Chris Borland

Folks who blithely disregard the benefits of football likely haven't played or are being intellectually dishonest. The game, perhaps more than any other, requires absolute dedication and teamwork. Yes, I ultimately quit, and if I ever have a son, he won't play, but I'll always cherish the lessons I learned from football.

American Athlete

Sam Kean

No element gets people telling crazy stories like mercury does. People have told me tales about pharmacists waxing floors with mercury, mothers rubbing it into babies' skin to kill germs, and 10-year-olds coating dimes in it to make them shine, then blithely carrying them around in their pockets.

American Writer

Paul Di Filippo

James and the Giant Peach' magnificently starts out Dahl's career as a blithe and droll Bad Uncle corrupter and affirmer of youth. Its influence can be subsequently traced down the decades in everything from Maurice Sendak to Lemony Snicket to J. K. Rowling.

Kerry Bishe

For a long time, I really blithely walked around in the world imagining that gender didn't matter any more and behaving like I was on equal footing with other people. And I think, for a long time, it was easy to live in the world that way.

New Zealander Actress

Rosamund Pike

One goes on with the blithe belief that who you really are is transparent to everybody. Then you realise, with some horror, that in fact it's not. So all you can do is keep muddying the waters a bit.

British Actress

Michael Pollan

The family meal is really the nursery of democracy. It's where we learn to share; it's where we learn to argue without offending. It's just too critical to let go, as we've been so blithely doing.

American Educator

Pankaj Mishra

Happily, financial capitalism and free trade have not done away with national languages and literatures, as Marx rather too blithely hoped.

Indian Novelist

David Walliams

I haven't put much effort into my personal life and blithely believe it will turn out all right in the end.

British Actor

Rudolf Hilferding

For in the theoretical field bourgeois economics no longer engages in blithe and joyous fights.

Austrian Economist

Edwin Hubbel Chapin

The bosom can ache beneath diamond brooches; and many a blithe heart dances under coarse wool.

American Clergyman

Use 'blithe' to describe someone's light-hearted positivity, often in a situation where worry is expected.

Positive Vibe

'Blithe' can imply a lack of proper thought or consideration, which might seem naive or impractical.

Possibly Naive

Although 'blithe' suggests happiness, it isn't always a compliment and can hint at inappropriate carefreeness.

Not Always Positive

'Blithe' sometimes indicates a dangerous lack of awareness or concern which can lead to problems.

Ignorance Not Bliss

Describing someone as 'blithe' can suggest they don't care enough about what others think is important.

Perceived Indifference

Using 'blithe' can give a negative impression of a person's sensitivity or understanding.

Negative Impression

 Algorithms don't make things fair if you just blithely, blindly apply algorithms. They don't make things fair. They repeat our past practices, our patterns. They automate the status quo. That would be great if we had a perfect world,