Lightly Quotes

401 quotes by 335 authors

The mistake we make is to turn upon our past with angry wholesale negation. â€¦ The way of wisdom is to treat it airily, lightly,… — John Cowper Powys
There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know,… — Dave Grohl
We have sworn, and not lightly. This oath we will keep. We are threatened with many evils, and treason not least; but one thing is… — J.R.R. Tolkien
How we live our lives gives those we love permission to do the same. That is a power and a responsibility that we can never… — Hal Elrod
We make our customs lightly; once made, like our sins, they grip us in bands of steel; we become the creatures of our creation. — Charles W. Chesnutt
Carelessness is not fatal to journalism, nor are cliches, for the eye rests lightly on them. But what is intended to be read once can… — Cyril Connolly
To travel like a bird, lightly to view | Deserts where stone gods founder in the sand, | Ocean embraced in a white sleep with… — Cecil Day-Lewis
Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective. We learn to… — Joan D. Chittister
Those who are used to a clergy take very lightly those who do not have a formal divinity degree: like Paul and Peter and James… — Dallin H. Oaks
Aesthetic pleasure is not to be taken lightly; it's very important for the spirit and therefore the health. — Robert Bateman
The gazelles so gentle and clever Skip lightly in frolicsome mood. — Heinrich Heine
Lightly tripping o'er the land, Deftly skimming o'er the main, Scarce our fairy wings bedewing With the frothy mantling brine, Scarce our silver feet acquainting… — Hartley Coleridge
And down the dunes a thousand guns lie crouched,Unseen, beside the flood -Like tigers in some Orient jungle crouchedThat wait and watch for blood.Meanwhile, through… — Henry Timrod
With Maurice suddenly going, I realised... I think I've matured. I don't take things lightly any more. — Robin Gibb
Gone are the days when a gentleman lightly took your hand in his and brushed his lips across it, or tipped his hat to acknowledge… — Joan Collins
The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly. — Gloria Estefan
I'm careful what I put out there into the universe, musically. I don't take it lightly. — Gloria Estefan
Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly. — M.F.K. Fisher
People are very sincere in their praise, and you can't take it lightly. — Joan Jett
Every opportunity that comes your way, you can't take lightly. You have to take it very, very seriously, because the opportunities are limited. If you… — Chris Klein

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