“ 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. ”
- Margaret Fontey- Copy
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“ What kind of man would live where there is no daring? I don't believe in taking foolish chances but nothing can be accomplished without taking any chance at all. ”
- Charles Lindbergh- Copy
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“ Yes, risk taking is inherently failure-prone. Otherwise it would be called sure-thing taking. ”
- Tim McMahon- Copy
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“ Taking charge of your own learning is a part of taking charge of your life, which is the sine qua non in becoming an integrated person. ”
- Warren Bennis- Copy
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“ The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners. ”
- Florence King- Copy
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“ Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes. ”
- Mickey Mouse- Copy
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“ The prospect of a long day at the beach makes me panic. There is no harder work I can think of than taking myself off to somewhere pleasant, where I am forced to stay for hours and 'have fun'. ”
- Phillip Lopate- Copy
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“ Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted. ”
- Aldous Huxley- Copy
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“ I don't like the sound of all those lists he's making - it's like taking too many notes at school; you feel you've achieved something when you haven't. ”
- Dodie Smith- Copy
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“ Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need. ”
- Kahlil Gibran- Copy
- 1.9K
“ Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process. ”
- Harold Sydney Geneen- Copy
- 1.5K
“ Vacation is what you take when you can't take what you've been taking any longer. ”
- The Lion- Copy
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“ 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… ”
- Isaac Asimov- Copy
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“ The most common of all antagonisms arises from a man's taking a seat beside you on the train, a seat to which he is completely entitled. ”
- Robert Benchley- Copy
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“ We are a kind of Chameleons, taking our hue - the hue of our moral character, from those who are about us. ”
- John Locke- Copy
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“ Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head. ”
- Carlo Brumat- Copy
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“ Babies don't need fathers, but mothers do. Someone who is taking care of a baby needs to be taken care of. ”
- Amy Heckerling- Copy
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“ GENEROUS, adj. Originally this word meant noble by birth and was rightly applied to a great multitude of persons. It now means noble by nature and is taking a bit of a rest. ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
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“ The art of government consists in taking as much money as possible from one class of the citizens to give to the other. ”
- Voltaire- Copy
- 2K
“ Lawer: one who protects us against robbery by taking away the temptation. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
- 1.2K
“ The cosmos is a gigantic flywheel making 10,000 revolutions per minute. Man is a sick fly taking a dizzy ride on it. ”
- H. L. Mencken- Copy
- 1.1K
“ While you are away, movie stars are taking your women. Robert Redford is dating your girlfriend, Tom Selleck is kissing your lady, Bart Simpson is making love to your wife. ”
- Baghdad Betty- Copy
- 1.5K
“ I hope that while so many people are out smelling the flowers, someone is taking the time to plant some. ”
- Herbert Rappaport- Copy
- 2.5K
“ The only time you ever run out of chances is when you stop taking them. ”
- Patty Labelle- Copy
- 1.6K
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