Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. ↗
Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out. ↗
Never just run through a study because you happen to be familiar with it, but use it to see what you can get from it on this new day which has been granted you. ↗
Families, particularly, tend to be the ones that you take the most for granted. They seem to slip under the radar, all those important things - it almost becomes second nature to do so. ↗
Having children made us look differently at all these things that we take for granted, like taking your child to get a vaccine against measles or polio. ↗