I am not a hero; I am a soldier. When the battle is lost, I retreat and regroup; when the war is over, I lay down my sword. No last dashing charge; no futile last stand! David Gemmell
I lay down as a proposition that most of the people who work hard for a living in the country belong to the Liberal Party. I would say, and I think, without offence, that most of the people who never worked for a living at all belong to the Tory Party. David Lloyd George
You had to decompress the pressure before the race. I taught my heart to relax. I lay down before the race. It gave me more energy just before the race. Emerson Fittipaldi
Would I lay down my life to save my brother? No, but I would to save two brothers or eight cousins. J. B. S. Haldane
I have come not to teach but to awaken. Understand therefore that I lay down no precepts. Meher Baba
As soon as the guards where gone, I lay down on my stone bench and dumped the king and his threats out of my head without ceremony. They were too unpleasant to worry over anyway. Megan Whalen Turner