“It is a curious fact that people are never so trivial as when they take themselves seriously.”
Oscar Wilde
“Indeed, so far from being humorous, the male American is the most abnormally serious creature who ever existed.... It is only fair to admit that he can exaggerate, but even his exaggeration has a rational basis. It is not founded on wit or fancy; it does not spring from any poetic imagination....”
“Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters cannot be trusted in large ones either.”
Albert Einstein
“Humorists can never start to take themselves seriously. It's literary suicide.”
Erma Bombeck
“Humor is... despair refusing to take itself seriously.”
Arland Ussher
“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.”
Colin Powell
“If anyone ever saw me dance. THey'd have trouble taking me seriously.”
Christina Ricci
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