#serious

We have treated our most serious adversaries, such as Iran and North Korea, in the most juvenile manner - by giving them the silent treatment. In so doing, we have weakened, not strengthened, our bargaining position and our leadership. ↗

— Theodore C. Sorensen

#bargaining #doing #giving #iran #juvenile

I wouldn't take the Pope too seriously. He's a Pole first, a pope second, and maybe a Christian third. ↗

— Muriel Spark

#first #i #maybe #pole #pope

If you take anything I say with any seriousness whatsoever, go study Yang style tai chi. It will make you live longer. ↗

— Hal Sparks

#anything #chi #go #i #live

Even while starting out I took things very seriously; I wasn't the sort of kid that would do a doll commercial or do a series for Nickelodeon. They asked me to do silly things, and I wasn't a silly kid. ↗

— Kristen Stewart

#commercial #doll #even #i #kid

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and totally horrifying, and the consequences are serious. ↗

— Oliver Stone

#been #bloody #consequences #easy #horrifying

Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism. ↗

— David Suzuki

#education #failed #important #important lesson #lesson

Being around some of the bright lights of the technology world and having them expect great things helps you sit down and do it seriously. ↗

— Aaron Swartz

#being #bright #bright lights #down #expect

A civilized man is one who will give a serious answer to a serious question. Civilization itself is a certain sane balance of values. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#balance #certain #civilization #civilized #civilized man

It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies. ↗

— Tony Snow

#because #bush #dictatorships #free #free societies

Most breast cancer-related deaths can be prevented through simple and painless preventive measures. A late diagnosis can result in more serious, long-term consequences. ↗

— Olympia Snowe

#consequences #deaths #diagnosis #late #long-term