The Taken Quotes

Well you know I've attracted a lot of criticism by, for example, suggesting that child benefit should be taken away from higher rate taxpaying families.

Littlefinger looked like a boy who had just taken a furtive bite from a honeycomb. He was TRYING to watch for bees, but the honey was so sweet.

The old and honorable American notion, that a person who works hard should be able to live in freedom and security, with dignity - seems to have taken on a secondary status.

Evil men, obsessed with ambition and unburdened by conscience, must be taken very seriously - and we must stop them before their crimes can multiply.

If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. If the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.

One of the interesting initiatives we've taken in Washington, D.C., is we've got these vampire-busting devices. A vampire is a-a cell deal you can plug in the wall to charge your cell phone.

Every action being taken against terrorists requires court order, requires scrutiny.

[Pope] Francis ought to be taken at his word when he says, as he has often done, that he is a son of the Church who believes and teaches what the Catholic Church believes and teaches.

I had always been so much taken with the way all English people I knew always were going to see their lawyer. Even if they have no income and do not earn anything they always have a lawyer.

Only once have I taken on a role where I felt that I didn't quite understand her, but I said yes anyway. I don't think I'll ever do that again.

My mother once told me she thought hell would be nothing more than being given a glimpse of God--then having it taken away, forever.

Many of the most important stories in the history of modern journalism have come from sources who have taken information without authorization.

The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly.

I did not see any way that I could possibly give birth to someone else and also give birth to myself. Far from feeling guilty, it was the first time that I had taken responsibility for my own life.

In two months Joseph Kennedy had taken over my entire life, and I trusted him implicitly to make the most of it.

Throughout my life I have taken detours in acting and writing, but art remains my abiding passion.

I believe that we all need to do charitable work. It should be taken seriously in the area of education, as someone from the industry.

Making my English better is a hard job, a slow job. But it's getting better. Three years ago it would have taken me a half hour to say this sentence.

It's time for the Americans to say they're going to live up to their obligations and return the dollars that have been illegally taken from Canadians.

I've taken care of it," I said My father looked at me, shocked. Then I realized "taken care of" had a very specific meaning in his line of work. "No, no, I mean he's gone.

I've seen teams spend £150 million and get nowhere near the Champions League. It has taken Manchester City a billion to get there. There are no guarantees.

I'm like a slow starter. Everything I've done has built, or has taken a while.

Whenever Hollywood gets involved with real life events, certain liberties have to be taken.

The scripture teaches that he who now restrains will continue to do so until he is taken out of the way.

Yes, I was detained for eight days in Waziristan in 1996. It was against my will, and my passport and money were taken from me. I was not mistreated or harmed, but I was also not allowed to leave.

There is nothing in nature that can't be taken as a sign of both mortality and invigoration.

Nothing is more misleading to the youth of a nation than to state the outcome immediately after the beginning as if nothing could have taken place in between.

'Branding' has taken on too much of a role as a specialized craft performed by voodoo artists.

Thank God I've never been taken to task on a talk-radio show. I won't go on a talk-radio show.

In youth the human body drew me and was the object of my secret and natural dreams. But body after body has taken away from me that sensual phosphorescence which my youth delighted in.

He who has once taken to drink can seldom be said to be guilty of one sin only.

Every dog is allowed one bite, but a different view is taken of a dog that goes on biting all the time. He may not get his licence returned when it falls due.

And the look on her face as she opened the door Was like an old joke told by a friend. It'd taken ten more years but she'd found her smile And I watched the corners start to bend.

Her pupils have taken on a lonely hue, like grey clouds reflected in a calm lake.

And the vagueness of his alarm added to its terrors; when once you have taken the Impossible into your calculations its possibilities become practically limitless.

I certainly think I'll end up writing about America in some form. I've taken plenty of notes. I like America very much.

I actually have a life I said I wanted to have. I wanted to tell stories I want and be with my family. I'm whispering it, because I'm a quarter Jewish and afraid it's all going to be taken away.

Often we come home from a sharing session with a feeling that something precious has been taken away from us or that holy ground has been trodden upon.

The Russian people, at least the ones I know, have pride in being a Russian. And, therefore, they want to be taken seriously in international affairs.

A goal is a dream taken seriously.

If common sense had been consulted, how many marriages would never have taken place; if uncommon or divine sense, how few marriages such as we witness would ever have taken place!

Nations are possessed with an insane ambition to perpetuate the memory of themselves by the amount of hammered stone they leave. What if equal pains were taken to smooth and polish their manners?

Do not suffer your life to be taken by newspapers.

No magic. I do believe you might have taken it all with you when you went away.

It's nice to be taken seriously.

Love is the wine of existence. When you have taken that, you have taken the most precious drop that there is in the cluster.

I've had a life that has taken many interesting paths. I've learned a lot from mentors who were instrumental in shaping me, and I want to share what I've learned.

Tell Greece that her spring has been taken out of her year.

There are so many issues in our oceans - like the near extinction of blue fin tuna - that should be taken more seriously worldwide.

We can't just let business as usual go on, and that means something has to be taken away from some people.