Took Quotes

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Ever since the Crusades, when Christians from western Europe were fighting holy wars against Muslims in the near east, western people have often perceived Islam… — Karen Armstrong
On landing at New York I caught the yellow fever. The kind man who commanded the ship that brought me from France took charge of… — John James Audubon
When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No… — Teresa of Avila
I love the smell of shampoo on a girl's hair. You can walk past someone and be like, 'Wow, you took a shower this morning,… — Jensen Ackles
My father is an actor, so he brought me into his agency when I was young. It wasn't something I wanted to do until high… — Jensen Ackles
I took a gamble to exercise leadership without losing my feminine nature. — Michelle Bachelet
Literally, if we took away the minimum wage - if conceivably it was gone - we could potentially virtually wipe out unemployment completely because we… — Michele Bachmann
Hey, I took karate when I was 17 years old; I am dangerous. — Michele Bachmann
I never took a grant or borrowed a penny from anybody. It was partially because I didn't really know how to do that, but secondly,… — Bryan Adams
I don't sing melodically. Rhyme pattern is how I sing. I also write like a lyricist or an MC because that's what I was before… — Erykah Badu
American foreign policy had still not recovered from its victory over communism when George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice took over at the White House… — Russell Baker
I saw some musicals at dinner theaters where I grew up. But I didn't go to a big theater to see one until probably after… — Amy Adams
'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came… — Christian Bale
Stand-up came out of three things. Frustration, necessity and arrogance. I didn't have a great career ahead of me in anything. Someone literally said to… — Eric Bana
Because I came out as a singer, I took the time to get an acting coach. — Aaliyah
God himself took this human flesh upon him. — William Barclay
For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure… — James M. Barrie
I remember vividly seeing 'Tarzan' and Fred Astaire, the Chaplin films, Fred Astaire musicals, MGM, because of my mother. She was just interested in everything… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
Sometimes things in life take a few years to digest, and they find their way into the work later on. Sometimes I'm writing about things… — Beck

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