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Serious Quotes

When something finally demands to be taken seriously.

These serious quotes call for treating education with the urgency it deserves, note how seriously an injury can threaten a team's season, and weigh in on the long-running debate over whether studying the classics is a waste of time. It's a page about what people insist actually matters. See Life for more on priorities.

I love the acting community at Cambridge. It's really quite committed and serious, since the days of Derek Jacobi and Ian McKellen right through to Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie.

Quotes by Tom Hiddleston

I'm a very serious person.

Quotes by Tom Ford

I published, privately, a collection of my serious poetry I had written over the years. I only published 50 copies, which I gave to friends, in a special deluxe edition. It was ridiculously expensive but I'm glad that I did...

Quotes by Tom Glazer

Despite the increase in world attention toward Sudan in the past months, the genocide in Darfur has continued without any serious attempt by the Sudanese government to do what governments primarily exist to do, protect their citizens.

Quotes by Tom Allen

Google is basically too big for anyone to go against in a serious way.

Quotes by Tom Anderson

I have serious, serious problems with personas - with unauthentic individuals.

Quotes by Tobias Lutke

The DC 9/11: Time of Crisis film was hard to get the part; I had to audition three times. It was very serious and very sobering. We studied and tried to re-create all the stuff that we all saw that...

Quotes by Timothy Bottoms

At Temple University, and I'm sure this was the way in a lot of film classes, comedy was not an option, and not considered a serious form of expression. You had to make a film about an issue.

Quotes by Tim Heidecker

As soon as things get serious in front of the goal, I don't have any twitches... It's probably because at that moment, my concentration on the game is stronger than the Tourette syndrome.

Quotes by Tim Howard

I have serious concerns about whether it's prudent to give any foreign country substantial leverage over the U.S. economy. Instead of spending $80 billion on important programs here at home, we're sending this money overseas just to pay interest on...

Quotes by Tim Johnson

I really started self-publishing on a serious level in 2002. Those smaller books did well, ended up moving from doing a series to compiling everything into a trade paperback in about 2005.

Quotes by Tim Fish

Economists have allowed themselves to walk into a trap where we say we can forecast, but no serious economist thinks we can.

Quotes by Tim Harford

To me, music is not a stunt. Music is not a joke. I take every lick of music that I've ever played very serious.

Quotes by Tim Commerford

I'm not serious most of the time.

Quotes by Tim Duncan

We need to get serious about combating gang violence on Long Island, and the entire nation.

Quotes by Tim Bishop

The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before.

Quotes by Thorstein Veblen

I started writing serious books so late because I knew I'd be accused of riding on my father's coattails.

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

For someone who loves literature, and all books on principle, being asked to name three titles over a half century of serious reading is akin to asking one to recall their three favorite sunsets.

Quotes by Thomas Steinbeck

Medicines are unusual commodities. Important drugs can save the lives and protect the health of millions. Their consumption can bring huge benefits, by helping patients to avoid infection and preventing serious damage to the economies of families, nations and even...

Quotes by Thomas Pogge

Sometimes, patients with serious mental illness, just as with other serious medical illnesses, require hospitalization. In the absence of available public or private hospital beds, there are few options.

Quotes by Thomas R. Insel

Frequently Asked Questions

What different topics do these "serious" quotes cover?
They range from global leadership and education, to money's influence on politics, to how seriously an injury can affect a sports team, to debates about the value of classical education. If you enjoy quotes about weighty topics, our Life quotes cover similar ground.
Is there a quote about leaders taking education seriously?
Yes — it says, "If the world's leaders are serious about improving collective well-being, we'd better get serious about prioritizing education in our nations and in our global discussion." This kind of call to action shows up often in our Always quotes too.
Does one quote describe money as a serious threat?
Yes, one quote states that "Bloomberg's money and media access are a serious danger to American liberty and we must take him head on."
Is there a quote about a serious sports injury?
Yes — it simply notes, "An injured Zlatan is a pretty serious thing for any team." Sports fans might also enjoy our Like quotes for more relatable takes.
Does one quote touch on serious debates about education methods?
Yes. One quote notes that critics claim "Western educational methods always claim that the reading of the Classics was a useless waste of time and should be abolished," dismissing such views as "chatter." For a different tone entirely, our Love quotes offer a lighter read.

For related tones, browse Always or Like on how seriousness shows up in daily life.