Quotes with take-no-prisoners

Quotes 781 till 800 of 1268.

  • Alexander Haig Sooner or later something had to give. But President Bush, faced with the unprecedented affront of 9-11, could not wait to take action. So he had to do what we were capable of doing, and he did it brilliantly.
    Alexander Haig
    American politician (1924 - 2010)
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  • Annie Dillard Spend the afternoon. You can't take it with you.
    Annie Dillard
    American author (1945 - )
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  • Ouida Sport inevitably creates deadness of feeling. No one could take pleasure in it who was sensitive to suffering; and therefore its pursuit by women is much more to be regretted than its pursuit by men, because women pursue much more violently and recklessly what they pursue at all.
    Ouida
    English novelist, pseudonym of Maria Louise Ramé (1839 - 1908)
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  • Brunello Cucinelli St. Benedict said to take care of your mind, body and soul. I swim for an hour every morning, do 15 minutes of Tibetan stretching and breathing exercises, and play soccer with friends four or more nights a week.
    Brunello Cucinelli
    Italian designer and businessman
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  • Robert Collier Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service.
    Robert Collier
    American author
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  • Richard Lovelace Stone walls do not a prison make nor iron bars a cage; minds innocent and quiet take that for an hermitage.
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  • Ban Ki-moon Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take pains to claim, 'This is an investment.' Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Barbara Walters Success can make you go one of two ways. It can make you a prima donna, or it can smooth the edges, take away the insecurities, let the nice things come out.
    Barbara Walters
    American journalist and author (1929 - )
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  • Anthony Robbins 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?
    Anthony Robbins
    American author, entrepreneur, philanthropist and life coach (1960 - )
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  • Samuel Butler Such as take lodgings in a head that's to be let unfurnished.
    Samuel Butler
    English poet (1835 - 1902)
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  • Billy Ocean Suddenly life has new meaning to me, there's beauty up above and things we never take notice of, you wake up suddenly you're in love.
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  • Emily Dickinson Surgeons must be very careful. When they take the knife!, underneath their fine incisions, stirs the Culprit - Life!
    Emily Dickinson
    American poet (1830 - 1886)
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  • William Shakespeare t is the curse of kings to be attended. By slaves that take their humours for a warrant
    King John IV, 2
    William Shakespeare
    English playwright and poet (1564 - 1616)
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  • Dale Carnegie Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes the furthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The “sure thing” boat never gets far from shore.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • Jean Cocteau Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the same effect of youth and freshness and originality and spontaneity as it did originally, and you have done a poet's job. The rest is literature.
    Jean Cocteau
    French writer (1889 - 1963)
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  • Oliver Goldsmith Take a dollar from a thousand and it will be a thousand no more.
    Oliver Goldsmith
    Irish writer and poet (1728 - 1774)
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  • Kirk Kirkpatrick Take a lesson from the mosquito. She never waits for an opening - she makes one.
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  • Frederick Frieseke Take a look at your natural river. What are you? Stop playing games with yourself. Where's your river going? Are you riding with it? Or are you rowing against it? Don't you see that there is no effort if you're riding with your river?
    Frederick Frieseke
    American-born French painter (1874 - 1939)
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  • Oliver Wendell Holmes Take a music bath once or twice a week for a few seasons, and you will find that it is to the soul what the water-bath is to the body.
    Oliver Wendell Holmes
    American writer and poet (1809 - 1894)
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  • Les Brown Take action in order to move toward your goals.
    Les Brown
    American motivational speaker, author and radio DJ (1945 - )
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