It is in the expectations of happiness that much of happiness itself is found. And it takes courage to expect happiness.
When I ask people to give, I can't be on television if they don't; I can't help people, if I don't - I mean, it takes money.
There's so much one person can do, and so many ways they can help make a difference. It just takes one person to help someone to a better life.
the trouble with success is - it takes all your time. And you can't do the things you really want to do!
The sun was set; the night came on apace, And falling dews bewet around the place; The bat takes airy rounds on leathern wings, And the hoarse owl his woeful dirges sings.
For the first time in over a decade, your state government is doing what you do every day at home-spending what it takes in and saving for a rainy day.
There is hook in every benefit, that sticks in his jaws that takes that benefit, and draws him whither the benefactor will.
It takes sacrifice as well as talent.
The seeker says, "I do not know. " That takes honesty. The master says, "I do not know. " That takes a mystic's mind that knows things through non-knowing. The disciple says, "I know. " That takes ignorance, in the form of borrowed knowledge.
You’re never ready for the truth. No matter how much you think you know, it always takes you by surprise.
Gammy used to say, 'Too much scrubbing takes the life right out of things. '
It is very difficult to be like the other guy, to be ordinary. Mediocrity takes a great deal of energy. But to be ourselves is very easy. You don't have to do a thing.
I have a four-month-old and I also have a toddler, so that takes up all of my time.
It comes out of human beings, it comes from the dark side of the human being, when people don't give a hoot about other people and they'll steal and rob and rob the food out of baby's mouths, so it's incumbent on every new generation to develop a social conscience and to really defend themselves. And that takes demonstrations sometimes.
A movie takes on its own life, and you have to respect that and be open to it.
A man is an island, but the water is deep And the shore on the other side is ragged and steep To look for perfection is a lonely old ride It takes a whole lot of courage and a whole lot of pride When you look for independence and you get what you want How come you look back, thinking what have I done? But time and again, it dawns on me It's the price we pay for liberty I should have know, we all need a place to call home
I feel like pop stars can't be rock stars anymore because they have to be role models, and it takes the fun out of it for us, because we just want to have fun with art.
I was in the Air Force a while and they had what they call "policing the area. " That's where you looked around and if there's anything wrong here, there, anywhere, you took care of your own area. And I think that's a pretty good thing to go by. If everyone just takes care of their own area then we won't have any problems. Be here. Be present. Wherever you are, be there. And look around you and see what needs to be changed.
We are all beginners, it just takes some of us longer to realize it
The misery stayed, not thought about but aching away, and sometimes I would have to ask myself, Why do I ache? Men can get used to anything, but it takes time.