you know me, is a pretty serious ambition. — David Lipsky

I could put some serious hurt on Prince Not-So-Charming if I need to. — Carey Corp

If we don't stop extending our troops all around the world in nation-building missions, we're going to have a serious problem coming down the road. — George W. Bush

Your voice is like a very serious instrument that you have to tame if you want to be an amazing singer - Marvin Gaye or Michael Jackson. — Theophilus London

Ain't nothing too serious. Even death is a joke on the old devil, if we are living for the Lord. — Nancy B. Brewer

If you're an addict, if you drink and you're putting a depressant into your body, it's going to cause serious problems. — Mariel Hemingway

If someone offers to take your burden, you need to know he is serious, not just being polite and kind. Polite and kind do not last. — Amy Tan

If you want to kill serious crime, you have to kill serious criminals! — Andrew Barrett

If you are serious about volleyball, the only months to stop playing are those without a vowel. — John Kessel

Maybe if I completely shaved my head and get the frost out of my moustache, maybe I could get one of those serious acting jobs. — Laila Ali

If you look at Stan Lee and the Marvel comics, yes, there's a lot of awesome, serious and dramatic action that takes place. — David Dastmalchian

But I don't know if Seth was actually serious." "Ask him in one of your bazillion emails. Sheesh. — Melissa Tagg

If you want to make people laugh, your face must remain serious. — Giacomo Casanova

I have serious hearing loss. I'm challenged if I don't have my hearing aids in. — Al Jarreau

You might be a redneck if ... the most serious loss from the earthquake was your Conway Twitty record collection. — Jeff Foxworthy

It's going to be a season with lots of accidents, and I'll risk saying that we'll be lucky if something really serious doesn't happen. — Ayrton Senna

Sex doesn't sell as well as we thought. If we would not sell the Van Gogh and Co., it would be a very serious problem. — Patrick Demarchelier

If I do marry, I'll expect a pretty serious dowry. I'm talking goats, pigs, chickens, the works. — Dov Davidoff

If I loved a guy as much as I love my dog, the guy would be in serious trouble. Because I'm all over that dog, all the time. — Maria Sharapova

On the road to success, even little stones may cause you fall down! If you are not serious and careful, forget about reaching your target! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

If you're watching a comedian on television and he's making a political point, I would say he's gotten too serious. — Norm MacDonald

If you want to write serious books, you must be ready to break the forms. — Charles J. Shields

If men are wont to play with swearing anywhere, can we expect they should be serious and strict therein at the bar or in the church. — Isaac Barrow

He was from a different class, too poor, and they would never approve if their daughter became serious with someone like him. — Nicholas Sparks

If you play comedic scenes like they're really serious, then it's so much more funny than if you're going for a laugh. — Patton Oswalt

If we listen to the better angels of our nature, there are creative and good solutions to serious problems. — Matt Damon

If you destroyed half the pharmaceutical production in the United States, we'd think it's a pretty serious problem. In fact, we'd probably go to war. — Noam Chomsky

If you are having trouble understanding, let me spell it out for you ... This is serious, Bianca. I've never been more fucking serious in my life. — R.K. Lilley

My whole life, people have been like, 'I don't know if you're playing or serious.' — Craig Robinson

My parents put skates on me at age 2, the way it should be if you're serious, and I've always liked it. — Bonnie Blair

If your dog, your best friend turns on you, take a good look at yourself. You may have a serious personality disorder. — Will Leamon

And of course, the musician - if he's serious - always answers: My last album is my best, otherwise I wouldn't have done it. — Klaus Schulze

And write what you love - don't feel pressured to write serious prose if what you like is to be funny. — Cassandra Clare

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. — Thomas S. Monson

If you've ever had a brush with cancer, you're always thinking a pain might be something serious. — Ann Jillian

There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you'll be free if you truly wish to be. — Roald Dahl

There is faith in every serious doubt, namely, the faith in the truth as such, even if the only truth we can express is our lack of truth. — Paul Tillich

If a man deliberately abstains from wine to such an extent that he does serious harm to his nature, he will not be free from blame. — Thomas Aquinas

We need a smaller, leaner Washington. It won't happen if we raise taxes without any coinciding reform and serious slashing of spending. — David Harsanyi

Grudges, if left to fester, can become serious maladies. Like a painful ailment they can absorb all of our time & attention. — Gordon B. Hinckley

Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If it's a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed. — Neil Gaiman

If we survive this, I'm going to have a very serious talk with the techs back home about what constitutes "need to know. — Evan Currie

Words used carelessly, as if they did not matter in any serious way, often allowed otherwise well-guarded truths to seep through. — Douglas Adams

If any ideology is so serious that you can't have fun while you're doing it, it's probably too serious. — Larry Wall

Living is very serious, very real. It is also always a game. If we are wise, it is very real, very terrible, and very lovely, and a good deal of fun. — Eileen Wilks

If we are serious about peace, then we must work for it as ardently, seriously, continuously, carefully, and bravely as we have ever prepared for war. — Wendell Berry

When you come to actually act, it's a game. It may be a very serious game, but it's still a game. If you lose that sense of play, the work suffers. — Michael Sheen

There are no short cuts. If you want to do something special, there's a serious price to pay. There's no way around it. — Tom Thibodeau

If nothing is serious anymore, then there's nothing to satirize. — Berkeley Breathed

Golf, like the measles, should be caught young, for, if postponed to riper years, the results may be serious. — P.G. Wodehouse

If there is anything serious enough to make a difference in my ife, I will talk about it. — Anushka Sharma

I love libraries. Everybody there is serious and focused even if they are not absorbing or learning anything better — Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If we can refrain from harming others in our actions & words, we can start to give serious attention to actively doing good. — Dalai Lama

I think I've inspired a lot of people, and I'm one, if I get a letter and someone's in serious shape, I'll call them. I relate to these people. — Ron Santo

If you are serious about your goals and you truly desire to achieve your dreams, you must write them down. — John Patrick Hickey

Because if you're going to lose, lose. I'm serious. — Magic Johnson

Fashion is a little help in the life of a person. But very little. After all, if you have a serious drama, who cares about the clothes? — Miuccia Prada

I don't think if you're serious about literature your library is filled with award-winning books. — Andrew Wylie

I don't have any regrets. If I could have talked to my 19- or 20-year-old self, I would have said, 'You're going to be fine. It ain't that serious!' — Queen Latifah

Clearly independent journalists - domestic journalists - run a high risk if they dare to take on serious investigative work. — David Remnick

If only one fifth of your spells work you have real power. If only one fifth of your divinations work you have a serious disability. — Peter J. Carroll

Humour is a great vehicle for getting a message across. If you get too serious, you could die of starch. — Cyndi Lauper

I'm good at keeping secrets, but if it's not something super serious I usually tell people not to tell me because I'll tell someone else. — Steven Yeun

Ralph Nader has slavery reparations on his platform, which makes me think he's not serious. If he thought he could win he wouldn't even say that. — Dave Chappelle

If you have blank spots instead of stories for part of your life, then that would be a pretty serious thing I think. — John Marsden

No pasta. I'm serious. I will climb out of my coffin if anyone brings a baked ziti. — Mindy Kaling

If there is anything we are serious about, it is neither religion nor learning, but food. — Lin Yutang

A long, exact, and serious comedy; In every scene some moral let it teach, And, if it can, at once both please and preach. — Alexander Pope

We both sat there mute, as if we were in a no-talking competition and serious about winning. — Lee Child

If you are serious about becoming like Christ, He is going to put you in circumstances where your only true choice is to become like Him. — Francis Frangipane

If a man prepares dinner for you and the salad contains three or more types of lettuce, he is serious. — Rita Rudner

Because if you are serious, they think you're valuable; if you go on laughing and you make your life fun, they think you're a fool. — Osho

If we do not begin to practice the muscles of having a possessive investment in each other's oppressions, then we are in some serious trouble. — Junot Diaz

One must be serious about something, if one wants to have any amusement in life. — Oscar Wilde

Bill Bradley is a serious politician and if Al Gore stumbles seriously, then Bradley is there to take advantage of that. — Tom Mann

If I were a serious person, I'd probably have a real job. — Harrison Ford

If women were in charge, abortion would be a sacrament, an occasion of deep and serious and sacred meaning. — Carter Heyward

The practice of CCW comes with a commitment, if you're serious, and that commitment is that you will actually carry the damn thing! — Massad Ayoob

If you're serious about sanctification, you can expect to experience heart-wrenching moments that try your faith, your endurance, and your patience. — Sheri Dew

So it's all right for him to rule out a serious relationship, but it's wrong if I'm not ready to settle for less? — Daria Snadowsky

Most important, for openers, work six hours a day, seven days a week for six years. Then if you like it you can get serious about it. — Alex Katz

If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young. — Bob Balaban

If life is a joyful serious journey, then peace should be the train and happiness should be the destination. — Debasish Mridha

In America, we know to ignore artists if they're serious in any way. — Stephen Colbert