Quotes About Reflection

A lot of things we take for granted sprang out of the 70s; it was a decade for thought and if a decade can be a mentor, then the 70s was mine.

Don't take for granted how much of an impact making small changes can have.

As a white man who has had privileges that others could not depend on or take for granted, I've clearly had advantages over the course of my life.

If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

Do not let Sunday be taken from you. If your soul has no Sunday, it becomes an orphan.

If we are to abolish the death penalty, I should like to see the first step taken by my friends the murderers.

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.

A life-threatening illness or two certainly gives you an awareness of your own mortality. It heightens your sense of gratitude for things that previously, if you've not taken them for granted, you perhaps never appreciated how precious they were. That's almost a platitude, but one has to state the obvious.

It's taken me a long time to own the early part of my life.

I think sometimes when things are taken away, then you don't realize how much fun it is to come out here and play this game. You can't play it forever, so I'm going to enjoy it.

Sarah Corvus in 'Bionic Woman' was one of my favorite characters I've ever played, ever, for reasons that are very similar to Nikki in 'Sexy Evil Genius.' I felt that that show was taken away from me too soon, and I really wanted to dive back into that mind frame again.

I'd never taken a job purely for money - I felt that would kill me - but I was afraid that I was heading that way. Then, my brother passing away was the final thing that kicked me over. It reminded me that life is short, and you'd better do what you want while you have a chance.

Looking back at all of my defeats, the only real punishment that I've taken in this sport was against Maidana. I got a fractured jaw.

I think it's the most responsible thing you can do, to have kids. It's not something to be taken lightly. I don't have that gene that people have to replicate.

I don't want to be too critical of what other people do, but when people go back to do the same thing that they did, I'm completely confused. I'm like, 'Didn't you make that movie already?' I've been very fortunate, and I'm well taken care of, so the least I can do is try to go forward.

If I'd known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.

I have never taken myself that seriously as an actor.

It's taken a lot of years for me to learn how to share my story.

My life is longer because of the journeys I have taken.

I have always taken things slow, I never wanted to run through my musical journey, I wanted to enjoy every step and challenge.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Any experience you go through, you take something away from it, and I've always taken more from the harder times.

I've definitely done things to change my behaviour. There are certain things you can't do when you get to a certain level in what you do. When it gets to a certain time, you're a story to somebody. It is something I have taken on board.

It's a part of my DNA that I've never really taken time to revel in success.