#takes

The custom of sinning takes away the sense of it, the course of the world takes away the shame of it. ↗

— John Owen

#course #custom #sense #shame #sinning

I'll do whatever it takes to win. ↗

— Terrell Owens

#takes #whatever #win

Considering that I'm British and I talk the way I do, I love it when a director takes a chance on me. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#chance #considering #director #i #i do

The secret of concentration is the secret of self-discovery. You reach inside yourself to discover your personal resources, and what it takes to match them to the challenge. ↗

— Arnold Palmer

#concentration #discover #inside #match #personal

Skulduggery stood among the ruins of what had once been a sofa. Valkyrie raised an eyebrow. 'I was trying to make up the sofa bed so you could get some rest,' he explained, and pointed to the second sofa across the room. 'Unfortunately, it would appear that that is the sofa bed, and this, apparently, is just a sofa. ↗

— Derek Landy

#furniture #humor #humorous #mistakes #death

To us Americans much has been given; of us much is required. With all our faults and mistakes, it is our strength in support of the freedom our forefathers loved which has saved mankind from subjection to totalitarian power. ↗

— Norman Thomas

#faults #forefathers #freedom #given #loved

But today I felt different, today I forgot how long it takes to get into the skin of a character and I remembered it, because today I actually got into that skin and it felt so different. ↗

— Estelle Parsons

#because #character #different #felt #forgot

As winter strips the leaves from around us, so that we may see the distant regions they formerly concealed, so old age takes away our enjoyments only to enlarge the prospect of the coming eternity. ↗

— Jean Paul

#around #away #coming #concealed #distant

My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want to bring any new distractions into your life. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#any #bring #day #distractions #every

Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#after #am #athletics #believe #exhilaration