Quotes 101 till 120 of 210.
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Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership.
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Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.
Themes and Variations (1950). -
Most of the time, I'm here in Michigan and I'm taking out the garbage every Monday.
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Most people wander through life, carelessly taking whatever risk crosses their paths without compensation, but never consciously accepting extra risk to pick up the money and other good things lying all around them.
The Poker Face of Wall Street (2006) Ch. 3 -
Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.
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My engineer dad is where my technical acumen comes from. I remember him taking me to the factories to see how what works. Often he used to open up his motorbike to fix things and I saw how the wheels worked. His car used to be open for dissection very regularly. All this taught me and inspired me to look beyond what I could see on the skin.
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My idea is to play with the people who you know want to get it right. Then it's fun and easy to record, and you can get down to details, like taking out cymbals so the verse doesn't dwarf the chorus, something like that.
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My turn of mind is so given to taking things in the absurd point of view, that it breaks out in spite of me every now and then.
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Necessity is the mother of taking chances.
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Neither creator nor critic can make himself universal by barely taking thought about it. He is what he lives. The measure of the creator is the amount of life he puts Into his work. The measure of the critic is the amount of life he finds there.
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Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only those who keep their eye fixed on the far horizon will find their right road.
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No one can give us power. If we aren’t part of the process of taking it, we won’t be strong enough to use it.
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Nobody ever lost money taking a profit.
Bernard M. Baruch
American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965) -
Nothing good comes in life or athletics unless a lot of hard work has preceded the effort. Only temporary success is achieved by taking short cuts.
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Objectivity requires taking subjectivity into account.
What Can She Know? Feminist Theory and the Construction of Knowledge p. 31 -
Oh who is that young sinner with the handcuffs on his wrists?
And what has he been after that they groan and shake their fists?
And wherefore is he wearing such a conscience-stricken air?
Oh they're taking him to prison for the colour of his hair.Additional Poems (1937) No. 18, st. 1 -
One of the reasons I wanted to do a show about Nashville in Nashville was because when I lived here, the hardest thing to go out and hear was country music. Country was taking place inside the studio and it was an export.
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Our lives today are not conducted in linear terms. They are much more quantified; a stream of random events is taking place.
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Part of growing up is just taking what you learn from that and moving on and not taking it to heart.
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