"Absolute seriousness is never without a dash of humor."

-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#Seriousness Quotes

“My dad was a big fan of comedy. He wanted to be a stand-up. He loved Lenny [Bruce]. He also loved Lord Buckley and jazz and stuff. He was a hipster. My parents were kind of beatnik-y, you know, for Salt Lake City. But my humor, I think, came from wanting to disarm people before they hit me.”
“I have always wanted to midcourse-correct (or undermine) in a poem, and let that be the turn. That poem is to do with displacement, with almosts - even the rhymes are intentionally off.”
“I used to love the Beatles and the Stones and I'd always want to hang out with them, even though they were about seven years older.”
“The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.”
“I'm not the type of person that just needs to feel concrete and like nothing's going to change. I revel in the change.”
“Hell is more like boredom, or not having enough to do, and too much time to contemplate one's deficiencies.”

Source : Dorothy Gilman (2000). “Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled”, p.60, Ballantine Books
“I think England has been in the long-term damaged by Britishness.”

Source : "Is Britishness a generous thing, or has it damaged England?". "Today" with Jim Naughtie, www.opendemocracy.net. January 17, 2012.
“A little lie can travel half way 'round the world while Truth is still lacing up her boots.”

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