A good question is never answered.
It is not a bolt to be tightened into place
but a seed to be planted and to bear more seed
toward the hope of greening the landscape of idea.
- John Ciardi
Alas! how little does the memory
of these human inhabitants
enhance the beauty of the landscape.
- Henry David Thoreau
The voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes
but in having new eyes.
- Marcel Proust
I take the helm on my life voyage.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The final lesson a writer learns is that
everything can nourish the writer.
The dictionary, a new word, a voyage, an encounter,
a talk on the street, a book, a phrase learned.
- Anais Nin
Half the world is composed of idiots,
the other half, of people clever enough
to take indecent advantage of them.
- Walter Kerr
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
- Edgar Bergen
(Groom), take (Bride)'s hand and place your hand over hers.
Now, remember this moment and cherish it...
because this will be the last time you ever have the upper hand.
- Anonymous
After fifteen minutes I wanted to marry her,
and after half an hour
I completely gave up the idea of stealing her purse.
- the movie Take the Money and Run (1969)
Some husbands are living proof that a woman can take a joke.
- Anonymous
In those days he was wiser than he is now;
he used to frequently take my advice.
- Winston Churchill
TEAMWORK...means never having to take all the blame yourself.
- Anonymous
Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write.
Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.
- Thomas Jefferson
He who can take advice is sometimes superior
to him who can give it.
- Erica Jong
Take time to play!
Ask for what you want.
Laugh.
Live loudly.
Be avid.
Learn a new thing.
Be Yourself!
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Take care of the sense
and the sounds will take care of themselves.
- Lewis Carroll
Oh, you weak, beautiful people
who give up with such grace.
What you need is someone to take hold of you -
gently, with love, and hand your life back to you.
- Tennessee Williams
Do not take life too seriously.
You will never get out of it alive.
- Elbert Hubbard
There are two kinds of people,
those who do the work,
and those who take the credit.
Try to be in the first group;
there is less competition there.
- Indira Gandhi
If you come to a fork in the road, take it.
- Yogi Berra
Don't Take Anything Personally.
Nothing others do is because of you.
- Miguel Angel Ruiz (don Miguel Ruiz)
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens?
A terrible thing: no one to blame.
- Erica Jong
Standing in the inspiring vision of my future,
I boldly take every step - large and small -
with courage and intent.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.
- Gilbert (G. K.) Chesterton
Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
or the handle of faith.
- Henry Ward Beecher
I Act with Bold Courage:
Standing in the inspiring vision of my future,
I boldly take every step -
large and small - with courage and intent.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Capitalism tries for a delicate balance:
It attempts to work things out so that
everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from
getting violent and trying to take other people's stuff.
- George Carlin
If you don't know where you're going,
any road will take you there.
- Lewis Carroll
(Alice in Wonderland)
Could a greater miracle take place
than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
- Henry David Thoreau
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy;
if you lose, you will be wise.
- Anonymous
Never say goodbye when you still want to try,
never give up when you still feel you can't take it.
Never say you don't love the person anymore
when you can't let go.
- Anonymous
Life is all in the perspective we take on it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.
- Alfred Adler
Persevere in moving toward highly worthwhile but difficult goals.
In smaller issues, take an easier course.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A man too busy to take care of his health is like
a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.
- Spanish Proverb
To travel is to take a journey into yourself.
- Danny Kaye
During the first period of a man's life
the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
- Soren Kierkegaard
We take refuge in pride,
because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
- Kakuzo Okakura
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away.
- Anonymous
With courage, you will dare to take risks,
have the strength to be compassionate,
and the wisdom to be humble.
Courage is the foundation of integrity.
- Keshavan Nair
People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness.
Just because they're not on your road
doesn't mean they've gotten lost.
- H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
If all misfortunes were laid in one common heap
whence everyone must take an equal portion,
most people would be contented to take their own and depart.
- Socrates
Take the initiative - don't wait for life to come to you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
"Sometimes," said Pooh, "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
- A. A. Milne (Winnie-The-Pooh)
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
- Robert Browning
Choose Inner Peace.
Nothing is worth losing your inner peace.
Take action as circumstances require,
but never surrender your inner peace.
Stop. Breathe deeply.
Close your eyes and breathe deeply again.
Then, and only then, take action -
from a peaceful heart.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear
to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.
- Sylvester Stallone
Logic will get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you everywhere.
- Albert Einstein
The biggest adventure you can take is
to live the life of your dreams.
- Oprah Winfrey
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated;
you can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.
- David Lloyd George
If we want to direct our lives,
we must take control of our consistent actions.
It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives,
but what we do consistently.
- Anthony Robbins
Take a deep breath and do the difficult thing first.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Take a chance! All life is a chance.
The man who goes farthest is generally
the one who is willing to do and dare.
- Dale Carnegie
Take charge of your life!
You are responsible to yourself - not to others.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Live your life, do your work, then take your hat.
- Henry David Thoreau
No matter what happens, someone will find a way
to take it too seriously.
- Dave Barry
Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a FALL!
- the movie Karate Kid
Relax. Take a day off.
Go for a long silent walk in the woods.
The world will still be there tomorrow -
as good and as bad as ever.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Take Action - Now.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
CHOOSE your future, and take ACTION -
be the hammer, not the nail.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
The less I take the difficulties of my life as personal affront,
and the more I use them as an opportunity to learn and grow...
the easier I sleep at night.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
The way of success:
Visualize the end result,
Plan, Take action, Persevere,
Re-plan, Take action, Persevere.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
If a man empties his purse into his head,
no man can take it away from him.
An investment in knowledge always pays the best interest.
- Benjamin Franklin
All free men, wherever they may live, are citizens of Berlin.
And therefore, as a free man, I take pride
in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
- John F. Kennedy
If we take the generally accepted definition of bravery
as a quality which knows no fear, I have never seen a brave man.
All men are frightened. The more intelligent they are,
the more they are frightened.
- George S. Patton
Take time to contemplate -
away from the opinions and influence of others -
what you really want
and what you believe to be important in your life.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Anyone who doesn't take truth seriously in small matters
cannot be trusted in large ones either.
- Albert Einstein
We are all different - and we are all one.
Take time to understand, and to appreciate.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
People are not disturbed by things,
but by the view they take of them.
- Epictetus
It's not what you take when
you leave this world behind you.
It's what you leave behind you when you go.
- Randy Travis
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- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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