Took Quotes

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It did not take long after the rise of the commercial printing press before someone figured out that erotic novels were a good idea. ...… — Clay Shirky
All of the great Disney works took works that were in the public domain and remixed them. — Lawrence Lessig
You must have seen great changes since you were a young man," said Winston tentatively. The old man's pale blue eyes moved from the darts… — George Orwell
The highest result of education is tolerance. Long ago men fought and died for their faith; but it took ages to teach them the other… — Helen Keller
Carl took on the military-industrial complex. He campaigned around the world for an end to the production of weapons of mass destruction. To him it… — Ann Druyan
Now both my films have been number one at the Australian box office and it took about two years just to get the finance for… — Yahoo Serious
Before I was a Discordian, I took life much too seriously. When you take life too seriously you start to wonder what the point of… — Kerry Thornley
Eisenhower had run the Army; he knew all the ways decision making can go off the rails, and insisted on collective debate precisely to prevent… — Nancy Gibbs
Our job is to get on the road and win one game now. It's a great position to be in. We were lucky to get… — Martin Brodeur
Somebody scoffed, Oh, you'll never to that - At least no one ever has done it; But he took off his coat and he took… — Edgar Guest
In my teens I saw the world in only black and white. Now I know that most things exist in a certain gray area. Though… — Sophia Amoruso
My grandparents knew it was important that I understood Christianity and the Bible. But they never took me to church; they sent me to church. — Lee Greenwood
People look at black pride in America and sport's impact on it. In the major cities it took off the first time Jackie Robinson stole… — Jerry Izenberg
The plane took off at 8:10 in the morning - or that's when it was scheduled to take off. And that's when I believe it… — Ted Olson
Twice in his life Eugene Victor Debs took the long leap to the Ultima Thule of prison, passing beyond the realm of the acceptable into… — Marguerite Young
Buffett's methodology was straightforward, and in that sense 'simple.' It was not simple in the sense of being easy to execute. Valuing companies such as… — Roger Lowenstein
As an avid photographer, I also took advantage of the latest technology in photography - digital photography - to post photos on my website on… — Tipper Gore
Hominid and human evolution took place over millions and not billions of years, but with the emergence of language there was a further acceleration of… — William Irwin Thompson
You became a reader because you saw and heard someone you admired enjoying the experience, someone led you to the world of books even before… — Jim Trelease
Fine food is poison. It can be as bitter as antimony and bitter almonds and as repulsive as swallowing live toads. Like the poison the… — Lisa St. Aubin de TerÃ¡n
Our need is so desperate an idea, a thing, a law can't help us. It took one thing, the gift of gifts, God in the… — Paul David Tripp
The summer following the winter that my mother took off into something called Women's Land for what I could only guess would be all eternity,… — Bennett Madison
The extent of his influence across jazz, across American music, and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one of the few… — Stanley Crouch
I did get a very fine education, and not just in science. It took some pressure on the part of my elders to convince me… — Joshua Lederberg
Being on the cover of a magazine with my son is the best thing ever. It took me 18 years to get my first cover,… — Cindy Margolis

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