Taken Quotes

There is one possession that can never be taken away as long as you will not allow it to be taken, and that is your word.

I have written about 240 books and some short stories, too. It's taken me many years.

You see what a poor sinner I am, and how unworthy to possess what was given me; for that reason it has been taken away.

I think that submissiveness can [be] and is a formidable weapon, which women will use as long as it isn't taken from them.

The gentleman puts me in mind of an old hen which persists in setting after her eggs are taken away.

We are young, but We already know that in life's great game those who are most unhappy are those who haven't taken the risk to be happy. And I don't want to be one of those

The Miami Dolphins have to be taken seriously. Here's a team that seems to be jelling.

You can take of a man's money, but when it's all said and done, you've only taken his money.

in our culture, the professional, and largely white, middle class is taken as a social norm - a bland and neutral mainstream - from which every other group or class is ultimately a kind of deviation.

When I first started all this, it was mostly music fans that came along, Stones fans. But now, I'm being taken seriously. I've got highfalutin art collectors and everything!

Nurses are there when the last breath is taken and nurses are there when the first breath is taken. Although it is more enjoyable to celebrate the birth, it is just as important to comfort in death.

No form remains permanently in a substance; a constant change takes place, one form is taken off and another is put on.

Take away your opinion, and then there is taken away the complaint, 'I have been harmed.' Take away the complaint, 'I have been harmed,' and the harm is taken away.

The United States has lost her unique position as a leader in the progress of civilization and has taken up her place simply as one of the grasping and selfish nations of the present day.

I'm normally not at a loss of words but I am a little taken aback by what you're wearing; it's a little different.

We have taken a strategic decision to gather education activities under a single roof.

So you can't dance? Not at all? Not even one step? How can you say that you've taken any trouble to live when you won't even dance?

Romantic souvenirs had a way of attaching themselves to one when one wanted to move on, but they were not to be taken seriously.

Charge less, but charge. Otherwise, you will not be taken seriously, and you do your fellow artists no favours if you undercut the market.

Universal silence is taken to imply the consent of the people.

The fact is that woman was taken from a rib.

That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you.

The power of the Good has taken refuge in the nature of the Beautiful

The importance of writing in the breakdown of the bicameral voices is tremendously important. What had to be spoken is now silent and carved upon a stone to be taken in visually.

You don't need everyone to help you. You just need one touch of favor, and you will accomplish in a split second what could have taken your whole lifetime.

I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come.

I seldom think when I take a picture. My eyes and fingers react - click. But first, it's most important to decide on the angle at which your photograph is to be taken.

That's part of our policy, is not to be taken seriously because I think our opposition, whoever they may be in all their manifest forms, don't know how to handle humour.

I hated the company of other children. I wanted to be a grownup person, to be taken seriously. I hated the idea of childhood; I thought it was a moment of endless stupidity.

No man can put on the robes of Christ’s righteousness till he has taken off his own.

Millions of unnecessary photos are taken every day. People stand before the Pyramids and photograph them, when for three cents they could buy postcards which show them much better.

I'd like to be taken in charge of as an actor, not to be abandoned with asinine dialogue and meaningless actions or stereotyped characters. I'd like to feel like I'm in a character driven story.

I think I'm very conscientious of how precious life is and how quickly life can be taken away from you, especially at times when it can be least expected.

Words are as they are taken, and things are as they are used. There are even cursed blessings.

The imbalance between developed and underdeveloped countries - caused by the relationships of dependence - becomes more acute if the cultural point of view is taken into consideration.

Christmas is taken very seriously in this household. I believe in Father Christmas and there's no way I'd do anything to undermine that belief.

My life has been amazing. How many other ladies of 76 can say that the snapshot on their senior citizen's card was taken by Norman Parkinson?

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.

The simple fact is, offense is taken, not given.

That’s a pretty lame superhero name,” I told him. “Scooby-Doo is already taken,” he said with dignity. “Anything else sounds lame in comparison.

I'm not great at having my picture taken and I don't enjoy that side of it very much but I enjoy being with my friends and it's nice to have a reunion.

In the manger God loves you; through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.

As we start looking for the good, our focus automatically is taken off the bad.

Believe nothing a man tells you and everything he shows you"....(Taken from a farewell video from a dying father to his infant daughter on dating)

Hypotheses are only the pieces of scaffolding which are erected round a building during the course of construction, and which are taken away as soon as the edifice is completed.

My art is just an effort to express the truth of my being in gesture and movement. It has taken me long years to find even one absolutely true movement.

Since I was 16, I've felt a black cloud hangs over me. Since then, I have taken pills for depression.

Tartakower once wrote that after planting a Knight in the center you can go to sleep. This is not to be taken literally, of course, but it contains more than a germ of truth.

Having a little boy has taken me to a very deep place. I am starting to realize everything I ever worried about was such a waste of time.

I have taken roads that I wished I had not traveled on. And I'm traveling on some pretty exciting ones, too.