#take for granted

There are too many countries where the values we take for granted in our civil servants simply do not exist. Seeing these values in action, applied with dedication by hardworking individuals, makes me proud to lead a service that is making life better for millions across Britain. ↗

— Gus O'Donnell

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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. ↗

— Christopher Darden

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There is so much that people take for granted. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#much #people #take #take for granted

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

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#classes #everybody #everything #gets #granted

Whenever I get frustrated, I tell myself, you could be working at a 7-Eleven right now, so never take for granted what you do for a living. ↗

— Shannen Doherty

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Freedom does not come without a price. We may sometimes take for granted the many liberties we enjoy in America, but they have all been earned through the ultimate sacrifice paid by so many of the members of our armed forces. ↗

— Charlie Dent

#armed #armed forces #been #come #does

I think I've begun to take for granted how easily information can swirl around me. ↗

— Sean Astin

#begun #easily #granted #how #i

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. ↗

— Melinda Gates

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I'm a lucky guy. I don't take for granted, for one minute, what I do. ↗

— Richie Sambora

#guy #i #i do #lucky #lucky guy