In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out.

Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears.

Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.

A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don't necessarily want to go, but ought to be.

It takes half your life before you discover life is a do-it-yourself project.

It takes considerable knowledge just to realize the extent of your own ignorance.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.

The death penalty not only takes away the life of the person strapped to the table - it takes away a little bit of the humanity in each of us.

The longer we keep looking back in the rearview mirror, it takes away from everything that's moving forward.

It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

It takes a planet to explore the universe.

The sky takes on shades of orange during sunrise and sunset, the colour that gives you hope that the sun will set only to rise again.

Progress takes time and discipline.

It's not only moving that creates new starting points. Sometimes all it takes is a subtle shift in perspective, an opening of the mind, an intentional pause and reset, or a new route to start to see new options and new possibilities.

It takes discipline not to let social media steal your time.

It takes a long time to grow an old friend.

Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.