#taking

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #taking




Marriage as an institution developed from rape as a practice. Rape, originally defined as abduction, became marriage by capture. Marriage meant the taking was to extend in time, to be not only use of but possession of, or ownership.


Andrea Dworkin


#capture #defined #developed #extend #institution

I could produce spurts of speed and after taking up athletics I found myself running quite quickly over 400m.


Michael East


#athletics #could #found #i #myself

In the beginning, everybody that gets to work with me, thinks I'm nice. But three weeks later, they hear a bell ringing. Then they realise I meant everything I said during that first week. It's not my fault people are not taking me serious from the first moment.


Andrew Eldritch


#bell #during #everybody #everything #fault

When Americans invade Iraq, Bush says, we will be greeted as liberators by the Iraqi people, proving that taking out Saddam Hussein was the right thing to do.


Howard Fineman


#greeted #hussein #invade #iraq #iraqi

I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!


Marisa Tomei


#ago #because #grew #i #indignant

Over a three year period, I gave away half of what I had. To be honest, my hands shook as I signed it away. I knew I was taking myself out of the race to be the richest man in the world.


Ted Turner


#gave #had #half #hands #honest

People don't understand rural America. Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.


Tom Vilsack


#back #because #believe #give #got

Sixteen percent of our population is rural, but 40 percent of our military is rural. I don't believe that's because of a lack of opportunity in rural America. I believe that's because if you grow up in rural America, you know you can't just keep taking from the land. You've got to give something back.


Tom Vilsack


#back #because #believe #give #got

It's not in baseball's interest or the players' interest to be taking this stance. It's the people's game.


Fay Vincent


#game #interest #people #players #stance

It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody and they're willing to pick up and take the call because they're a fan, you have to take advantage of that and have a chance to capitalize on your ideas.


Dwyane Wade


#advantage #because #call #capitalize #chance