Granted Quotes

Nothing taken for granted; everything received with gratitude; everything passed on with grace.

The day I take either my body or my work for granted will be the day you hear that I've smashed every inch of myself to pieces.

Our present control of the sea is so absolute that it is sometimes taken for granted.

I never took the game for granted as far as not having to work on what I needed to do to accomplish all of the things that I wanted to accomplish.

It is very rarely granted even to Nature herself to produce anything absolutely perfect in every part.

To [man] it is granted to have whatever he chooses, to be whatever he wills.

Like winds and sunsets, wild things were taken for granted until progress began to do away with them

Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.

Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio.

And a democracy can't exist without free speech and the right to assemble. And that's what Americans tend to forget. And they're born into a culture where they take all of their freedoms for granted.

I invented my life by taking for granted that everything I did not like would have an opposite, which I would like.

Look closely and you will find that people are happy because they are grateful. The opposite of gratefulness is just taking everything for granted.

The transgender community deserves the dignity and respect that most people take for granted.

The thought of a happiness that comes from outside the person, brings him sadness. But the recognition in the value of one's will and the freedom granted by its uplifting, brings great joy.

God gives us the ugliness so we don't take the beautiful things in life for granted.

You must study to be frank with the world: frankness is the child of honesty and courage. Say just what you mean to do on every occasion, and take it for granted that you mean to do right.

Don't take anything for granted, because tomorrow is not promised to any of us.

It is curious how people take it for granted that they have a right to preach at you and pray over you as soon as your income falls below a certain level.

This is the charged, the dangerous moment, when everything must be re-examined, must be made new, when nothing at all can be taken for granted.

The federal government is acknowledged by all to be one of enumerated powers. The principle, that it can exercise only the powers granted to it . . . is now universally admitted.

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.

Enlightenment, peace, and joy will not be granted by someone else. The well is within us, And if we dig deeply in the present moment, The water will spring forth.

Prayer is the greatest force that we can wield. It is the greatest talent which God has granted us. He has given it to every Christian.

...To the Dolphin alone, beyond all other, nature has granted what the best philosophers seek: friendship for no advantage

Great God of the Ants, thou hast granted victory to thy servants. I appoint thee honorary Colonel.

To educate yourself for the feeling of gratitude means to take nothing for granted.

Day by day we should weigh what we have granted to the spirit of the world against what we have denied to the spirit of Jesus, in thought and especially in deed.

It is not always granted to the sower to see the harvest.

Freedom, especially a woman's freedom, is a conquest to be made, not a gift to be received. It isn't granted. It must be taken.

It's all good when we making love, all I ask is don't take our love for granted, it's granted.

We are too involved in materialistic things, and they don't satisfy us. The loving relationships we have, the universe around us, we take these things for granted.

If I were granted omnipotence, and millions of years to experiment in, I should not think Man much to boast of as the final result of all my efforts.

Life is a gift. Never take it for granted.

Never give up and take nothing for granted in life.

Kuwait is our haven which God has given us, the home he granted us.. Kuwait is our origins and branches, security and resolution, protection and glory.. The past, present and future.

I'm not saving lives. I'm singing and I should go placidly and joyously through the whole thing and work hard and not take it for granted. It's great to have this gift.

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted.

Men are often miserable in relationships because they feel their partner takes them for granted, or shows him no appreciation for the things he gets right.

Personally, I find it romantic not to be with someone all the time; you don't get used to someone or take them for granted.

As long as we have practiced neither concentration nor mindfulness, the ego takes itself for granted and remains its usual normal size, as big as the people around one will allow.

It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.

What we take for granted might not be here for our children.

Roses by the head, jasmine at the feet so appear the longings that have passed without being satisfied, not one of them granted a night of sensual pleasure, or one of its radiant mornings.

The attraction of dating is that you don't take yes for granted - - you're fully engaged, there's seductiveness, tension.

After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.

Its always important to recognize your situation and not take it for granted.

Expressing yourself when he takes for granted doesn't work.

I want justice to be so pervasive that it will be taken for granted, just as injustice is taken for granted today.

The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted.

Teaching someone that doesn't know something forces you to think about almost every single aspect of it, including parts of it that you could sort of take for granted.