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Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.

Thucydides

Take hold lightly; let go lightly. This is one of the great secrets of felicity in love.

Spanish Proverb

He disliked emotion, not because he felt lightly, but because he felt deeply.

John Buchan

It has been a major decision for me and not one that I have taken lightly, nor have I taken it in the last few days.

Nasser Hussain

It's not something that is done lightly.

John Newsom

Any charge like this we don't take lightly, and we didn't.

Theodore Pappas

We have not taken this decision lightly.

John Orr

We learned no team can be taken lightly.

Cassie Cooper

He's looking forward to getting down to business. He's not taking anyone lightly.

Ken Bussard

This tournament will afford us a chance to see how prepared are we for Africa and cannot, therefore, be taken lightly.

Neil Tovey

Morales fights well coming off a loss and Manny should not take him lightly.

Joe Ramos

I come from Lake Charles, La., and I don't take hurricanes too lightly.

Terry Harris

Instead of pressing hard with the bow, you press lightly and you go faster. That will affect the balance.

George Hanson

Basically, they're all really good teams - you're talking about the 16 best teams in the country. There isn't anybody you can take lightly. Anybody can beat anybody.

Andy Greene

He'll be playing. He's practiced lightly since Sunday, so we're expecting him to be OK.

Vic Miller

We can't take anyone lightly. Every game is an important one -- we've got to build our season brick by brick, and that's what we're going to try and do.

Matt Ward

We didn't take Geibel lightly. This was a real important game for us.

Frank Mazeppa

There's always a danger that you take it lightly but I've got a lot of experienced players and I don't expect that.

Rob Wilson

This year is crucial since there is strong competition. Nobody can take things lightly.

Taran Adarsh

I don't take anything lightly.

Larry Phillips

Sharing food with another human being is an intimate act that should not be indulged in lightly.

M. F. K. Fisher

We never take Bangladesh lightly, they are more competitive now. We have to win the series.

Mahela Jayawardene

Light be the earth upon you, lightly rest.

Euripides

We've come out in every game and never taken anyone lightly. We knew what we would have to do to win in every game. We never underestimate any opponent.

Brad Lowe

There is no more important message to send to license holders (that) we're not going to take infractions lightly, ... he will not comment on this case until all the evidence is presented.

Kevin Burns

Lightly we follow our cue, / `Exit, pursued by a bear'.

Arthur Guiterman

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Rabindranath Tagore

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only that gives everything its value.

Thomas Paine

I was as disappointed as everybody else was. There was a loud hue and cry about the amount, that the House budget was less than the governor's budget on Chapter 70. That was not taken lightly.

Rep. Cleon Turner

Stealing a Rhinoceros should not be attempted lightly.

Kehlog Albran

With 20/20 hindsight I think we just treated it too lightly.

George Peteros

We don't take it lightly. It impacts us.

Angela Bassett

Some of the teams there took us lightly and we really performed well. We definitely exceeded expectations. I know we can race really well if we just concentrate on doing our own thing.

Martin Stone

When fully deployed, it will include 8,000 lightly equipped troops, but will also include engineering and medical expertise.

John Day

It's not something we do lightly. It's time for a change. It's almost immoral to continue.

Joseph Cannon

I hope they don't take us lightly.

Bailey Hansen

No one ever stated their troubles As lightly as they might.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly... it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as Freedom should not be highly rated.

Thomas Paine

It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle if it is lightly greased.

Kehlog Albran

In essence, the D.C. District Court of Appeals said the rights of terminally ill cancer patients must be protected and not dismissed lightly -- and we completely agree.

Laurie Fenton

We're aware of every team. We're not going to take any team lightly. Every team is competition.

Melissa Lennon

Happiness is too many things these days for anyone lo wish il on anyone lightly. So let's just wish each other a bileless New Year and leave it at that.

Judith Crist

This is not something we are taking lightly. Given what happened, would we revisit our policy? I would never say never.

Bill Daly

O! who shall lightly say that fame/ is nothing but an empty name?

Joanna Baillie

I was leaving the ball up and they were taking advantage of it. I don't think anyone can take their lineup lightly.

Lenny Dinardo

He seems to have gone to his icebox, pulled out all the cold obsessions, mixed them in a bowl, beat too lightly and baked too long.

John Leonard

They'll be there. I hope we get there, too. Ink them in. Pencil us in very lightly.

Doug Biega

I never predicted us to be out front. The girls have stepped it up. But we're not taking anybody lightly.

Art Munoz

We've got to go out and go to work. We don't take anything lightly.

Kyle Clearman

But maybe that can be an advantage for us. Some teams might take us lightly.

Chris Moser

The last three or four games we have come out of the box pretty fast. Hopefully we can keep it up. The teams will get better and we can't take anybody lightly.

Larry Sandburg

I think we should be at least .500. I don't think we'll be as dominant as we have been the last two years but there will be no team that we go up against that will be able to take us lightly.

Brian Graca

They embarrassed us in front of our fans and that's not something we take lightly.

Kaleb Toth

They would never be used lightly.

Sandra Shewry

We play every game to win. We try not to take anyone lightly. And this is Spartanburg.

Joy Couch

We knew not to take them lightly. They must have been something good to make it here. They weren't backing down.

Travis Marion

This plea was not entered lightly.

John Coniglio

Only one golfer in a thousand grips the club lightly enough. .

Johnny Miller

He's a lightly-raced 5-year-old. He races five or six races a year.

Kirk Zaidie

Take your work seriously and yourself lightly.

Bob Nelson

Whitebait is New Zealand's caviar and is special. Everybody likes eating whitebait, especially lightly cooked in fritters.

Alan Bollard

And you also can create the life you want. 'Follow your bliss' is not lightly said. There will be consequences and choices to make, but there's integrity in following what you know you should be doing for yourself.

Martha Blowen

He's not going to give in lightly to being sick. He's going to fight it hard.

Jay Jorgensen

This is a not a team to be taken lightly.

Ryan Herrs

This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.

Dorothy Parker

We do not take lightly that an incident of this nature took place on this campus.

Tommy Bruce

The importance of exports is critical to our economy. Thus, any disturbance in port operations cannot be dismissed lightly.

Goolam Ballim

You must not come lightly to the blank page.

Stephen King

The kids are realizing what they did, but they know that we can't look ahead. They know how competitive District 4 is and we can't take anyone lightly any week.

Scott Shaffer

But in this day and age when a student's decision to enter the military could land them directly on the field of battle, an issue like this can't be taken so lightly.

Peter Simonson

Upon my buried body lie / Lightly, gentle earth.

Francis Beaumont

I really don't think we took them lightly; coach told us they'd be gunning for us. We've just been in a little bit of a funk lately.

Josh Branch

Coming off a big win like the one we had against Rio Hondo, you never take a team for granted, ... Were not going to take anyone lightly.

John Herrera

It's hard to call the games off when it's lightly snowing. It's not freezing on the streets yet.

Farris Lowery

I find it difficult to believe that words have no meaning in themselves, hard as I try. Habits of a lifetime are not lightly thrown aside.

Stuart Chase

It's important for all of us to be serious about what the needs are we have. We're not jumping to this lightly.

Maryellen Elia

Changing the name is not something we decided lightly. We know how emotionally attached customers are to the McRae's name especially in Jackson.

Tim Belk

Particularly with securities class actions, he will not let class actions go forward lightly.

Robin Conrad

We don't take lightly missing those two particular targets.

William Edwards

We are confident to win all matches here but we will not take Bangladesh lightly.

Mahela Jayawardene

I hope they looked at us and took a deep breath. I hope they're taking us lightly. Because if they do, they're going to be very surprised at the end of the game.

Ricky Soliver

It's a very important time for Cincinnati. Don't take it lightly. This is a big deal – and this guy knows what he's talking about.

Nick Lachey

No one has ever taken the power of eminent domain lightly.

Rose Ferlita

(Macias) has that internal desire to never take anything lightly. You know he doesn't get lazy. He's always working at it.

Oscar Romero

We always have to respect our opponent. Our guys found out early in the game that they can't take anyone lightly.

Joe Papin

If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly.

Max Nordau

You never take anyone lightly. They just went out and beat us.

Keiwan Ratliff

I don't say this lightly: Louisiana has emerged as a model for juvenile justice systems in this country.

Judy Preston

These grass fires are getting very deadly. They burn homes down, they kill people, so this is not something to be taken lightly.

Dave Abercrombie

This was very much a low blow. Scab labor in the labor community is not something people take very lightly.

Matthew Hardy

The juveniles were faster than the adults — they were longer-legged and more lightly built.

Philip Currie

Robbie is probably one of the best professionals I have ever worked with, and I don't say that lightly.

Mick Cooke

I wouldn't take him lightly at all, ... Without him, the Republicans have no one. With him, they have someone who has a record of achievement.

Ed Koch