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«When something does not insist on being noticed, when we aren't grabbed by the collar or struck on the skull by a presence or an event, we take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude»
«When all of your wishes are granted, many of your dreams will be destroyed.»
Author: Marilyn Manson | About: Wishes | Keywords: destroyed, granted, wishes
«You kind of took it for granted around the Yankees that there was always going to be baseball in October.»
«When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.»
«Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her - when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her?»
«What a cruel thing is war: to separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world. - letter to his wife, 1864»
«Your letter of excuses has arrived. I receive the letter but do not admit the excuses except in courtesy, as when a man treads on your toes and begs your pardon -- the pardon is granted, but the joint aches, especially if there is a corn upon it.»

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