Quotes by Serious Work To live exhilaratingly in and for the moment is deadly serious work, fun of the most exhausting sort Barbara Grizzuti Harrison serious-work anarchy fun 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. Ernest Hemingway serious-work stupid worry Consciously and unconsciously, an artist engaged in serious work is always raising or dealing with the question, 'What really matters?' Freeman Patterson serious-work artist matter 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. George Orwell serious-work democratic-socialism lines Serious work gets done ... in congenial surroundings, which tend to make you laugh. Ian McDiarmid serious-work done laughing Making the decision to do more serious work raises eyebrows. It's less easy for the industry to deal with. Jacqueline Bisset serious-work eyebrows decision On email and the first instance of spam: This is not for advertising! This is for serious work! Vinton Cerf serious-work email firsts