Takes Quotes

Evolutionary naturalism takes the inherent limitations of science and turns them into a devastating philosophical weapon: because science is our only real way of knowing anything, what science cannot know cannot be real.

Development does not take place in Washington, DC. Development takes place in the rest of the world.

People don't understand the kind of fight it takes to record what you want to record the way you want to record it.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

Everything about the music industry takes away from you as an artist. They're always wondering what the next thing is: 'What do you have?' It's a very introverted process.

Marriage is miserable unless you find the right person that is your soulmate and that takes a lot of looking.

If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.

One to destroy, is murder by the law; and gibbets keep the lifted hand in awe; to murder thousands, takes a specious name, 'War's glorious art', and gives immortal fame.

I only know it takes weeks to recover, as if one had been in a car accident.

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.

Anybody can observe the Sabbath, but making it holy surely takes the rest of the week.

It takes 300 years, it seems, for the great bands to get their due.

People want a cop-out, listen I'm a realist and I talk about motivation, talk about all the things it takes to be greater or are important to win and people want to use excuses all the time.

A poet never takes notes. You never take notes in a love affair.

It takes a little work to be a vegan, but now it's really possible to have tasty stuff and it's better for you. I say the best test is go as far as you can and see how you feel. Personally, I feel great.

It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded.

The advantage is I have my family with me all the time. When your daughter takes her first steps or says her first words and your son is going through potty training, I'm not missing any of those things.

It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.

When you talk about changing the rules, that takes time, and it always involves more than just a committee.

A jackass can kick a barn down, but it takes a carpenter to build one.

At the Emmys, you've got a bunch of people who are used to being on TV on TV. You don't have that at the Oscars. At the Oscars, you have people who are used to having 40 takes.

Especially in football, it is not a QB's game... even though the media likes to make it into that - it takes the whole team.

This President takes his inspiration from the capitals of Europe; we look to the cities and small towns of America. This President puts his faith in government. We put our faith in the American people.

Well, it takes all kinds to make a mess.

For any new leader of any party at any given time it takes time if you are not in government to establish yourself.

Geological change usually takes thousands of years to happen but we are seeing the climate changing not just in our lifetimes but also year by year.

I have always thought it was important to maintain some connection for myself to what it takes to make a song work by myself, to put a song across to an audience by myself.

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely - the mind being your heart, your nerves, your ears- when you give your whole attention to it.

No matter what the situation, winning takes care of a lot of stuff. Things are never perfect, even when you win. But it does make for a lot better environment, for sure.

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed.