Earnestness

Since there is a certain earnestness and intensity ... ❋ Liliana Rodrigues (2010)

Kev, I tend tend be jovial by nature but I do not accept that earnestness is the same as seriousness. ❋ Newmania (2007)

It could use a little more wisecracking and a little less breathless earnestness, but breathless earnestness is just so you!!!! ❋ Unknown (2006)

It was well for the success of Mac's first crusade that his hearers were gentlemen and sober, so his outburst was not received with jeers or laughter but listened to in silence, while the expression of the faces changed from one of surprise to regret and respect, for earnestness is always effective and championship of this sort seldom fails to touch hearts as yet unspoiled. ❋ Unknown (1876)

And what deep earnestness is conveyed by the redoubling of this title! ❋ Unknown (1871)

Human prudence is not willing to perform every duty in earnestness and humility, and trust the rest to Providence. ❋ Unknown (1831)

May I, in the name of and for the sake of Empire solidarity and unity, which I assure you in all earnestness is as dear to me as I know it is to you, pray to you to try to see through the maze of misrepresentation, misunderstanding and misconception, often deliberately built around India, and to refrain from saying or doing that which may at this crucial moment of our history, when the fate of India hangs in the balance, harm the very interest so dear to our hearts. ❋ Unknown (1946)

The worrying and earnestness is my job — the playing and innocence is Miss Baby’s. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Nina turns too, a smile placed on her face where the earnestness was a moment before. ❋ JODI PICOULT (2002)

Her husband, in coaching her for the coming campaign at Washington, had told her earnestness was her strong suit; that her deep, deliberate voice was her best card, but she held in her eyes, unquestionably, both bowers. ❋ Ada Woodruff Anderson (N/A)

If they have little or no faith in goodness and earnestness, that is only one reason why we should be more faithful and earnest, and so I shall probably stay here in the South all winter. ❋ William Still (N/A)

Their earnestness is a rebuke to us who make so little effort to bring our comrades within the healing influence of our Lord. ❋ Charles Rosenbury Erdman (1913)

It warms my old heart still to recall the earnestness and calm courage of that summer fortnight of preparation. ❋ Harold Frederic (1877)

And my heart is filled with gratitude, even at this late day, as I recall the earnestness and eloquence with which Frederick Douglass advocated our cause, though at that time he had no rights himself that any white man was bound to respect. ❋ Matilda Joslyn Gage (1862)

In my stupor, I had tackled the wrong device, and it amused me to no end to recall the earnestness with which I'd done it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Her earnestness was the palpable earnestness of a social activist who is all fired up about the unspeakable injustice that the poor continually have to endure. ❋ Unknown (2008)

[My dad] Earnest is [Awesome]! ❋ Kay.A (2019)

Yo [my girl] was [taken] by [earnest] ❋ Addison..onie (2020)

[My dad] Earnest is [Awesome]! ❋ Kay.A (2019)

[John's] earnest wish was to [enable] [access] to pure water for all. ❋ Alarick (2006)

Example: "Hey Job I heard [your wife] is giving [earnest] [blowjobs] these days!" Job: "Yes." ❋ Splatter Spree (2017)

Yea [me and] [sarah] met [earnest the clown] yesterday ❋ Yeah Yeah Yeah Joseph (2009)

- "Finally we have a president who's against stupid illegal wars and against [policing] the world with our military." - "But you voted for a man who started an illegal war, not [authorized] by congress!" - "This is a different case as this war was justified and could not wait as we needed to help and save those people from [tyranny]!" - "You my friend are an Earnest Lemmingway!" ❋ Jahjahlove-1 (2011)

[I JUST] GO [EARNEST BELLED].[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA] ❋ Laughy Gas 🍼🍼🍼🍼🍼 (2019)

hey i hear some screaming??? oh yeah that’s just emalee earnest being [kidnapped]. [ignore] it, [it happens] often ❋ Ihatemyselfhelpme (2021)

Me: I just saw a video of a guy yelling "[Lock Him Up]!" at Trump's robot in the Hall of [Presidents] today. [Brook]: Who yelled? Me: Earnest Gay Thoughts. Real name: Jay Malsky. ❋ Thebear424 (2018)