My method is to take the utmost trouble to find the right thing to say, and then to say it with the utmost levity. From LearnThat.org. [George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)]
A bit of levity is good for ones soul occasionally. From Wordnik.com. [Letter From San Cristobal] Reference
He had no patience with levity from the lips of softness. From Wordnik.com. [Smoke Bellew - The Taste of the Meat] Reference
A little levity is good during a press conference, but his remarks are always critical or insulting. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » President Bush To Legally Blind Reporter: ‘Are You Going to Ask That Question with Shades On?’] Reference
I do not call levity, amiability; nor mere constitutional gaiety. From Wordnik.com. [Afloat and Ashore A Sea Tale] Reference
"Do you call levity," said the Count, "the promptitude of my observation?. From Wordnik.com. [Corinne, Volume 1 (of 2) Or Italy] Reference
His levity was the mere idle sport of a mind unattached and seeking its own proper object. From Wordnik.com. [The Revolution in Tanner's Lane] Reference
It's a serious piece of free advice, the kind of self-deprecating whimsy -- what Ditka would call levity -- that Minnesota is known for. From Wordnik.com. [SI.com] Reference
Did you know, for example, that flag commentators disagree about the kind of levity acceptable to display in the vicinity of a flag?. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Fun Facts about Flaggish Things (for Flag Day)] Reference
(See, even us “progs” can engage in levity!). From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast AM: June 26, 2006] Reference
But Claudius was determined to check any kind of levity from the first. From Wordnik.com. [Doctor Claudius, A True Story] Reference
I have always hated that kind of levity more than anything in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Jenny: A Novel] Reference
True enough, but I'm sure not getting 'levity' out of the vast majority of the comments. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
"She's very talented and it's been nice to have that kind of levity in the campaign," Palin said. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - UPI.com] Reference
"I know," went on the Abbe, "that you think I am indulging in the worst kind of levity to talk in this way. From Wordnik.com. [The Master-Christian] Reference
I learned long ago how to find "levity" and "lightness of spirit and of step" when politicians I don’t agree with hold office. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » On Totally Losing Perspective] Reference
There is something of levity in that which hurts you?. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Or why they treat it with, let's say, a certain levity. From Wordnik.com. [Here's Why You Need To Care About The Euro] Reference
"But some of my new songs have a bit more levity to them.". From Wordnik.com. [Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads'] Reference
And John would add some levity by mimicking some pop songs. From Wordnik.com. [Georgie James Builds 'Monument' In Two Days] Reference
Her only levity is patience, the sport of truly chastened things. From Wordnik.com. [The Reluctant Poet Laureate] Reference
But how much oftener have I erred through levity and want of thought!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
As a director, she finds levity in the grimmest subjects: death and insanity. From Wordnik.com. [A Light Touch With Tough Stuff] Reference
Natural phenomena brought about by the suctional effect of the earth's levity-field. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
The different conditions of matter seen in the light of the levity-gravity polarity. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
Art is important, and so is levity, which may be interpreted as a lightness of touch. From Wordnik.com. [Mixed Media] Reference
"I'm disturbed by some of the levity I've heard surrounding this case," Sanders says. From Wordnik.com. [A Terrible Connection] Reference
Mr. Manning could show such levity because he said he has no pain and no other injuries. From Wordnik.com. [At QB, the Giants Have Bruises, Bandages and Bomar] Reference
Study of some prototypes of physical substances in the light of the levity-gravity polarity. From Wordnik.com. [Man or Matter] Reference
I got to tell you, towards the end, there was no levity in the last few decades of Tammy's life. From Wordnik.com. [Tammy Wynette: The 'Tragic Country Queen'] Reference
So here's a rare bit of levity to brighten your day, courtesy of Ed Mierzwinski over at U.S. PIRG. From Wordnik.com. [This week in safety] Reference
For he loves me with all his heart, with more levity, perhaps, than I deserve; but still -- he loves me!. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
The president made sure I knew this in a moment of levity, which was characteristic of President Reagan. From Wordnik.com. [Cabinet Makers] Reference
The use of appropriate humor is welcomed and can add levity to a situation but use it wisely and sparingly. From Wordnik.com. [Caroline Dowd-Higgins: The Power of In-Person Communication in Your Job Search] Reference
But it's clear now that viewers like their politics with a dollop of levity, and CNN is merely following the rainbow. From Wordnik.com. [Why Obama Needs a Tina Fey] Reference
Many of them come from the same towns and cities, like Jerusalem, and share a certain back-slapping Levantine levity. From Wordnik.com. [Horseplay And High Stakes] Reference
"I try to bring a little levity to the situation and make sure that, to the degree we can, we're enjoying this campaign.". From Wordnik.com. [John McCain’s Court Jester] Reference
There's a pause, and then, with a weary chuckle, one signaling gravity rather than levity, Holder says, "Lesson learned.". From Wordnik.com. [Independent’s Day] Reference
Elliott's intent was not to send a mixed message but to add some levity to symbols that have otherwise intensely religious roots. From Wordnik.com. [Spiritual icons making their way into necklaces, bracelets, charms] Reference
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