Serious
Definition: Demanding or characterized by careful consideration or application.
Number of Quotes: 8
Working women wore hats. It was the only way they would take you seriously.
Bella Abzug
I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting. But it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously.
Douglas Adams
Power when wielded by abnormal energy is the most serious of facts.
Henry Adams
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
The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work
seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second disastrous.
Margot Fonteyn
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
Norman Vincent Peale
Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.
Chuck Schumer
Morality aside, there are other factors deterring strategic defaults,
whether in recourse or nonrecourse states. These include the economic
and emotional costs of giving up one's home and moving, the perceived social stigma of defaulting, and a serious hit to a borrower's credit rating.
Richard H. Thaler
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