“I had serious training of painting styles from different historical periods... But to have all this training is not enough to be an artist. You have to add a new page to history; otherwise you are not making a contribution. But making history is not easy.” DifferentEnoughArtistEasyHistoryStylePaintingSeriousPeriodsPagesTrainingAddHistoricalContributionMaking History Author:Liu Dan
“I was very dedicated and serious about fighting. I'd read about all the fighters. I found out where they came from, knew about their mothers and their fathers . . . I just read all about their lives, their training.” MotherFightingFoundFatherSeriousTrainingFighterDedicated Author:Mike Tyson
“You must be deadly serious in training. When I say that, I do not mean that you should be reasonably diligent or moderately in earnest. I mean that your opponent must always be present in your mind, whether you sit or stand or walk or raise your arms.” ShouldMindMeanWalksSeriousArmsTrainingRaisesOpponentsEarnestDiligent Author:Gichin Funakoshi
“Going through these academic programs, your job really is to learn how to be a therapist. They're training you to sit in front of clients and it's a serious matter. You're holding people's psyches.” PeopleMatterJobsFrontsSeriousTrainingProgramAcademicClientsTherapistsPsych Author:Kelly Carlin-McCall