#granted

I worked three and then six hours a day in my studio with strict discipline and emotion. I obtained awards usually granted to other foreigners during the end-of-year admission tests. ↗

— Ralph Allen

#awards #day #discipline #during #emotion

I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or better than friendship. ↗

— Pietro Aretino

#better #friends #friendship #granted #greater

The horrors of the Second World War, the chilling winds of the Cold War and the crushing weight of the Iron Curtain are little more than fading memories. Ideals that once commanded great loyalty are now taken for granted. ↗

— Jan Peter Balkenende

#cold #cold war #commanded #crushing #curtain

No, but I've always felt that with true talent, and a commitment to hard work, it is possible to achieve an enduring respect and appreciation. In other words, I don't take my fans for granted. ↗

— John Fogerty

#always #appreciation #commitment #enduring #fans

I don't ever take anything for granted. ↗

— Kate Mara

#ever #granted #i #take

You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October. ↗

— Whitey Ford

#around #baseball #going #granted #kind

It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you. ↗

— Dick Cheney

#granted #had #liberty #never #take

At about twelve I just knew, something clicked, and I knew I wanted to be an actor and my parents, to their credit, granted this 12 year old girl a chance to give it a try. ↗

— Erika Christensen

#actor #chance #clicked #credit #girl

Those in the developing world have so few rights - we take a lot for granted in the developed world. ↗

— Annie Lennox

#developed world #developing #developing world #few #granted

We cannot forget the little things we take for granted in America that remain the disdain of dictators and terrorists throughout the world. ↗

— Trent Lott

#cannot #dictators #disdain #forget #granted