Lighten Quotes

124 quotes by 112 authors

What manner of men should ministers be? They should thunder in preaching, and lighten in conversation; they should be flaming in prayer, shining in life,… — Charles Spurgeon
I think, because I'm an artist, part of my job is to be a barometer, an antenna. It's in the air and it resonates with… — Jane Siberry
Lighten grief with hopes of a brighter morrow; Temper joy, in fear of a change of fortune. — Horace
Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument. — Robert South
If I did not believe, if I did not make what is called an act of faith (and each act of faith increases our faith,… — Dorothy Day
But we are mostly what we are, and the turtle stretching toward delicious buds on high does not lighten his carapace by his resolve. — Arthur Miller
So let us all who pray ask for what most of them need badly, a sense of humor to lighten their way through life, making… — Sean O'Casey
I think, you know, as an actor we get these terribly sort of pretentious ideas in our heads. We try to take everything very seriously… — Rosamund Pike
Heart and humor and humility, he said will lighten up your heavy load. — Joni Mitchell
There was plenty of dysfunction in my family and I went to Catholic School with these psychotic nuns. I would always try to be funny… — Downtown Julie Brown
Lighten up while you still can, don't even try to understand. Just find a place to make your stand, and take it easy. — Jackson Browne
Don't take yourself too seriously. It just makes life all the harder. It'll all come out in the wash anyway, because God's glory eventually will… — Luci Swindoll
First, it must be a pleasure to study the human body the most miraculous masterpiece of nature and to learn about the smallest vessel and… — Rudolf Virchow
Thus with most careful devotion Thus with precise attention To detail, interfering preparation Of that which is already prepared Men lighten the knot of confusion… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try… — Allen Klein
When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it. — Allen Klein
Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about… — Allen Klein
When we're on set, we kind of joke around, and when we're rehearsing, we change up the scenes and make each other laugh. We lighten… — Kellan Lutz
We all have burdens and we need to learn to carry each other's burdens, lighten each other's load. — Ann Romney
I always say that I've been in a bad mood for maybe 35 years now. I try to lighten it up, but that's what comes… — Martin Scorsese

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