You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own.
Back then, as a teenager, I kept thinking, why don’t the adults around here just say something? Say it so they know we don’t accept segregation? I knew then and I know now that, when it comes to justice, there’s no easy way to get it. You can’t sugarcoat it. You have to take a stand and say, ‘This is not right.’
If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic – being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago.
If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap whence everyone must take an equal portion, most people would be contented to take their own and depart.
At the end of your life, it’s friendships, emotions and thoughts that you take with you, rather than what’s in your bank account. So, even though people don’t have a lot here, they are a lot richer in many ways and we can learn from that.
I’m simply an accident. Why take it all so seriously?
Living is like tearing through a museum. Not until later do you really start absorbing what you saw, thinking about it, looking it up in a book, and remembering – because you can’t take it in all at once.
When you don’t take a stand against corruption you tacitly support it.
I take things like honor and loyalty seriously. It’s more important to me than any materialistic thing or any fame I could have.
You can say a lot of things about me, but you can never say I don’t take risks.
We have to know how to eat right, train right, and take the right over-the-counter supplements.
Even when you have doubts, take that step. Take chances. Mistakes are never a failure – they can be turned into wisdom.
The IRS! They’re like the Mafia, they can take anything they want!
Just celebrate who you are and be happy with you are. Take all the ups and downs together, as you’re only human.
You see, in life, lots of people know what to do, but few people actually do what they know. Knowing is not enough! You must take action.
I love the winning, I can take the losing, but most of all I Love to play.
Successful people have a social responsibility to make the world a better place and not just take from it.
Take care of the sense and the sounds will take care of themselves.
We don’t receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
Film editing is now something almost everyone can do at a simple level and enjoy it, but to take it to a higher level requires the same dedication and persistence that any art form does.
In chess you try to do your best, but there are instances where you make mistakes or you try and take risks that you shouldn’t. And I think losing games is a good thing, because you learn more from when you lose than when you win.
Success comes from taking the initiative and following up… persisting… eloquently expressing the depth of your love. What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life?
I know all I really wanna do is get money and take care of my family.
All of us, at certain moments of our lives, need to take advice and to receive help from other people.
Whenever I start feeling too arrogant about myself, I always take a trip to the U.S. The immigration guys kick the star out of my stardom.
During a negotiation, it would be wise not to take anything personally. If you leave personalities out of it, you will be able to see opportunities more objectively.
There’s nobody that’s ever really been able to take care of me. Johnny did for a bit. I believed what he said. Like if I said, ‘What do I do?’ he’d tell me. And that’s what I missed when I left. I really lost that gauge of somebody I could trust.
We must look for ways to be an active force in our own lives. We must take charge of our own destinies, design a life of substance and truly begin to live our dreams.
A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.
A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.
The challenge that so many people have is not knowing how to take that first step of reaching out to another person for help.
Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There’s nothing to do but to stand there and take it.
I tell a student that the most important class you can take is technique. A great chef is first a great technician. ‘If you are a jeweler, or a surgeon or a cook, you have to know the trade in your hand. You have to learn the process. You learn it through endless repetition until it belongs to you.
A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss… That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world’s strongest economy.
Beliefs have the power to create and the power to destroy. Human beings have the awesome ability to take any experience of their lives and create a meaning that disempowers them or one that can literally save their lives.
Only government can take perfectly good paper, cover it with perfectly good ink and make the combination worthless.
Stay focused and stay determined. Don’t look to anyone else to be your determination – have self-determination. It will take you very far.
A tailor is a person’s best friend as far as I’m concerned, because you can take things that fit OK or look OK, and if you get them tailored, they can be fabulous.
Oh, how I regret not having worn a bikini for the entire year I was 26. If anyone young is reading this, go, right this minute, put on a bikini, and don’t take it off until you’re 34.
Do the best you can, and don’t take life too serious.
When I was about 12 years old back in Houston, my Dad used to take us to the driving range.
I take the sexy girl parts and try to give them something else and make them a character.
Despise the enemy strategically, but take him seriously tactically.
When we meet real tragedy in life, we can react in two ways – either by losing hope and falling into self-destructive habits, or by using the challenge to find our inner strength. Thanks to the teachings of Buddha, I have been able to take this second way.
Each time we cooperate with God, we take one more giant step forward. Because when God asks us to change, it means that He always has something better to give us – more freedom, greater joy, and greater blessings.
I’ve found that luck is quite predictable. If you want more luck, take more chances. Be more active. Show up more often.
The most important thing you learn as a sports photographer is anticipation – not where the action is taking place, but where it’s going to take place. Not where the subject is now, but where they’re going to be.
Women live lives of continual apology. They are born and raised to take the blame for other people’s behavior. If they are treated without respect, they tell themselves that they have failed to earn respect. If their husbands do not fancy them, it is because they are unattractive.
It is we the workers who built these palaces and cities here in Spain and in America and everywhere. We, the workers, can build others to take their place. And better ones! We are not in the least afraid of ruins.
Keep only those things that speak to your heart. Then take the plunge and discard all the rest. By doing this, you can reset your life and embark on a new lifestyle.
You don’t pay taxes – they take taxes.
Forgiveness is not a feeling – it’s a decision we make because we want to do what’s right before God. It’s a quality decision that won’t be easy and it may take time to get through the process, depending on the severity of the offense.
What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.
Enable every woman who can work to take her place on the labour front, under the principle of equal pay for equal work.
You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.
You learn a lot when you’re barefoot. The first thing is every step you take is different.
Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I’ve never tried.
You take wins where you can get them because they’re not easy to come by. You win at the major-league level, and you’ve done something.
I still find each day too short for all the thoughts I want to think, all the walks I want to take, all the books I want to read, and all the friends I want to see.
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our mental health, and our success, that we take control.
I knew I wanted to do music, but leaving such a successful career one would think I’d kind of shot myself in the foot. I knew I made the right decision, and at the end of the day it’s up to me to get where I want to go, but it’s a lot to take on.
