Granted Quotes

1339 quotes by 1022 authors

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world. — Annie Lennox
A time is marked not so much by ideas that are argued about as by ideas that are taken for granted. The character of an… — Lawrence Lessig
Republicans and Democrats are obsessed with making sure that illegal aliens are granted citizenship. The American people are not. They're concerned about jobs, the economy,… — Rush Limbaugh
Often the magical elements in my books are standing in for elements of the real world, the small and magical-in-their-own-right sorts of things that we… — Charles de Lint
You can't take life for granted. — Jennifer Lopez
This has been a learning experience for me. I also thought that privacy was something we were granted in the Constitution. I have learned from… — Bill Maher
When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed. — Marilyn Manson
I was in my yard and thought that the tree was a living being. We take trees for granted. We don't believe they are as… — Ziggy Marley
Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but… — Helen Mirren
Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among… — Toni Morrison
There is no substitute for the comfort supplied by the utterly taken-for-granted relationship. — Iris Murdoch
If you go back back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic - being able to talk to… — Elon Musk
I think we really feel like Crowdrise could be something that, 20 years from now, people take for granted because that's just how you do… — Edward Norton
It was the labor movement that helped secure so much of what we take for granted today. The 40-hour work week, the minimum wage, family… — Barack Obama
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. — George Orwell
Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody… — Donny Osmond
Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult… — Carre Otis
I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted. — Sarah Jessica Parker
Belief is a wise wager. Granted that faith cannot be proved, what harm will come to you if you gamble on its truth and it… — Blaise Pascal
I would not take for granted that my personal life - because I knew better than anybody - that it was just a life. It… — Jane Pauley

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