#serious

Young people ask me if this country is serious about science. They aren't thinking about the passport that they will hold, but the country that they must rely on for support and encouragement. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

#ask #country #encouragement #hold #me

'Discworld' is taking something that you know is ridiculous and treating it as if it is serious, to see if something interesting happens when you do so. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#interesting #know #ridiculous #see #serious

In high school, a teacher once suggested that I be a math major in college. I thought, 'Me? You've got to be joking!' I mean, in junior high, I used to come home and cry because I was so afraid of my math homework. Seriously, I was terrified of math. ↗

— Danica McKellar

#because #college #come #cry #got

I take this art very seriously and passionately. I love what I do. You can't help but grow. That's not to say you don't make mistakes or make bad choices, but that's part of the art. Painters paint bad paintings. ↗

— Christopher Meloni

#bad #bad choices #choices #grow #help

A pregnant woman facing the most dire circumstances must be able to count on her doctor to do what is medically necessary to protect her from serious physical harm. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#able #circumstances #count #dire #doctor

When I meet somebody, I hang out with them, and it's all good, but I don't take it too seriously. ↗

— Christina Milian

#hang #i #meet #out #seriously

Sure, there have been injuries and deaths in boxing - but none of them serious. ↗

— Alan Minter

#boxing #deaths #injuries #none #serious

I do have this reputation for being a serious person. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#i #i do #person #reputation #serious

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. ↗

— James Monroe

#defence #does #european #european powers #injuries

For truly it is to be noted, that children's plays are not sports, and should be deemed as their most serious actions. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#children #deemed #most #noted #plays