Lighter Quotes

Fir: it contains a great deal of air and fire with very little moisture and the earthy, so that, as its natural properties are of the lighter class, it is not heavy. Hence, its consistence being naturally stiff, it does not easily bend under the load, and keeps its straightness when used in the framework. But it contains so much heat that it generates and encourages decay, which spoils it; and it also kindles fire quickly because of the air in its body, which is so open that it takes in fire and so gives out a great flame. (Vitruvius)
Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. View quote
Robert Jordan
To be in love Is to touch with a lighter hand. In yourself you stretch, you are well. View quote
Gwendolyn Brooks
I have spent the best years of my life giving people the lighter pleasures, helping them have a good time, and all I get is abuse, the existence of a hunted man. View quote
Al Capone
I seldom play in a trio, but acoustic music is likely to be lighter, quicker, and quieter. View quote
Bill Bruford
I knew exactly what I was, and there was no hang-up with me. None whatsoever. The fact that the pigment of my skin maybe being lighter brown than other people of my race, maybe some of them, but you know our race has all colors. View quote
Billy Eckstine
First of all, returning from motherhood, I was looking for something lighter, and I wasn't as much attracted to Kate as I was to the relationship between the two people. View quote
Tea Leoni
It beareth the name of Vanity Fair, because the town where 't is kept is lighter than vanity. View quote
John Bunyan
Every time is a time for comedy in a world of tension that would languish without it. But I cannot confine myself to lightness in a period of human life that demands light... We all know that, as the old adage has it, "It is later than you think."..., but I also say occasionally: "It is lighter than you think." In this light let's not look back in anger, or forward in fear, but around in awareness. View quote
James Thurber
Men ought either to be well treated or crushed, because they can avenge themselves of lighter injuries, of more serious ones they cannot; therefore the injury that is to be done to a man ought to be of such a kind that one does not stand in fear of revenge. View quote
Niccolò Machiavelli
To die for the racists is lighter than a feather, but to die for the people is heavier than any mountain and deeper than any sea. (Huey P. Newton)
For hevene myghte nat holden it, so was it hevy of hymself, Til it hadde of the erthe eten his fille. And whan it hadde of this fold flessh and blood taken, Was nevere leef upon lynde lighter therafter, And portatif and persaunt as the point of a nedle, That myghte noon armure it lette ne none heighe walles. Forthi is love ledere of the Lordes folk of hevene, And a meene, as the mair is, [inmiddes] the kyng and the commune. View quote
William Langland
In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all the lighter things in life, which are the most important things, are put down. View quote
Andy Warhol
No ashes are lighter than those of incense, and few things burn out sooner. View quote
Walter Savage Landor
Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours-ambition is the serious business of life. View quote
Walter Scott
Nothing which consists of corporeal matter is absolutely light, but that is comparatively lighter which is rarer, either by its own nature, or by accidental heat. And it is not to be thought that light bodies are escaping to the surface of the universe while they are carried upwards, or that they are not attracted by the earth. They are attracted, but in a less degree, and so are driven outwards by the heavy bodies; which being done, they stop, and are kept by the earth in their own place. View quote
Johannes Kepler
Of course, I will continue to share my favorite Southern recipes, just like my mama, grandmother and family shared with me over the years. And now, I'll be adding a little bit of a lighter touch to some of these wonderful dishes. View quote
Paula Deen
I'm in good shape. My cancer means I have lost a lot of organs and I'm a lot lighter. I have devoted myself to yoga and I'm doing handstands. View quote
Eve Ensler
My hair got lighter, and I gradually went blonde. I liked it. Had more fun. But my image of myself in my head is this dark-haired person. View quote
Lisa Kudrow
I am now a turtle. Virtually everything I own is on my back and suffice it to say I am one ton lighter and therefore 2,000 pounds happier. All houses are gone. View quote
Bobby Darin
I think when people talk about lighter drama, they tend to use that term, not derogatorily, but 'lighter' means sort of less to a degree, but if you're an actor, light drama is often mistaken for easier drama. (Bruno Heller)
I'm known as a kind of dramatic, serious, almost humorless actor and the fact is, I'm a funny guy, and I spend most of my life trying to find a lighter side of things, and on stage was given plenty of opportunity to do that. View quote
Campbell Scott
I'm lighter now in a lot of ways. View quote
Candy Crowley
It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets. View quote
Evelyn Lauder
You've got to break through this idea of being light as a ballerina. The heavier you'll feel, the lighter you'll look. View quote
Gelsey Kirkland