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We learned about honesty and integrity - that the truth matters... that you don't take shortcuts or play by your own set of rules... and success doesn't count unless you earn it fair and square.

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.

Surely there is a time to submit to guidance and a time to take one's own way at all hazards.

I'm always amazed that peole take what I say seriously. I don't even take what I am seriously.

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me.

I think it's important to take chances.

There are so many roads you can take that will lead you the wrong way, that nobody will hear your name.

Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.

We cannot be kind to each other here for even an hour. We whisper, and hint, and chuckle and grin at our brother's shame; however you take it we men are a little breed.

My first job is big sister and I take that very seriously.

Getting and keeping my immunity became very important to me. For I needed to take care of myself and my family. No one else was worried about me.

God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit.

I believe in Buddhism. Not every aspect, but most of it. So I take bits and pieces.

I've been blessed with the opportunity to express the views of black people who otherwise don't have access to power and the media. I have to take advantage of that while I'm still bankable.

Whatever life throws at me I'll take it and be grateful for it as well.

Being president is like being a jackass in a hailstorm. There's nothing to do but to stand there and take it.

I'm being treated like a sex object, cried the lady. No matter. I will take care of it, said Time soothingly.

An investigation may take six months. A quick interview, profile, a day.

The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us.

Bush can talk about 100,000 people wanting to go work in the police or in the army. It's because there's nothing else for them to do. They're willing to stand in line to get bombed because they want to take care of their family.

To establish any mode to abolish war, however advantageous it might be to Nations, would be to take from such Government the most lucrative of its branches.

The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.

That's an interesting question. I would say that in general Americans know very little about the law. It's one of those things that most of us take for granted.

Once the referee throws the ball in the air, it's either your ball or their ball and you have to just take your shot.

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things and not to get so excited, but I still care a lot about liberty, freedom of speech and expression, and fairness in journalism.

When you don't have anybody to take care of you, then you could go both ways: You could do whatever you want, or you could take charge and be your own parent.

To win a woman, take her with you to see Dracula.

If you're a basketball player and you don't stop and take pictures with your fans, you can have an amazing game and everyone still loves you.

I used to live in a room full of mirrors; all I could see was me. I take my spirit and I crash my mirrors, now the whole world is here for me to see.

I think it would be very foolish not to take the irrational seriously.