#serious

A parent being called to the school because their child had misbehaved was as serious as a parent being called to the police station because their child had robbed a bank. ↗

— Martin Lewis Perl

#because #being #called #child #had

Going to school and working for good marks, indeed working for very good marks, was a serious business. ↗

— Martin Lewis Perl

#going #good #indeed #marks #school

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. ↗

— Colin Powell

#people #play #seriously #surround #surround yourself

Both the velodrome and the Commonwealth swimming pool are open to the public and are frequently used by local schools and the local community. Over the last six years young people have been inspired to take up swimming and cycling more seriously; some of them are now coming through as Olympic champions or hopefuls. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#both #champions #coming #commonwealth #community

I had no fun. My family was too serious. ↗

— Miuccia Prada

#fun #had #i #serious #too

Our scientific age demands that we provide definitions, measurements, and statistics in order to be taken seriously. Yet most of the important things in life cannot be precisely defined or measured. Can we define or measure love, beauty, friendship, or decency, for example? ↗

— Dennis Prager

#beauty #cannot #decency #define #defined

My house is very serious. It's a lot of antiques, and the way I decided to liven it up is, I paired it very vibrant colors and - bugs... I think that they're pretty. And I think that they're fascinating and they're natural. ↗

— Emily Procter

#bugs #colors #decided #fascinating #house

The past always seems somehow more golden, more serious, than the present. We tend to forget the partisanship of yesteryear, preferring to re-imagine our history as a sure and steady march toward greatness. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#forget #golden #greatness #history #march

The European nations take climate change very seriously. ↗

— Donella Meadows

#climate #climate change #european #european nations #nations

I pay parking tickets. You know, you can try to give 50%, but then they charge you all those penalties! Seriously, I have gotten many, many, many tickets in my life. ↗

— Debra Messing

#give #gotten #i #know #life