Best 1031 quotes in «serious quotes» category

The nature of God is something that is of serious interest to believers, to theologians, and to philosophers. And yet we can't come to the nature of God, unless we also have some knowledge of the nature of the universe as having come from God.

The next most dangerous thing [after nuclear proliferation] is probably... global warming, and then, right behind that are overpopulation -- we need to get serious about family planning-and trying to alleviate poverty, to get clean, renewable energy, probably with solar panels to the billion and a half people in the world who don't have access to electricity.

The notebooks of Paul Brunton represent the acme of wisdom on the nature of human spirituality. Every serious student of this subject will profit enormously by becoming acquainted with Brunton's seminal work.

The one thing I do find about serious reviews is that usually they tend to have a point, and that's what I find hurt so much about discerning critics. If the reviews hurt they're probably right on some level.

The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something.

The pope-and we know this well-is without doubt the most serious obstacle on the ecumenical road.

The President has a short time to let people know that he is serious about getting spending under control.

The problem for me is that reading is, I won't say a sacred, but nevertheless a pretty serious act.

The problems raised by a conscious direction of economic affairs on a national scale inevitably assume even greater dimensions when the same is attempted internationally. The conflict between planning and freedom cannot but become more serious as the similarity of standards and values among those submitted to a unitary plan diminishes.

The problem with having so many people call me by nicknames was that when someone called me by my actual name, it usually meant something serious was happening.

The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction also represents a serious danger. If these weapons were to fall into the hands of terrorists, and they pursue this aim, the consequences would be simply disastrous.

There will be a quick rash of hairy American filth, but it shouldn't threaten the existence of decent, serious British filth.

The really authentic thing about humor is that anyone can pretend to be serious. Anyone who's ever had a job - in fact, we're pretending to be serious now, more or less.

The real problem is deflation. That is the opposite of inflation but equally serious to the borrower.

There are many serious and knotty issues that I must face each day, but the Pope Francis reminds me by his example and his words that Christ has already redeemed creation and we are saved, even when that might not be so obvious because of the world's many problems and our own grievous sinfulness.

There are more than enough people with serious mental issues who really do need professional help without all the other Toms, Dicks and Harriets rushing to the therapist's couch.

There are some things so serious you have to laugh at them.

There are times I go out and meet people and flirt, but it's not really appropriate to have anything serious.

There are very serious forms of, and reactions to, sibling victimization.

There has at least been a serious effort on the Turkish side to prevent people from setting off for Europe. Recently, only about 100 people have been arriving in Greece per day. Last year, it was several thousand daily at times. This effort can, however, also very quickly dwindle.

There is a lot of relief for daters who are serious about wanting to be in a relationship. This comes in the form of what appears to be dramatic changes like speed dating and Internet dating.

There is a serious tendency toward capitalism among the well-to-do peasants.

There is little doubt that a significant part of any serious solution will require advances of technology, but that can only be part of the solution. Other major changes are necessary.

There is more action in some other countries. In Germany, they've called for a very serious inquiry that's discovering more and more. They've just discovered a significant violation of the German Constitution that had been concealed from the Parliament.

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

There is no room for play in Islam... It is deadly serious about everything.

There is no such thing as closure, and it wouldn't be worth having if it were available, because all it would mean is that something that was quite an important part of you had gone numb.

There is nothing more serious than the sacrilege of schism because there is no just cause for severing the unity of the Church.

There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.

There is only one serious question. And that is: Who knows how to make love stay?  Answer me that and I will tell you whether or not to kill yourself.

There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.

There must be something solemn, serious, and tender about any attitude which we denominate religious. If glad, it must not grin or snicker; if sad, it must not scream or curse.

There really isn't a time to pause and have a celebration. I feel so serious about the whole thing.

There's a large strain of irony in our human affairs... Interwoven with our affairs is this wonderful spirit of irony which prevents us from ever being utterly and irretrievably serious, from being unaware of the mysterious nature of our existence.

There's a side of my personality that goes completely against the educated & serious woman. The side who wants to be a pin-up girl in garages all across America!

There's a reason every book, even one that isn't very serious, is shaped like a suitcase

There's a tradition in American fiction that is deadly serious and earnest - like the Steinbeckian social novel.

There's nothing in the American dream about character. It's a serious flaw.

There was always something immensely comic to her in the thought of living elsewhere than New York. She could not regard as serious proposals that she share a western residence.

There was never a really serious, thought-out process for delivering arms appropriately.

The scientific evidence of how serious this climate crisis is becoming continues to amass week after week after week.

These are serious matters, and we can never let up on these sanctions [against Russia].

The second album was emotionally exhausting and my life felt like it had become very serious at a very young age.

The secular elites are so terrified of telling the truth about radical Islam. When you talk about the radical Islamists, we have got to get straight and get serious and talk about it in the right way.

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.

The small town smart set is deadly serious about its smartness.

the sex even in serious pornography has less singularity than the mating of squirrels.

These trifles will lead to serious mischief. [Lat., Hae nugae seria ducent In mala.]

The troubles which have come upon us always seem more serious than those which are only threatening.

The studios don't seem to foster good writing. They're not so interested in that, but they're more interested in what worked most recently. They're definitely very serious about making money, and that's not a wrong thing, but you don't have to make money the same way all the time.