#granted

Do not be misled by the fact that you are at liberty and relatively free; that for the moment you are not under lock and key: you have simply been granted a reprieve. ↗

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

#fact #free #granted #key #liberty

When Hegel later became a man of influence' he insisted that the Jews should be granted equal rights because civic rights belong to man because he is a man and not on account of his ethnic origins or his religion. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

#became #because #belong #civic #equal

In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

#assuming #cheap #energy #flipped #fuel

I think we take it for granted that if you are with your husband after 30 years, then he is the love of your life. ↗

— Sue Townsend

#granted #husband #i #i think #life

I don't take any day for granted anymore. ↗

— Shania Twain

#anymore #day #granted #i #take

They decided that unpaid leave could only be granted through the decision of a council that consisted almost entirely of scientists who couldn't understand my reasons for wanting to go so. They said no, no unpaid. So I immediately resigned. ↗

— George Woodcock

#consisted #could #council #decided #decision

Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised. ↗

— Shoshana Zuboff

#called #categories #experience #granted #into

We take food for granted, but it isn't a luxury for many people. ↗

— Christina Aguilera

#granted #luxury #many #people #take

In July, 1892, fate suddenly granted me financial independence. ↗

— Carl Spitteler

#financial #granted #independence #july #me

I have always had this view about the modern education system: we pay attention to brain development, but the development of warmheartedness we take for granted. ↗

— Dalai Lama

#always #attention #brain #development #education