Took Quotes

5713 Took quotes by 3792 unique authors

Rock ’n roll is really swing with a modern name. It began on the levees and plantations, took in folk songs, and features blues and… — Alan Freed
The American Negro must rebuild his past in order to make his future. Though it is orthodox to think of America as the one country… — Arturo Alfonso Schomburg
Looking back over sixty-odd years, life is like a piece of string with knots in it, the knots being those moments that live in the… — George MacDonald Fraser
One could safely say that David Lifton took folly to an unprecedented level. And considering the monumental foolishness of his colleagues in the conspiracy community,… — Vincent Bugliosi
I don't roam around with a camera and never did. I took pictures in spurts, for my books, for some assignments or on special occasions.… — William Klein
I was fortunate to be around a couple of coaches who took me under their wing and taught me how to train, how to work… — Kirk Ferentz
I was just getting out of a shootaround in Milwaukee when I found out. I took out my insoles (from my shoes) and I was… — Unknown Author
It took me a few years to realize that throwing harder wasn't always better. — Dennis Eckersley
It took a great deal of acceptance to come to terms with being an alcoholic but acceptance was the key to my sobriety... If I… — Dennis Eckersley
I'm starting on Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson show. So it's the equivalent of the Beatles' Love show they have, or the Elvis show. Which… — Wade Robson
It took me years, but letting go of religion has been the most profound wake up of my life. I feel I now look at… — Julia Sweeney
Sometimes I write quickly, sometimes I spend several weeks on a single poem. I would really love for readers not to be able to guess… — Wislawa Szymborska
I wanted to find out if we went to the NFL and really took care of guys, really cared about each and every individual, what… — Pete Carroll
One fan asked me to sign their sock -laughs- that was crazy. They just took off their shoe and handed me their sock and asked… — Miranda Cosgrove
Every time you drink an inferior bottle, it is as if you took a fine bottle and smashed it against a wall. You can't get that… — Len Evans
I can't believe so much media attention is being paid to Fernando Torres and his loss of form, when the answer is staring us all… — Pepe Reina
I followed my wanderlust. It bruised me sometimes, and took me to all kinds of highs. Now that my thirst is slaked, I get to… — Elisabeth Eaves
I took a sheet of paper, divided it into debt and credit columns on the arguments for and against God and immortality. On Christmas Eve… — Joseph McCabe
I was chomping at the bit to get my career started - so after I took all the theater courses at Brooklyn College I enrolled… — Didi
It's a good thing I stayed in Cincinnati for four years -- It took me that long to learn how to spell it. — Rocky Bridges
I never took a lesson until I was 20, and I'm glad I had those years living the life of a normal person. I don't… — Glenn Tipton
You have to get to know your voice and its strengths and play on those. It took me quite a long time. — Glenn Tipton
I took lots of photographs and had planned to write a treatise on how it worked, but I quickly got bored with that idea and… — Kit Williams
As for acting, I took drama lessons when I was in high school. — Megan Gallagher
I feel like after Money in the Bank in Phoenix, I almost took a nose dive, career-wise. I couldn't get the reigns on it, but… — Bret Hart

Who Wrote These Took Quotes

3,792 authors contributed a total of 5,713 Took Quotes, led by these top contributors: