Taking Quotes

Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another. (Anatole France)
Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously. View quote
G. K. Chesterton
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. View quote
Kahlil Gibran
When she raises her eyelids it's as if she were taking off all her clothes. View quote
Colette
A man can live and be healthy without killing animals for food; therefore, if he eats meat, he participates in taking animal life merely for the sake of his appetite. And to act so is immoral. View quote
Leo Tolstoy
The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself, but in so doing, he identifies himself with people - that is, people everywhere, not for the purpose of taking them apart, but simply revealing their true nature. View quote
James Thurber
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. View quote
Dag Hammarskjöld
Poetry is a way of taking life by the throat. View quote
Robert Frost
Power can be taken, but not given. The process of the taking is empowerment in itself. View quote
Gloria Steinem
All of us have moments in out lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them. View quote
Erma Bombeck
It is better to be making the news than taking it. (Winston Churchill)
Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. View quote
Aldous Huxley
A philosopher who is not taking part in discussions is like a boxer who never goes into the ring. View quote
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Accordingly, globalization is not only something that will concern and threaten us in the future, but something that is taking place in the present and to which we must first open our eyes. View quote
Ulrich Beck
I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them. View quote
Thomas Jefferson
Being superficially different is the goal of so many of the products we see... rather than trying to innovate and genuinely taking the time, investing the resources and caring enough to try and make something better. View quote
Jonathan Ive
The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life. View quote
William Morris
The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous. View quote
Margot Fonteyn
Blasphemy has always seemed to require taking things very seriously. View quote
Donna Haraway
No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be. View quote
Isaac Asimov
Watching television is like taking black spray paint to your third eye. (Bill Hicks)
By taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy But in passing over it, he is superior. View quote
Francis Bacon
I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo. View quote
Nicole Kidman
Once you get a spice in your home, you have it forever. Women never throw out spices. The Egyptians were buried with their spices. I know which one I'm taking with me when I go. View quote
Erma Bombeck
I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules. View quote
Michelangelo Antonioni