Granted Quotes

1339 quotes by 1022 authors

[The necessary and proper clause] neither enlarges any power specifically granted; nor is it a grant of any new power to Congress; But it is… — Joseph Story
But the greatest obstacle of all to the successful prosecution of a new branch of industry in a country, in which it was before unknown,… — Alexander Hamilton
We are a nation that has a government - not the other way around. And this makes us special among the nations of the earth.… — Ronald Reagan
In Europe, charters of liberty have been granted by power. America has set the example . . . of charters of power granted by liberty.… — James Madison
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only… — Alexander Hamilton
All human beings have failings, all human beings have needs and temptations and stresses. Men and women who live together through long years get to… — Eleanor Roosevelt
If we let ourselves believe that man began with divine grace, that he forfeited this by sin, and that he can be redeemed only by… — Blaise Pascal
Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Poetry challenges you. Much of its importance is that it's one of the few places left in culture that makes things difficult-it asks you to… — Dan Beachy-Quick
You must always be puzzled by mental illness. The thing I would dread most, if I became mentally ill, would be your adopting a common… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
He who finds though that lets us penetrate even a little deeper into the eternal mystery of nature has been granted great grace. He who,… — Albert Einstein
In taking the everyday details of life for granted, we fail to appreciate the extraordinary fact that we are conscious at all. — Stephen Batchelor
As a boy Id often spend my days biking on riverbeds and arroyos and come home exhausted. I realize now how much I took for… — Tom Hanks
Everybody Out There....Dont take ANYBODY for granted.Cause you never know when you might lose them,and you may never get the chance to tell them how… — Mariah Carey
I'm very blessed and I don't take anything for granted. I think if you alienate people and just focus on your work then it just… — Julianne Hough
I'm still really close with everyone at home and their parents - and their brothers and sisters. I was so, so, so lucky to grow… — Jennifer Garner
I can't say I ever wanted to become an entertainer. I already was one, sort of-around the house, at school, doing my magic tricks, throwing… — Johnny Carson
I don't believe in God, but I have this idea that if there were a God, or destiny of some kind looking down on us,… — Hugh Laurie
A lot of people are surprised to hear that an actor studied for two or three years. They take the craft for granted and wanna… — Taylor Kitsch
We were born with natural rights. We don't need civil rights. [African-Americans] don't need civil rights. They don't need them. They have inalienable rights granted… — Chuck Woolery

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