Quotes about taken
taken imagination alternatives
The true function of logic ... as applied to matters of experience ... is analytic rather than constructive; taken a priori, it shows the possibility of hitherto unsuspected alternatives more often than the impossibility of alternatives which seemed prima facie possible. Thus, while it liberates imagination as to what the world may be, it refuses to legislate as to what the world is Bertrand Russell
taken kids stories
I've heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken out of them. Cass Elliot
taken diversity childhood
Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life. Carre Otis
taken space long
He had been alone in the world and empty for so long. But she filled him full, and so he believed everything that had been taken out of him might have been for a purpose. To clear space for something better. Charles Frazier
taken writing class
I had never taken creative writing classes. Hadn't even considered it.
taken law president
Whether it's a sitting president when I was an impeachment manager, or a Republican president who has taken liberties with adherence to the law, to me the standard is the same. Bob Barr
taken men years
Most of the men and women who vote in Congress each year to continue subsidies have taken campaign donations from big energy companies. Bill McKibben
taken awards video
Did you see Britney Spears at the Video Music Awards? I don't want to say that that performance was a disaster, but after the show, I saw Rudy Giuliani having his picture taken standing on her. Bill Maher
taken heart forgiving
When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken. Bernard of Clairvaux
taken drug relief
Practically everything from hairstyles to lifestyles is endorsed as some sort of drug to be taken Now for Instant Relief. Benjamin Hoff
taken wind forever
The winds that sometimes take something we love, are the same that bring us something we learn to love. Therefore we should not cry about something that was taken from us, but, yes, love what we have been given. Because what is really ours is never gone forever. Bob Marley
taken artist talking
Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development. I assume they're either homages or satiric riffs, and are not intended to be taken too seriously as works in their own right. Otherwise I should be talking to a copyright lawyer. Bill Watterson
taken media hands
Obviously the role of comics is changing very fast. On the one hand, comics are widely accepted and taken seriously. On the other hand, the mass media is disintegrating, and audiences are atomizing. I suspect comics will have less widespread cultural impact and make a lot less money.
taken museums drawing
If you're a painter, it's simply taken for granted that you'll spend a lot of time in museums studying great paintings, but if you're a cartoonist, it used to be very hard to see an original cartoon drawing.
taken thinking issues
I think Al Gore has done a great service in making global warming cool. He's basically taken it from a nerdy, almost ignored issue to making it what it is - namely, a problem. Bjorn Lomborg
taken wrestling numbers
The cutthroat part of it is that professional wrestling has no union. There are a number of people that are taken advantage of on a daily basis. Bill Goldberg
taken organization clothes
I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes ... Money has no utility to me beyond a certain point. Its utility is entirely in building an organization and getting the resources out to the poorest in the world. Bill Gates
taken media organization
The media and even, to some degree, leaders of women's organizations don't understand that the women's movement is an absolute part of society now. It is in the consciousness, it is taken for granted. It is part of the way women look at themselves, and women are looked at. Betty Friedan
taken ideas people
If people had understood how patents would be granted when most of today's ideas were invented, and had taken out patents, the industry would be at a complete standstill today.
taken guy machines
Security guys break the Mac every single day. Every single day, they come out with a total exploit; your machine can be taken over totally.
taken clothes care
I'm certainly well taken care of in terms of food and clothes.
taken priorities example
Sometimes we do get taken by surprise. For example, when the Internet came along, we had it as a fifth or sixth priority. It wasn't like somebody told me about it and I said, "I don't know how to spell that." I said, "Yeah, I've got that on my list, so I'm okay." But there came a point when we realized it was happening faster and was a much deeper phenomenon than had been recognized in our strategy.
taken games two
Four turnovers. Two assists. I told him he'd have the game ball if he had taken care of the ball a little bit better. Bo Ryan
taken thinking laughing
I wanted to be a comedian, I wanted people to laugh at what I was saying, not to be staring at my boobs or wearing a skirt and show off my ... I just didn't think that that was the best way to get taken seriously in that world. Chelsea Handler
taken boys opportunity
Boy George has been charged with falsely imprisoning a man who'd gone to his apartment to pose for photographs. Going to Boy George's house to get your picture taken is like going to David Copperfield's island for a radio opportunity.
taken destiny hands
I've taken my destiny into my own hands and I'm in a happy place. Charlie Simpson
taken rocks rock-and-roll
Rock and roll has probably given more than it's taken. Charlie Watts
taken fans performers
Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously. Charley Pride
taken kingdoms causes
Geology is the science which investigates the successive changes that have taken place in the organic and inorganic kingdoms of nature; it enquires into the causes of these changes, and the influence which they have exerted in modifying the surface and external structure of our planet. Charles Lyell
taken morality evidence
Post-Watergate morality, by which anything left private is taken as presumptive evidence of wrongdoing. Charles Krauthammer
taken fists paper
I felt the crumpled paper that had taken the place of my lungs expand as if released from a fist. Aimee Bender
taken wonderful tricks
Life has played some funny tricks on me and taken me on a wild ride. How did I ever get into this wonderful mess that is my life? Bo Derek
taken heart long
If you're callin' 'bout my heart, it's still yours / I should've listened to it a little more / Then it wouldn't have taken me so long / To know where I belong Blake Shelton