Taking Quotes

“Nothing changes until people decide to do the things they must, in order to bring about peace.”
― Shannon L. Alder

“THE UNFORGIVEN


Tell me if you've ever had to deal with these kinds of people:

The kind who take and don't give.
The kind to whom you give and give,
And they keep asking.
The kind to whom you give and give and they say you gave nothing.
The kind whom have never offered anything,
But act like they're the ones providing
EVERYTHING.

The kind you give and give,
But take more than you can give.
And when they have already taken everything,
They get mad at you when you say you have
Nothing more to give.

The unforgiving,
The misgiving,
Wastefully living -
And selfishly driven.
The rat that never gives back,
Yet is so quick to attack -
Because they think the word
TAKING
Seriously means
GIVING.”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Some of us are like the Dead Sea, always taking in but never giving out, because we are not rightly related to the Lord Jesus.”
― Oswald Chambers

“We are to give (and take) true love without falling into the narcissistic habit of only trying to take it in.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“One thing I've learned: you never know where life is taking you, but it's taking you.”
― Hilary Swank

“Taking time to relax every day, spending quality time with friends, and practicing mindfulness are some of the tried and tested ways of developing self-compassion.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“How will people remember you when you are gone? And for how long until they forget? Were you selfish or selfless? A gossip or a patient listener? Did you add value to the world, or did you simply take from it? Did you add value to the lives of others, or did you take the value out of someone's life? Were you a plus or negative? Meaningful or meaningless? Do you live to take or live to give?”
― Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

“Water is such a lifesaver into which we cannot breathe but without taking it into us we cannot live”
― Munia Khan

“Innocent and virtuous, she represented the exact type of female he avoided... God, she was a taking thing, even for an avaricious reformer.”
― Karen Hawkins, The Abduction of Julia

“Partnership is giving, taking,
learning, teaching, offering the
greatest possible benefit while doing
the least possible harm.”
― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents

“Vincent took them in the full spirit of friendship which knows that the difference between giving and taking is purely temporal.”
― Irving Stone, Lust for Life

“For some reason we humans forget that everything here on Earth is ours to borrow. We may use what we find but must replenish what we take.”
― Greg Dutilly, Many Roads

“The rich man gives and rarely ever takes.”
― VKBoy

“COVID-19 puts people through Hell before taking them to Heaven.”
― Steven Magee

“Our hell or heaven is how we make the earth. Don't limit your love and don't limit yourself.”
― Aniekee Tochukwu Ezekiel

“2020 was a good year to be taking a multivitamin, a fish oil capsule and vitamins C and D.”
― Steven Magee

“Never give up on the good.
It may not be there for the taking,
but it is surely there for the making.”
― Chris Ernest Nelson

“Taking some fresh air is safer than taking a thousand pills.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“The most important principle of the new association is to make the underdeveloped countries feel in truth that they belong. It is not a matter of giving, nor a matter of taking, nor even a matter of giving and taking; It is a matter of belonging.”
― Charles Malik

“Are you taking an old vaccine for a new mutant of COVID-19, or are you optimizing your body for infection?”
― Steven Magee

“I believe the only reason why Magee’s Disease did not kill me was because I was taking nutritional supplements.”
― Steven Magee, Magee’s Disease

“Taking DHEA caused a mental awakening in me.”
― Steven Magee

“After taking a break from my supplements for a few weeks, I started feeling lousy. Resuming them returned me into good health in just a day!”
― Steven Magee

“I am not taking the dirty secrets of the dangerous DeSoto Solar Farm to the grave.”
― Steven Magee

“It is important to experiment with supplements to verify you actually need to take them. Taking a non-essential supplement is just wasting your money.”
― Steven Magee, Toxic Altitude

“Where is my brain taking me today?”
― Steven Magee

“There is a pleasure in being with them,' he says. 'Taking what we want, indulging in every terrible thought. There's safety in being awful.”
― Holly Black, The Cruel Prince

“When I stopped going to doctors offices and taking their prescription medications, I recovered my health!”
― Steven Magee

“I am taking a break, I need to breath!”
― Steven Magee

“Madoc makes a snorting sound, then turns to me. 'I am sure that Wren here wouldn't mind taking Lady Nore's castle and lands for herself.'

I shake my head at the absurdity of the statement.

He raises his brows. 'No? Still sitting at the table and waiting for permission to start eating?'

That's an uncomfortably accurate way of describing how I've lived my life.”
― Holly Black, The Stolen Heir