#take

The punishment which the wise suffer who refuse to take part in the government, is to live under the government of worse men. ↗

— Plato

#live #men #part #punishment #refuse

I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#although #broke #difficult #films #form

To make no mistakes is not in the power of man; but from their errors and mistakes the wise and good learn wisdom for the future. ↗

— Plutarch

#future #good #learn #make #man

The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously. ↗

— Georges Pompidou

#dangerous #dangerous thing #most #riots #seriously

I love talking to the audience, and I must be the luckiest performer in the world. I always land something or somebody that just takes off. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#audience #i #i always #i love #just

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. ↗

— Colin Powell

#command #earned #families #fun #have fun

Anytime we can take narcotics off the street it is significant because it takes them out of the hands of children. It certainly is not going to stop the drug problem, we have to work very, very hard. ↗

— John Powell

#because #certainly #children #going #hands

I have the ability to create and be in touch with God. I can't change bread and wine into body and blood, but I can take the scum or the slime of the earth and make it into a man or woman. ↗

— J. F. Powers

#blood #body #bread #change #create

You can't take a character anywhere they don't expect the character to go. But within those confines is where creativity lies. ↗

— Richard Price

#character #confines #creativity #expect #go

We should like to have some towering geniuses, to reveal us to ourselves in color and fire, but of course they would have to fit into the pattern of our society and be able to take orders from sound administrative types. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#administrative #color #course #fire #fit