„People take love's continuity for granted, just as they take their body's continuity for granted. They don't realize that the best thing about love is its regular presence. Once you can establish that, it's an added foundation to your life.“
Quelle: Every Day
David Levithan5
US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Herausgeber 1972Ähnliche Zitate
— Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926
Variante: If you love someone, the greatest gift you can give them is your presence
Quelle: No Death, No Fear
„Freedom is taking so much for granted, when you don't appreciate the small things that you have.“
— Cameron Duncan New Zealand filmmaker 1986 - 2003
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„People usually take for granted that the way things are is the way things must be.“
— Poul Anderson, buch The Enemy Stars
Foreward (p. v)
The Enemy Stars (1959)
— Sarra Manning British writer 1950
Quelle: You Don't Have to Say You Love Me
— David Steindl-Rast American theologian 1926
Quelle: Music of Silence: A Sacred Journey Through the Hours of the Day
— Baba Hari Dass master yogi, author, builder, commentator of Indian spiritual tradition 1923 - 2018
Miscellaneous, June 14, 2017
— Niall Ferguson British historian 1964
"Niall Ferguson: 'Westerners don't understand how vulnerable freedom is'" https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/feb/20/niall-ferguson-interview-civilization, The Guardian, February 20, 2011.
„Don't hover outside life—take part in it. There are people waiting to love you.“
— David Gemmell, buch The King Beyond the Gate
Quelle: Drenai series, The King Beyond the Gate, Ch. 13
Kontext: Look around you: see the people as they touch and show their love. But don't watch coldly, like an observer. Don't hover outside life— take part in it. There are people waiting to love you. It is not something you should turn down lightly.
— Margaret Thatcher British stateswoman and politician 1925 - 2013
Thatcher, Margaret (2002). Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-06-095912-6.
— Alex Salmond Scottish National Party politician and former First Minister of Scotland 1954
Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Lecture (December 19, 2007)
— Don Soderquist 1934 - 2016
Don Soderquist “ The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company https://books.google.com/books?id=mIxwVLXdyjQC&lpg=PR9&dq=Don%20Soderquist&pg=PR9#v=onepage&q=Don%20Soderquist&f=false, Thomas Nelson, April 2005, p. 115.
On working hard
„Never take your position for granted and never let any favors you receive go to your head.“
— Robert Greene, buch The 48 Laws of Power
Quelle: The 48 Laws of Power
