“On the stage . . . masks are assumed with some regard to procedure; in everyday life, the participants act their parts without consideration either for suitability of scene or for the words spoken by the rest of the cast: the result is a general tendency for things to be brought to the level of farce even when the theme is serious enough.” LifeEnoughLevelsResultsStageSeriousSceneRegardEverydayCastsTendenciesAssumptionThemeConsiderationMaskEveryday LifeProceduresParticipantsFarce Book:A Question of Upbringing: Book 1 of A Dance to the Music of Time Source: A Question of Upbringing: Book 1 of A Dance to the Music of Time
“You become a serious programmer by going through a stage where you are fully aware of the degree to which you know the specification, meaning both the explicit and the tacit specification of your language and of your problem. "Hey, it works most of the time" is the very antithesis of a serious programmer, and certain languages can only support code like that.” KnowsProblemCertainLanguageSupportStageSeriousDegreesHeyCodeWhere You AreProgrammersExplicitAntithesisTacitSpecifications Author:Erik Naggum
“I started, with three friends, this website called Crowdrise that's sort of the Facebook for personal philanthropy, a place where anybody can have a permanent microsite of their own to stage creative fundraising projects for the charities and causes that they care about. And we did it with serious intent but without any ambition.” CareThreeCausesCreativeStageSeriousAmbitionProjectsCharityPermanentPhilanthropyWebsiteFundraisingThree Friends Author:Edward Norton
“Well, I am not always joking, sometimes I am serious. But some people always expect you to be funny. If you were like you are on stage, you would be obnoxious. With the jokes and the putdowns, I would need to take a break... juggle something.” PeopleIfsNeedsWellsSometimesWould BeBreakStageSeriousLike YouJokesObnoxious Author:Dom Irrera
“I had serious performance stage fright. I kept my singing to the confines of my shower and car, while doing the dishes, and in my basement, but I would burst out crying if anyone asked me to sing.” IfsStageCarCrySeriousSingingPerformancesDishesShowersBasementsFrightStage Fright Author:Michelle Chamuel
“My show 'The Big House' was picked up; they flew me to New York. I'm about to step on stage to announce 's 'The Big House.' And a hand grabs my shoulder, 'Kevin no, they just decided to cancel it.' It's a serious smack-in-the-face business, and either you can take it, or you can't.” ShowsHandsBigsFacesHouseStepsStageNew YorkSeriousDecidedShouldersFlewKevinSmackBig Houses Author:Kevin Hart
“Everybody used to say going to restaurants... is like theater, there's stage sets, there's drama, there's play acting and you watch the show. And now, boy, everything's just become so serious. And you sit at the counter and the chef comes out and tells you what he did to the Brussels sprouts leaves and no, there's not a lot of dancing.” PlayShowsUsedActingBoysWatchesStageSeriousDramaTheaterDancingRestaurantsChefSproutsBrusselsBrussel Sprouts Author:Pete Wells
“I want to say it to so many people, 'why you have to be so serious?' And I also want people to think 'this kid has really gone crazy' when they see my performance on the stage. Luckily, I am able to achieve all of these.” PeopleThinkingWantKidsAbleGoneCrazyAchieveStageSeriousPerformancesGone Crazy Author:G-Dragon