We take it for granted that Jesus was not interested in political life: his mission was purely religious. Indeed we have witnessed… — Gustavo Gutiérrez Copy Share Image
Our democracy is not something to be taken for granted. You have to fight for it. You have to commit yourself to… — Keith Ellison Copy Share Image
The teacher pretended that algebra was a perfectly natural affair, to be taken for granted, whereas I didn't even know what numbers… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
The gift of independence once granted cannot be lightly taken away again. — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
Who will free me from hurry, flurry, the feeling of a crowd pushing behind me, of being hustled and crushed? How can… — Bernard Berenson Copy Share Image
Most of what's around us we take for granted. We ignore it. Appreciation-spending time looking for the good-helps us overcome one of… — Peter McWilliams Copy Share Image
You have to get away from them. You have to get as far away as you can otherwise they'll kill you with… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Nature nurtures our souls and lifts our spirits. But it also sustains us and our economy - and it is for this… — Hilary Benn Copy Share Image
Because I am able, I smile. It is a gift to be able to smile, and I don't take it for granted. — Tabitha Brown Copy Share Image
[T]he presence of feminism in our lives is taken for granted. For our generation, feminism is like fluoride. We scarcely notice we… — Amy Richards Copy Share Image
You have not looked at the poor woman for years, for the simple reason that marriage makes things so certain. Marriage makes… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get proof, you… — Michael Specter Copy Share Image
But when, in the first setting out, he takes it for granted without proof, that distinctions found in the structure of all… — Thomas Reid Copy Share Image
Most of us take for granted that time flies, meaning that it passes too quickly. But in the mindful state, time doesn't… — Deepak Chopra Copy Share Image
“Choices aren’t universal; they’re a privilege many take for granted.” — Marion Bekoe Copy Share Image
In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by Power. In America ... charters of power [are] granted by liberty. — James Madison Copy Share Image
I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. — Sean Astin Copy Share Image
One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour. A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo Copy Share Image
Granted, the writers, directors, producers, and that community make a great deal of money. But they might be choosing to do a… — Norman Lear Copy Share Image
I think that in the West, many citizens, especially younger citizens, take their freedoms and institutions for granted and focus on their… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
You just can't take a day for granted. We had to work really hard for anything, and so that's been instilled in… — Alicia Keys Copy Share Image
Authority is granted to people who are perceived as authoring their own words, their own actions, their own lives, rather than playing… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
I have granted you much that you asked: and yet you never cease to ask of me. He who refuses nothing, Atticilla,… — Martial Copy Share Image