The universe is full of magical things
patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
- Eden Phillpotts
Life is a constant oscillation
between the sharp horns of dilemmas.
- H. L. Mencken
The tongue like a sharp knife...
Kills without drawing blood.
- The Buddha
Prejudice is a two-edged sword.
Like the steel sort of sword, it's very sharp, very useful,
and very dangerous if not properly mastered.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Let me say this as clearly as I can:
No matter how sharp a grievance or how deep a hurt,
there is no justification for killing innocents.
- William J. Clinton
March on. Do not tarry. To go forward
is to move toward perfection.
March on, and fear not the thorns,
or the sharp stones on life's path.
- Khalil Gibran
Take time to sharpen the saw.
- Steven Covey
Sharpen your pencil as you create the story of your life.
Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view -
what is the highest and best use
of your talents, skills and abilities?
When you answer that,
seize the opportunity to sharpen those qualities
even more sharply by applying your focused effort.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Ask today as you consider the many choices in your view -
what is the highest and best use
of your talents, skills and abilities?
When you answer that, seize the opportunity
to sharpen those qualities even more sharply
by applying your focused effort.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
(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
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
Take time to play!
Ask for what you want.
Laugh.
Live loudly.
Be avid.
Learn a new thing.
Be Yourself!
- Mary Anne Radmacher
Persevere. Plan. Strategize. Focus. Breathe. Write.
Let go: relax. Forgive. All this failing: take a nap.
- Mary Anne Radmacher
In those days he was wiser than he is now;
he used to frequently take my advice.
- Winston Churchill
The way to silence religious disputes is to take no notice of them.
- Thomas Jefferson
Take care of the sense
and the sounds will take care of themselves.
- Lewis Carroll
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
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
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
TEAMWORK...means never having to take all the blame yourself.
- Anonymous
He who can take advice is sometimes superior
to him who can give it.
- Erica Jong
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)
Every tomorrow has two handles.
We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety
or the handle of faith.
- Henry Ward Beecher
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
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
Could a greater miracle take place
than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
- Henry David Thoreau
Angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly.
- Gilbert (G. K.) Chesterton
If you don't know where you're going,
any road will take you there.
- Lewis Carroll
(Alice in Wonderland)
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
During the first period of a man's life
the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
- Soren Kierkegaard
Life is all in the perspective we take on it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
CHOOSE your future, and take ACTION -
be the hammer, not the nail.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Take the initiative - don't wait for life to come to you.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
We take refuge in pride,
because we are afraid to tell the truth to ourselves.
- Kakuzo Okakura
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
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.
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
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
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions.
- Alfred Adler
To travel is to take a journey into yourself.
- Danny Kaye
Take Action - Now.
- 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
Take away love and our earth is a tomb.
- Robert Browning
No matter what happens, someone will find a way
to take it too seriously.
- Dave Barry
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
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
Take risks: if you win, you will be happy;
if you lose, you will be wise.
- Anonymous
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
Okay, here's your first lesson: how to take a FALL!
- the movie Karate Kid
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
Logic will get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you everywhere.
- Albert Einstein
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
The biggest adventure you can take is
to live the life of your dreams.
- Oprah Winfrey
I take rejection as someone blowing a bugle in my ear
to wake me up and get going, rather than retreat.
- Sylvester Stallone
Persevere in moving toward highly worthwhile but difficult goals.
In smaller issues, take an easier course.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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
"Sometimes," said Pooh, "the smallest things take up the most room in your heart."
- A. A. Milne (Winnie-The-Pooh)
Control thy passions lest they take vengeance upon thee.
- Epictetus
It is against everything we stand for to take a human life.
Making an exception to that code is a bleak thing.
- Sam, from Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer
When trouble arises and things look bad,
there is always one individual who perceives a solution
and is willing to take command.
Very often, that individual is crazy.
- Dave Barry
Our "Rainbows and Butterflies" are the small miracles of our life -
the little things that are so easy to overlook,
yet so awe inspiring when we take a moment
to notice and to pay attention.
Give thanks for the rainbows, for the butterflies,
for all God's creatures - large and small,
for the bright blue sky and the soft fog and the gentle rain,
for the tree veiled in the season's first frost,
for the baby's laugh,
for the touch of a hand and the whispered "I love you."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
Men are disturbed not by things,
but by the view which they take of them.
- Epictetus
The Divine is all in the perspective we take on it.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
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