Who put the S in comic to make cosmic? / The Self, which is the self of all beings – / choosing to disguise from themselves / that everything is just a game. // With...

A spirit of satirical frivolity so dominated Britain in the 1960s that one critic feared the country “would sink giggling into the sea.

If you mean your words, people who lust over your lovely ways won’t dare to reject you.

The men who made the joke saw something deep which they could not express except by something silly and emphatic.

Humanity takes itself too seriously. It is the world’s original sin. If the cave-man had known how to laugh, History would have been different.

Those who are weak, never suck the blood of the enemy, as it is to be done with strength.

If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of...

The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.

You need to understand that some comedy can have consequences.

There are only fools who believe that art is a serious matter.

Take a step back. Draw in a deep breath. Now ask yourself, ‘So what?’ Then, after answering, ask yourself again, ‘So what?’ And then a third time—’So what?’ Chances are you’ll come to realize that...

They must understand that there is a seriousness to the event and a consequence to lying.

What, in all very seriousness, the hell was going on?

I’ve only been to jail a few times, but in several different countries, at that. No, I’ve only been to jail a few times. But I still claim the ability to write a “serious” novel.

But the answer isn’t just to intimidate people into consuming more ‘serious’ news; it is to push so-called serious outlets into learning to present important information in ways that can properly engage audiences. It is...

The Japanese side should fully realize the seriousness of this matter.

The president notes that the bombing underscores the seriousness of the terrorist threat in the southern Philippines, and he emphasizes that the Philippines have been a stalwart partner of the United States in the war...

The only reason to take anything seriously is to make it more fun.

Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning…look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don’t take yourself so seriously.

She couldn’t avoid being serious about things she cared for, and happiness made her grave at the thought of all the things which might destroy it.

This showed once again that everyone had something different to lose in this battle. Some were concerned for their lives, and some for those they cared most about: rays, sea horses, even the chickens that...

And where,” Socrates smiled, “is the universe?””The universe is well, there are theories about how it’s shaped…””That’s not what I asked. Where is it?””I don’t know – how can I answer that?””That is the point....

Concentration is a powerful force, it is the mark of seriousness that attracts certain energies to complete your half-done work.

with all due seriousness.

When your madness is creative and necessary, people will not notice the fact that you are crazy.