Taking Quotes

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We might as well expect to grow trees from leaves as hope to build up a civilization or a manhood without taking into consideration our… — Anna Julia Cooper
In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks Im nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing. Then they realise… — Andrew Eldritch
It doesn't do much good to have a quality image, whether it's with the facility or whether it's with the merchandise, if you don't have… — James Sinegal
Taking the things people do wrong seriously is part of taking them seriously. It’s part of letting their actions have weight. It’s part of letting… — Francis Spufford
Seán Manchester is, unsurprisingly, very well read in both classical and more recent sources on vampires and vampirism, and cites them with great authority while… — Joe McNally
An athlete gets paid a lot of money. And someone who is after that, a thief, a mugger or someone who steals from people, they… — Luke Scott
These are not books, lumps of lifeless paper, but minds alive on the shelves. From each of them goes out its own voice... and just… — Gilbert Highet
Fortunately, the time has long passed when people liked to regard the United States as some kind of melting pot, taking men and women from… — Hubert H. Humphrey
The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp... 'You'll curse the insects,' he said at least, 'and you'll curse the natives...… — Susan Orlean
The media insists on taking what someone didn't mean to say as being far closer to the truth than what they did. — Alain de Botton
The happiness that may emerge from taking a second look is central to Proust's therapeutic conception. It reveals the extent to which our dissatisfactions may… — Alain de Botton
Taking architecture seriously therefore makes some singular and strenuous demands upon us...It means conceding that we are inconveniently vulnerable to the colour of our wallpaper… — Alain de Botton
I must admit that I am not a member of the ugly school. I have a great regard for certain notions of beauty even though… — Saul Leiter
The Second World War must be fomented by taking advantage of the differences between the Fascists and the political Zionists. This war must be brought… — Albert Pike
Believing in myself and not to be afraid of taking any risks. I have to be better than the average person to succeed. That’s why… — Lou Ferrigno
As a writer, you should have a sticky soul; the act of continually taking things in should be as much a part of you as… — Elizabeth Berg
There are men whom you will never dislodge from an opinion, except by taking possession of it yourself. — Augustus William Hare
I quit drugs before I quit drinking because drugs were taking their toll on me. I was sick of the headaches and the puking and… — Lars Frederiksen
I like to think of myself as the Chris Benoit of the movie industry, capable of taking any picture and carrying it to box-office success.… — Zach Braff
You know I was just taking a dump one day, and then as I sat there I realized, I really do deserve better. — Zach Braff
If global warming is such a bad thing, then why is it taking out all of mankind's competitors? It just seems to me that the… — Zach Braff
People are always going to find fault with anything you do, any process that you're a part of. The creative process means taking risks, I've… — Zach Braff
The Beatles have a deeper appreciation of all music. There's a humor, there's a Broadway sense, and later on, the Indian stuff came in. The… — Unknown Author
The part of us that feels anger and depression is the same part that feels peace and love. If you refuse to feel the anger… — Peter McWilliams
So don't stop moving forward. For a while, you may feel as though you're taking two steps forward, one step back. And there may be… — Robyn

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