#serious

In my view, there is nothing more vicious and outrageous than the abuse, exploitation and harm of the most vulnerable members of our society, and I firmly believe that our nation's laws and resources need to reflect the seriousness of these terrible crimes. ↗

— Bob Ney

#believe #crimes #exploitation #firmly #harm

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense. ↗

— Ben Nicholson

#because #begin #break #deadly #down

There is this notion that the lives of the comfortable-off middle class don't merit being treated seriously and with compassion. ↗

— William Nicholson

#class #compassion #lives #merit #middle

A State in the grip of neo-colonialism is not master of its own destiny. It is this factor which makes neo-colonialism such a serious threat to world peace. ↗

— Kwame Nkrumah

#factor #grip #makes #master #own

Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#deadly #educated #educated people #education #horrible

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport. ↗

— Julia Child

#art form #cooking #form #france #national

Some designers retain a sense of humour about what they do, but others are deathly serious and have no life outside of it; they're lying awake night after night constructing dresses in their heads. ↗

— Helena Christensen

#after #awake #constructing #deathly #designers

Fashion is not frivolous. I am a businesswoman, a very serious person. ↗

— Donatella Versace

#businesswoman #fashion #frivolous #i #i am

In all seriousness, it really should be difficult for me to be too strange. After all, a great family raised me. ↗

— Tim Duncan

#difficult #family #great #me #raised

One serious drawback about letters is that, in order to get them, one must send some out. When it comes to the mail, I feel it is better to receive than to give. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

#better #comes #drawback #feel #get