Overserious Quotes & Sayings

An easygoing person is probably more accessible to the realization of eternity
the endless flow of life and death
than one who takes his prospects and duties overseriously. It is the overserious who are truly frivolous. — Eric Hoffer

Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math. — Ambrose Bierce

Nobody does good to men with impunity. — Auguste Rodin

Every time I would open my mouth to sing, everybody was paying attention to me. It became a habit. — Nana Mouskouri

Does anyone act more like an overserious senior citizen with time running out on their chance for immortality than someone in their twenties? — Patton Oswalt

My work is about making candy for the eyes. It's about grabbing your attention. Even though my work is appearing in magazines I am trying to make a large picture. I want my photographs to read like a poster. — David LaChapelle

PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery. — Ambrose Bierce

chest in a sensation of gut-punching fear. My hand caught me and I bounced back to my feet. So that's ice? I thought. Until now I had only seen it on TV and in the freezer. There was a black sedan in the driveway that looked like something I'd seen on a Buick commercial. My hand brushed against it as I ran down the driveway and stopped at the end. I heard the — Robert J. Crane

Among the great glories of the MGM lot were the vast outdoor sets that had been constructed over the years. — Joseph Barbera

Take care,' said Delaura. 'Sometimes we attribute certain things we do not understand to the demon, not thinking they may be things of God that we do not understand.'
'Saint Thomas said it, and I will be guided by him,' said the Abbess: 'One must not believe demons even when they speak the truth. — Gabriel Garcia Marquez

'Rules dieters' find limitations oddly freeing, because the restrictions create a framework that's easy to follow. Essentially, rules dieters don't do well when they're let off plan, mainly because they are usually emotionally attached to food in some way. — John Romaniello

Do people trip over you? — Prince Philip

There is a low mist in the woods
It is a good day to study lichens. — Henry David Thoreau

The raw hunk of meat that used to be my enemy makes a sound, and I know where the mouth is. And I think the word he's trying to say is 'please'. Pity, not vengeance sends my arrow flying into his skull. — Suzanne Collins