“Now these fellows in Washington wouldn't be so serious and particular if they only had to vote on what they thought was good for the majority of the people in the U.S. That would be a cinch. But what makes it hard for them is every time a bill comes up they have things to decide that have nothing to do with the merit of the bill. The principal thing is of course: What will this do for me personally back home?” PeopleIfsHardHomeWould BeCoursesPoliticsParticularSeriousVoteFellowsBillsMajorityCome UpMeritPrincipalBack Home Author:Will Rogers
“Judge and prosecutor had hammered it home that Lady Chatterly was an immoral woman, that she had had sexual relations before marriage, that she had committed adultery under her husband's roof; as if these charges somehow disqualified her from participation in serious literature. Indeed, there were long periods of the trial during which an outsider might well have assumed that a divorce case was being heard.” IfsWellsLongHomeMightLiteratureCasesHeardSeriousJudgingPeriodsHusbandRelationCommittedDivorceTrialsOutsidersRoofParticipationImmoralAdulteryProsecutorHammeredBefore MarriageCommitting Adultery Author:Kenneth Tynan
“It's difficult to talk to people who whisper even at home, afraid of Americans eavesdropping on them. It's not a figure of speech, not a joke, I'm serious.” PeopleHomeDifficultFiguresSeriousSpeechJokesCompellingEavesdroppingFigures Of Speech Author:Vladimir Putin
“White folk done took this country. You're in their home, and they're gonna let you know it.You are not now, nor have you ever been, nor will you ever be a brother to white folk and if you do not realize that, you are in serious trouble.” IfsKnowsCountryDoneHomeRealizingWhiteTroubleSeriousBrotherFolks Author:Jeremiah Wright
“There appears to be a disturbing trend in this nation to try to force single moms to choose between their children and their careers. If they take their careers seriously, they are labeled as bad mothers. If they spend time with their children, they are labeled as people who can't be serious about careers outside the home. This is a sexist double standard. No such guilt trip is imposed on men, who are generally not forced to choose between their children and their jobs.” PeopleIfsMenTryingChildrenHomeJobsMotherForceNationsCareersSeriousMomStandardsGuiltSexismTrendsEnd TimesDisturbingSpend TimeSingle MomSexistDouble StandardBad MotherGuilt Trip Author:Gloria Allred
“I drop my kid off at school and then race home, and its a very limited time. I can only do really serious writing for a couple of hours. And then I always go on a walk, I do a one-to-two-hour walk; I dont go running or hard hiking.” WritingI CanTwoHardHomeRunningKidsSchoolHoursWalksRaceSeriousGoes OnCoupleHikingLimited Time Author:Maria Semple
“Our home had many books due principally to the educational interests of my sister and two brothers, all of whom where serious students engaged in professional studies; my sister became a doctor of medicine and my brothers became lawyers.” TwoBookHomeInterestStudyStudentsSeriousBrotherDoctorsMedicineEducationalDuesLawyerEngagedMy BrotherMy SisterTwo Brothers Author:Frederick Reines
“Somalis have made my city of Wilmington, Delaware, [their home] on a smaller scale. There is a large, very identifiable Somali community, i might add if you ever come to the train station with me you'll notice I have great relationships with them because there's an awful lot driving cabs and are friends of mine. For real. I'm not being solicitous. I'm being serious.” IfsMadeRealHomeMightCommunityCitiesMinesSeriousAddTrainDrivingScalesAwfulStationsCabGreat RelationshipDelawareSomaliTrain StationsWilmington Author:Joe Biden
“Humor can make a serious difference. In the workplace, at home, in all areas of life - looking for a reason to laugh is necessary. A sense of humor helps us to get through the dull times, cope with the difficult times, enjoy the good times and manage the scary times.” ReasonHelpingHomeEnjoyDifficultDifferencesLaughingSeriousAreasScaryManageDullGood TimesSense Of HumorWorkplaceDifficult Times Author:Steve Goodier
“I have serious concerns about whether it's prudent to give any foreign country substantial leverage over the U.S. economy. Instead of spending $80 billion on important programs here at home, we're sending this money overseas just to pay interest on our debt.” GivingImportantCountryHomeInterestPayEconomySeriousConcernProgramDebtSpendingBillionsPrudentForeign Countries Author:Tim Johnson
“The serious reader in the age of technology is a rebel by definition: a protester without a placard, a Luddite without hammer or bludgeon. She reads on planes to picket the antiseptic nature of modern travel, on commuter trains to insist on individualism in the midst of the herd, in hotel rooms to boycott the circumstances that separate her from her usual sources of comfort and stimulation, during office breaks to escape from the banal conversation of office mates, and at home to revolt against the pervasive and mind-deadening irrelevance of television.” MindHomeAgeRoomsBreakTechnologyModernTelevisionSeriousSourceReaderCircumstancesComfortConversationOfficeTrainDefinitionsPlanesHotelMidstRebelMatesUsualIndividualismHammersHerdsRevoltStimulationHotel RoomsBoycottIrrelevance Author:Eric Burns
“You can't go into the chef's office of any serious kitchen and not see a copy of Larousse. A must-have for professional and home cooks alike.” HomeSeriousOfficeCooksKitchenCopiesChef Author:David Chang
“In a family, parents, grandparents and children feel at home; no one is excluded. If someone has a problem, even a serious one, even if he brought it upon himself, the rest of the family comes to his assistance; they support him. ... Should the same not happen in society?” IfsFeelsShouldChildrenProblemHomeHappensParentSupportSeriousGrandparentAssistanceExcluded Author:Pope Francis
“I was serious about retiring the first time, but the first week I was home my wife had SO many chores to do I went back.” FirstsHomeWifeWeekSeriousFirst TimeMy WifeRetiringChores Author:Brett Favre
“I haven't felt compelled to go back in the studio and do anything serious. I have a little sort of home studio thing which I potter about in occasionally.” LittlesHomeFeltHavensSeriousStudiosCompelledPotters Author:David Gilmour
“There is no political will for peace in the Israeli government. They're not serious about political peace because they're still building settlements and demolishing Palestinian homes. That is a great tragedy.” StillsHomeGovernmentPoliticalBuildingSeriousTragedyPalestinianIsraeliSettlementPolitical WillGreat Tragedy Author:Mairead Corrigan
“Very often mothers go to work right away after the child is born and, unless the father or someone else stays home, this is quite serious. A baby has to be near its kin most of the time when he is little for three, four or five years. To give him this grounding, this feeling of connection, this feeling of relationship, is the most important thing.” GivingYearsChildrenLittlesImportantFeelingsHomeMotherThreeFatherBornFiveFourSeriousBabyConnectionsImportant ThingsFive YearsGrounding Author:Laura Huxley
“[Some young athletes] get home, look at social media, and they have thousands of people ripping it out of them, telling them that they're terrible at their profession, they hope they lose their next match or fight.It's hugely negative and unless you can rise above it and pay no attention, it can have a very serious impact on that person's state of mind.” PeopleMindLooksPersonsStatesHomeYoungFightingNextSocialLosesPayAttentionMediaSeriousTerribleNegativeImpactAthleteSocial MediaProfessionState Of MindRise AboveYoung AthletesRise Above It Author:David Haye
“If [climate change ] became a serious proposal in the United States, there would be a huge propaganda onslaught by the business community, the energy corporations and many others, to try to frighten the population into opposing it - claiming that if they have it, all sorts of terrible things will happen, like you won't be able to heat your home, or whatever the story is.” IfsTryingStatesStoriesHomeHappensWould BeAbleEnergyCommunityUnitedUnited StatesSeriousHugeLike YouTerribleClimateClimate ChangePopulationCorporationsPropagandaHeatProposalTerrible ThingsOpposing Author:Noam Chomsky
“If you want to be a serious writer, then you have to write what there is to write about. If you're going to pull your punches and second-guess yourself and not do things because you're worried, then don't write. Stay home and do something else.” IfsWantWritingHomeSeriousWorried Author:Salman Rushdie
“I will say they were horrified when I wanted to be an actor. It wasn't a showbiz-y family, and my parents are real introverts who don't go to a lot of Hollywood parties and are most comfortable in their pajamas in our sweet little home. Part of the reason I wanted to be an actor and not just a writer is because I felt much more extroverted than that - I love to be around people, and feed off people's energy, and collaborations. If I hadn't had their example, I wouldn't have been so serious, but I also wouldn't have wanted so much to find another creative outlet.” PeopleRealReasonHomeEnergyParentPartyCreativeSeriousSweetCollaborationIntrovert Author:Zoe Kazan
“Whether low-income people are dealing with access to veteran's benefits, or a protective order to guard against domestic violence, or a way to guard against the loss of their home due to foreclosure and unscrupulous behavior by mortgage providers, there's no way they can afford a lawyer. And that's a serious problem. Because that erodes respect for law, it erodes the prospects for justice.” PeopleProblemHomeJusticeLossViolenceSeriousBehaviorLawyerDomestic ViolenceMortgage Author:Martha Minow
“I grew up bilingual, I grew up speaking Chinese in the home, Mandarin Chinese with my parents, and I learned English because I was born and raised in the U.S. That really gave me an edge. I understand that, from the experts, if you grew up bilingual, your brain kind of gets wired to accept a new language. It was a very serious deal because not only did I have to learn Russian to a high degree in order to function as a necessary member of the crew, but also I knew that the Russians that came over that made an effort and had some success in learning English, those were the folks we trusted.” KindHomeLanguageParentEffortBrainAcceptingSeriousChineseTrusted Author:Leroy Chiao
“Being a doctor, I worry that the patient may be uncomfortable about sharing something. It could be sexual dysfunction, an eating disorder, depression, domestic violence - these are serious topics many people don't want to talk about. I'll try to follow up with questions like: How are things at home? How's work? But we don't always have time to probe. Don't be afraid to bring up the important things going on in your life, even if they don't feel 'medical.' Your doctor would rather know than not know.” PeopleTryingImportantHomeWorryViolenceSeriousEatingPatientUncomfortableDomestic ViolenceEating Disorder Author:Danielle Ofri