#sly

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#compulsion #consists #desirable #discipline #external

I never worry about people not taking my work seriously as a result of the humor. In the end, the comic's best trick is the illusion that comedy is effortless. That people imagine what he's doing is easy is an occupational hazard. ↗

— Richard Russo

#best #comedy #comic #doing #easy

If you work at comedy too laboriously, you can kill what's funny in the joke. ↗

— Richard Russo

#funny #joke #kill #laboriously #too

When Peter Gabriel left, we obviously lost a very strong stage performer. Phil hasn't replaced him; Phil's done a different thing. ↗

— Mike Rutherford

#different thing #done #gabriel #hasn #him

By failing seriously to confront the most predicable economic crisis in our nation's history, the President's policies are committing us and our children to a diminished future. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#committing #confront #crisis #diminished #economic

Everyone always says that guys are intimidated by me, but I seriously doubt it. I mean, I'm five-foot-nothing! ↗

— AnnaSophia Robb

#doubt #everyone #guys #i #intimidated

I was formerly so stuck into plans. I can now live more spontaneously. This I want not yet to give away. ↗

— Gabriela Sabatini

#formerly #give #i #i can #into

I started writing seriously about 1960, at the fairly advanced age of 30. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

#advanced #advanced age #age #fairly #i

No man underestimates the wrongs he suffers; many take them more seriously than is right. ↗

— Sallust

#many #more #right #seriously #suffers

A sign now of success with a certain audience when you do a short comedy piece, anywhere, is that it gets on YouTube and gets around. It's always something you're thinking about unconsciously. ↗

— Andy Samberg

#always #anywhere #around #audience #certain