#taken

Revolution today is taken for granted, and in consequence becomes rather dull. ↗

— Wyndham Lewis

#consequence #dull #granted #rather #revolution

The consequence was, that the most sudden and visible good effects were perceived from the use of oranges and lemons; one of those who had taken them, being at the end of 6 days fit for duty. ↗

— James Lind

#consequence #days #duty #effects #end

And our pessimists think this has taken too long. Our pessimists believe that too many Americans have died. Our pessimists believe that we have lost the war. ↗

— John Linder

#died #long #lost #many #our

Most of these pictures, taken while travelling, were developed on the mantelpiece of a hotel room, which proves that the method is easy enough to carry out. ↗

— Gabriel Lippmann

#developed #easy #enough #hotel #hotel room

I think Al Gore has done a great service in making global warming cool. He's basically taken it from a nerdy, almost ignored issue to making it what it is - namely, a problem. ↗

— Bjorn Lomborg

#al gore #almost #basically #cool #done

Winning had become kind of automatic, but I realized in 2008 that at any moment that could be taken away from me. ↗

— Steven Lopez

#automatic #away #become #could #had

Frankly - and believe me, I say this without any pretense - when I see the road I've taken, I have to say that thanks to good luck, because without good luck one can do nothing, I've come out pretty well. ↗

— James MacArthur

#because #believe #come #frankly #good

Parents should be encouraged to read to their children, and teachers should be equipped with all available techniques for teaching literacy, so the varying needs and capacities of individual kids can be taken into account. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#available #capacities #children #encouraged #equipped

Perhaps it's the people whose lives have taken sudden new twists - people who have learned to embrace the creative possibilities of change - who stand the best chance of penetrating life's mysteries. ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#chance #change #creative #embrace #learned

The country has become much more conservative, partly because it's been taken over by the religious right. ↗

— Bill Maher

#become #been #conservative #country #more