Quotes for All
I think the fault is more with historicists who have stubbornly failed to develop a good theory of historicity. By simply resting on the feeble laurels of prima facie plausibility (‘Jesus existed because everyone said so’) and subjective notions of absurdity (‘I can’t believe Jesus didn’t exist!’), the existence of Jesus has largely been taken … Read more
In the Far East, it is taken for granted that the training of a monk is physically rigorous and academically challenging. Frederick Lenz
It may be that a free society… carries in itself the forces of its own destruction, that once freedom has been achieved it is taken for granted and ceases to be valued, and that the free growth of ideas which is the essence of a free society will bring about the destruction of the foundations … Read more
She didn’t want to be reminded of her past or how different her present was from the future she’d taken for granted. Freya North
Nothing is going to be handed to you — you have to make things happen. Florence Griffith Joyner
As the technology matures, it becomes less and less relevant. The technology is taken for granted. Now, new customers enter the marketplace, customers who are not captivated by technology, but who instead want reliability, convenience, no fuss or bother, and low cost. Donald A. Norman
The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans. Dominique de Villepin
It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians. Jesus Christ lived in the midst of his enemies. … So the Christian, too, belongs not in the seclusion of a cloistered life but in the thick of foes. There is his commission, his work. … Read more
It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. Dick Cheney
I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do. No pains are too great, no revisions too tedious no matter how small the result. But I also believe that while humility should not be overdone, excellence should never be … Read more