A Quote by Haruki Murakami

Taking crazy things seriously is a serious waste of time.

Haruki Murakami

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Crazy Crazy Things Serious Seriously Taking Things Time Waste Waste Of Time

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Haruki Murakami
Japanese - Writer
Born: January 12, 1949

I think always staying focused and not taking things too seriously, but taking the important things seriously.

Chris Colfer

I like to keep morale up and not take things so seriously all the time. I enjoy life and laughs but I'm serious about the music. Serious about the craft of songwriting.

Jade Bird

It is not true that people who accomplish things don't waste time and that people who waste time don't accomplish things. The very concept is ill-informed. You can't waste time and you can't save time; you can only choose what you do at any given moment.

James Gleick

I think that you have to seriously have fun, or taking serious things in a light way and obviously, for me, before all, music is made of fun and pleasure and excitement.

Jean Michel Jarre

Other actors have come up and told me that I don't take my work seriously. How am I not taking it seriously? Ask the directors who I've worked with and they'll tell you how serious I am.

Riya Sen

In regards to being a fashion aficionado, there's a certain amount of taking yourself seriously in the professional world. The self-effacing person can't completely go down the serious road. But I design, and love when things are beautiful.

St. Vincent

If you have the resources, don't waste your time. Why not continue doing the things you enjoy, such as making movies and taking part in things that the younger generation would like.

Sammo Hung

I hate taking myself seriously. It drives me crazy!

Liana Liberato

I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.

Ned Vizzini

Taking fear seriously is not easy. A lot of people's response to fear is "Don't worry so much, it's crazy." But some things absolutely deserve our fear, and climate change is first among them.

Margaret D. Klein

Many who think that they are taking life seriously are actually only taking themselves seriously. Who takes himself seriously is over conscious of his rights; who takes life seriously is fully conscious of his obligations.

Joseph T. O'Callahan

Don't take life too seriously and have fun. Don't waste your time on things that your ego will try and convince you are important.

RuPaul

When I began to rap, I wasn't taking it real serious. As I start seeing good things, it's getting serious.

Lil Durk

I wanted to be a "serious artist." Serious artists didn't tend to be funny. But that didn't get me a lot of attention. And just growing older, you can't help it, you take things less seriously.

Gabrielle Bell

The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.