Quotes with take-no-prisoners

Quotes 721 till 740 of 1268.

  • Bill Hybels Prayerless people cut themselves off from God's peace and from his prevailing power, and a common result is that they feel overwhelmed, overrun, beaten down, pushed around, and defeated by a world operating with a take-no-prisoners approach.
    Too Busy Not to Pray
    Bill Hybels
    American church figure and author (1951 - )
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  • Caroline Wozniacki Pretty hard to sweep me off my feet. It would have to take someone very special. You never know. I guess when you least expect it, it's going to come.
    Caroline Wozniacki
    Danish tennis player (1990 - )
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  • Michel Eyquem De Montaigne Princes give me sufficiently if they take nothing from me, and do me much good if they do me no hurt; it is all I require of them.
    Michel Eyquem De Montaigne
    French essayist and philosopher (1533 - 1592)
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  • Bruce Forsyth Puerto Rico is one of those places you can be as quiet or as crazy as you want, because there's so much nightlife. I have to take the craziness carefully.
    Bruce Forsyth
    British presenter, actor, comedian, singer, dancer and screenwriter (1928 - 2017)
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  • Abraham Lincoln Quarrel not at all. No man resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention. Still less can he afford to take all the consequences, including the vitiating of his temper and loss of self control. Yield larger things to which you can show no more than equal right; and yield lesser ones, though clearly your own. Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ben Carson Quite frankly, having an uninformed populace works extremely well, particularly when you have a media that doesn't understand its responsibility and feels more like it's an arm of a political party. They can really take advantage of an uninformed populace.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Ruth Benedict Racism is an ism to which everyone in the world today is exposed; for or against, we must take sides. And the history of the future will differ according to the decision which we make.
    Ruth Benedict
    American anthropologist and folklorist (1887 - 1948)
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  • Francis Bacon Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Barbara Sher Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze.
    Barbara Sher
    American speaker, lifestyle coach, and author (1935 - 2020)
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  • Brit Morin Really take the time to focus on finding your voice and making sure that whatever you're creating is of high quality and is useful for people in their everyday lives.
    Brit Morin
    American entrepreneur (1985 - )
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  • Barbara Corcoran Refinancing your mortgage usually makes sense if you can lower your interest rate by at least two points. But the most important question to ask yourself is, how long will it take you to break even?
    Barbara Corcoran
    American businesswoman, investor, speaker and consultant (1949 - )
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  • John Galsworthy Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.
    John Galsworthy
    British writer, playwright (1867 - 1933)
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  • Davy Crockett Remember that a government big enough to give you everything you want is also big enough to take away everything you have.
    Davy Crockett
    American folk hero, soldier, and politician (1786 - 1836)
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  • Beau Willimon Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far more interested in that than I am in any sort of likeability.
    Beau Willimon
    American playwright and screenwriter (1977 - )
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  • Bruce Springsteen Roll down the window and let the wind blow back your hair.
    Well the night's busting open, these two lanes will take us anywhere.
    We've got one last chance to make it real, to trade in these wings on some wheels.
    Climb in back, heaven's waiting down on the tracks.
    Born To Run (1975) Thunder Road
    Bruce Springsteen
    American singer-songwriter (1949 - )
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  • Brigitte Bardot Romania will not be able to evolve if it continues to take cruel decisions against sensitive creatures, which are under the protection of European law.
    Brigitte Bardot
    French fashion model, singer and actress (1934 - )
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  • Robert A. Cook Say and do something positive that will help the situation; it doesn't take any brains to complain.
    Robert A. Cook
    American Christian author, radio broadcaster, and pastor (1912 - 1991)
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  • John Updike School is where you go between when your parents can't take you, and industry can't take you.
    John Updike
    American writer and criticus (1932 - 2009)
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  • Andy Hertzfeld Scotty heard that I was thinking about quitting Apple because of his actions, so he called me into his office and asked what it would take for me to stay? I said, maybe if I could work on the Mac project, which Steve had just taken over from Jef Raskin.
    Andy Hertzfeld
    American software engineer and innovator (1953 - )
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  • Harry Browne Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
    Harry Browne
    American financial adviser and writer (1933 - 2006)
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