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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.

When I had the idea for 'Shopaholic', it was as though a light switched on. I realised I actually wanted to write comedy. No apologies, no trying to be serious, just full-on entertainment. The minute I went with that and...

Quotes by Sophie Kinsella

In a drama, you generally have to be very faithful to the script and the storyline, and it all has to fit together, and it's weighty and serious.

Quotes by Sophie Rundle

The word love has by no means the same sense for both sexes, and this is one cause of the serious misunderstandings that divide them.

Quotes by Simone de Beauvoir

On one level, I am a massive joker and can't take anything seriously, but on the other hand, I'm incredibly serious and a deep thinker, so I have that dichotomy within me.

Quotes by Shura

I want to tell any young girl out there who's a geek, I was a really serious geek in high school. It works out. Study harder.

Quotes by Sheryl Sandberg

I look more Indian when I'm serious.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

For me, art is make-believe. It's enchantment. It's a fable. I'm enjoying that and playing with it. Of course it's serious, and art is serious, but I'm not going to rarefy it.

Quotes by Shea Hembrey

I want to play in the NBA. I'm dead serious.

Quotes by Sheck Wes

Everyone would like to believe that anyone possibly exposed to a serious contagious disease would comply with self-quarantine requirements. But history teaches a different lesson.

Quotes by Sharyl Attkisson

So often, I read scripts and am like, 'This would never happen in real life. It's not trying to be funny. It's trying to be serious.'

Quotes by Shailene Woodley

Mourinho is serious and demanding.

Quotes by Sergio Ramos

When I started out in the eighties, the idea of creating serious comics for adults was pretty laughable to most folks, and for the longest time it was hard to even explain what alternative comics or graphic novels were. Nobody...

Quotes by Seth

Comics are given serious attention now and I'm quite surprised. You see them reviewed in major newspapers and exhibited in serious museums. I wouldn't have predicted it.

Quotes by Seth

If Baltimore's view, that scientists who do not take the words of authorities are far removed from the ordinary behavior of scientists, prevails in the scientific community, then something fundamental, very serious, and very disturbing is happening to the scientific...

Quotes by Serge Lang

Sanctions are a sign of irritation; they are not the instrument of serious policies.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

I'm accused by many people of being the most serious man on television.

Quotes by Sebastian Gorka

When I was in high school I was a super serious athlete. I wasn't fun at all.

Quotes by Seann William Scott

I want to write about serious things, but I want to write about them in a way that makes them accessible to a large number of people - to take them through the argument by dramatizing the circumstances in which...

Quotes by Sebastian Faulks

My work is very serious, and I use a lot of black, too.

Quotes by Sean Scully

Anybody serious about poetry knows how hard it is to achieve anything worthwhile in it.

Quotes by Seamus Heaney

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.