Granted Quotes

1339 quotes by 1022 authors

Let sovereignty be granted us over a portion of the earth's surface large enough to satisfy our rightful requirements as a nation. The rest we… — Theodor Herzl
Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles… — Melinda Gates
Granted, I could go out and lose everything (by) gambling and drinking, but there's no sense in denying it. It's in my blood. — John Daly
It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved can be turned on its… — Richard Ford
Why you fool, it's the educated reader who can be gulled.Â All our difficulty comes with the others.Â When did you meet a workman who… — C.S. Lewis
For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted. — C.S. Lewis
No 'we' should be taken for granted when the subject is looking at other people's pain. — Susan Sontag
Human rights are not a privilege granted by the few, they are a liberty entitled to all, and human rights, by definition, include the rights… — Kay Granger
I think in part the reason is that seeing an economy that is, in many ways, quite different from the one grows up in, helps… — Joseph Stiglitz
Culture is the deeper level of basic assumptions and beliefs that are shared by members of an organization, that operate unconsciously and define in a… — Edgar Schein
You donâ€™t have a right to the cards you believe you should have been dealt with. You have an obligation to play the hell out… — Cheryl Strayed
Even the smallest victory is never to be taken for granted. Each victory must be applauded... — Audre Lorde
I was, in reality, bred by my parents as my father's concubine... What we take for granted as the stability of family life may well… — Sylvia Fraser
We will have to give up taking things for granted, even the apparently simple things. — John Desmond Bernal
I fear that many of us rush about from day to day taking for granted the Holy Scriptures. We scramble to honor appointments with physicians,… — Carlos E. Asay
The act of living had been enjoyable; at some point when I was not paying attention, it had turned into a different sort of experience,… — Paul Bowles
It cannot be denied that God in choosing and destining Mary to be the Mother of his Son, granted her the highest honor. — John Calvin
It is taken for granted that workers should receive their pay partly in kind, in the form of medical care provided by the employer. How… — Milton Friedman
Some strong-willed children absolutely demand to be spanked, and their wishes should be granted. . . [T]wo or three stinging strokes on the legs or… — James Dobson
If I were granted omnipotence, and millions of years to experiment in, I should not think Man much to boast of as the final result… — Bertrand Russell

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