Granted Quotes

1339 quotes by 1022 authors

Life is precious. We should not take anything for granted. Living every moment as if it was our first and last is a genuine life… — Akiane Kramarik
But the healing place is within you. Healing is a gift you were granted at birth, just as you were granted others. Use your gifts,… — Charlene Costanzo
If, before undertaking some action, you must obtain the permission of society-you are not free, whether such permission is granted to you or not. Only… — Ayn Rand
Be sceptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get proof, you need to accept… — Michael Specter
I try to encourage people to think for themselves, to question standard assumptions... Don't take assumptions for granted. Begin by taking a skeptical attitude toward… — Noam Chomsky
The luxury of today is the necessity of tomorrow. Every advance first comes into being as the luxury of a few rich people, only to… — Ludwig von Mises
The [Hobby Lobby Supreme Court] ruling raises the question of why, uniquely in the industrialized world, Americans have for so long favored an arrangement in… — Uwe Reinhardt
People are fed up with Labour for taking them for granted for far too long, they are fed up of too much spin, and the… — Unknown Author
The way I see it, the impossible happens all the time; but we're so good at taking it for granted, we forget it was once… — Neal Shusterman
I think that every year that the New York City Ballet is alive is worthy of celebration. Because otherwise the terrible thing is just that… — John Guare
Raw and delicate, poignant and poetic, Shelby Smoakâ€™s Bleeder exposes the sorrow and sometimes sweetness of coming to age with HIV. In a world of… — Unknown Author
The stranger in ancient Israel did not serve as a judge, although he received all the benefits of living in the land. The political question… — Gary North
Gratitude is like a flashlight. It lights up what is already there. You don't necessarily have anything more or different, but suddenly you can actually… — M. J. Ryan
We often take for granted the notion that some people are insiders, while others are outsiders. But such a notion is a social contrivance, that,… — Jamake Highwater
A [desire] to abolish slavery prevails in North America, many of the Pennsylvanians have set their slaves at liberty, and [Virginia legislators] have petitioned the… — Benjamin Franklin
I have learned that some of the nicest people you'll ever meet are those who have suffered a traumatic event or loss. I admire them… — Sasha Azevedo
Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them — Aldo Leopold
Sometimes we spend more efforts with people that are strangers in terms of making an impression than the person that's closest to us. And you… — Michael Douglas
The day it all changed. The day I stated never to take anything for granted. The day I learned to take charge of my life.… — Lance Armstrong
When Allah granted Prophet Yoosuf (`alayhis-Salaam) physical beauty it caused him to be locked up in the prison; but when Allah granted him knowledge (when… — Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya

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