Serious Work quotes
7 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
"Every line of serious work that I have written since 1936 has been written, directly or indirectly against totalitarianism and for democratic Socialism as I understand it."
"To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort"
"The fact that I am interrupting serious work to answer these questions proves that I am so stupid that I should be penalized severely. I will be. Don't worry."
"Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?'"
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