Caitlin Moran

I can honestly say that my abortion was one of the least difficult decisions of my life. I'm not being flippant when I say it took me longer to decide what worktops to have in the kitchen than whether I was prepared to spend the rest of my life being responsible for a further human being.

British Journalist

Phoebe Waller-Bridge

If you hear somebody say something absolutely horrendous about their own life, in quite a flippant, offbeat kind of way, when you meet people clearly trying to be strong and brave, the ones who are really good at it are the ones who break my heart the most.

English Actress

John Bradley-West

My tutors at drama school commended and criticised my use of comedy in my acting for a long time at drama school. They said I had a tendency to somehow perform the most tragic of scenes in a slightly flippant way.

English Actor

Jonathan Ive

Our goal isn't to make money. Our goal absolutely at Apple is not to make money. This may sound a little flippant, but it's the truth. Our goal, and what gets us excited, is to try to make great products.

English Designer

Lee Strobel

It is very difficult to give a 15 second sound bite on why there is pain and suffering in this world and not have it come off as being flippant or surface level or superficial.

American Author

Gordon B. Hinckley

It is not a mark of manhood to carelessly use the name of the Almighty or of His Beloved Son in a vain and flippant way, as many are prone to do.

American Clergyman

Jimmy Page

I'm not trying to be flippant here, but I just play the guitar, don't I? That is my characteristic, and it's my identity as you hear it.

British Musician

Kirron Kher

To entertain looks very flippant, but it is the hardest thing in the world.

Indian Actress

Tom Hollander

I prefer to be flippant about acting, just in case I'm rubbish.

Ryan O'Neal

American Actor

Use 'flippant' when someone's behavior is inappropriately casual or uncaring in serious situations.

Inappropriate Situations

The tone of a flippant person often sounds dismissive or insensitive, lacking empathy.

Tone of Voice

Be careful using 'flippant' as it might be misunderstood as humorous or witty when not intended.

Misinterpretation Risk

 have to my eternal discredit have forgotten but they sent me a wonderful wonderful message about who makes these collars and it was because of I made a flippant comment about the fact that this lion has a collar on it that looks so big and I said well why on earth

Safari Live - Day 42 PIPE...

 are economies that make us thrive whether or not they grow. Yes, it's a little flippant word hiding a profound shift in mindset, but I believe this is the shift we need to make if we, humanity, are going to thrive here together this century.

A healthy economy should...

 and so I'm not being flippant when I say yes, absolutely, I would absolutely love to go. It would be the most fabulous adventure. There'd be so much to do and explore and so many questions. Endless questions. So, yes, absolutely.

Flippant