Takes Quotes
7738 quotes by 4981 authors
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In a house where there are small children the bathroom soon takes on the appearance of the Old Curiosity Shop.
— Robert Benchley
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Create a compelling vision, one that takes people to a new place, and then translate that vision into a reality.
— Warren G. Bennis
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Our enmity toward God takes on many labels, such as rebellion, hard-heartedness, stiff-neckedness, unrepentant, puffed up, easily offended, and sign seekers. The proud wish God…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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The proud do not change to improve, but defend their position by rationalizing. Repentance means change, and it takes a humble person to change.
— Ezra Taft Benson
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If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than…
— Mortimer Adler
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Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!
— Halle Berry
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Let's talk of a system that transforms all the social organisms into a work of art, in which the entire process of work is included...…
— Joseph Beuys
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The American public's a lot more sophisticated than we all give them credit for. And on complicated issues, I'm going to give them straight answers.…
— Joe Biden
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I'm the interpreter. I'm the one who takes your words and brings them to life. I was trained to sing and dance and laugh, and…
— Aaliyah
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I think one reason people play golf is it allows them to obsess about something other than the daily crap. It takes your mind off…
— Lewis Black
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I've always really liked theater. It fascinated me. You can create a reality and get people involved in that reality. It takes place in real…
— Lewis Black
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Once his wife goes to sleep it takes a minor nuclear explosion to wake her.
— Tony Blair
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When the mood takes me, I like to be a man of action. I like to windsurf and ski, and most of all I love…
— Andrea Bocelli
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Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a dad, and that's why I call you dad, because you are so…
— Wade Boggs
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It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
— Erma Bombeck
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The essence of optimism is that it takes no account of the present, but it is a source of inspiration, of vitality and hope where…
— Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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The precision of naming takes away from the uniqueness of seeing.
— Pierre Bonnard
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Those places I don't understand, just doing bad food. It takes some doing. Making good pasta is so much easier than making bad stuff. It…
— Anthony Bourdain
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Everybody needs that one person that takes you to the right place to see all the positives in your life.
— Christina Aguilera
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Music has always been my back door to life. It is important for people to find something that excites them. I like the concept that…
— Brandon Boyd
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