#serious

New Orleans has to learn to live with water rather than in fear of water, and we need a master plan that shows us how to do this. It's so critical that we send a signal to everyone in the country that we're serious about rebuilding New Orleans. ↗

— Billy Tauzin

#country #critical #everyone #fear #how

I've wanted somehow to convey to you the sensations - the atmospheric pressure, you might say - of what it is to be seriously a long-term prisoner in an American prison. ↗

— Jack Henry Abbott

#atmospheric #convey #i #long-term #might

A considerable number of persons are able to protect themselves against the outbreak of serious neurotic phenomena only through intense work. ↗

— Karl Abraham

#against #considerable #considerable number #intense #neurotic

You all have your own distinct personal backgrounds. Of course some of you come from rich families, some from poor families. But circumstances beyond your control like that shouldn’t determine who you are. You must all realize what you’re worth on your own. ↗

— Koushun Takami

#inspirational #intrinsic-value #japanese #life #self-confidence

When people get things for free, they tend to not take them as seriously. ↗

— Daniel Clowes

#get #people #seriously #take #tend

In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living. ↗

— Mark Edwards

#after #assets #bank #decade #equipment

We write not only for children but also for their parents. They, too, are serious children. ↗

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

#children #only #parents #serious #their

Can we really believe that we are living a good life, an ethically decent life if we don't do anything serious to help reduce poverty around the world and help save the lives of children or adults who are likely to die if we don't increase the amount of aid we are giving. ↗

— Peter Singer

#amount #anything #around #believe #children

We do not celebrate people who have made success out of serious hard work. ↗

— Iain Duncan Smith

#hard #hard work #made #out #people

I am a professional performer and I only appear on TV for entertainment or for philanthropic organizations, and I consider this a very serious matter that doesn't fit into either category. ↗

— Lionel Stander

#appear #category #consider #either #entertainment