Takes

Famous quotes containing the word takes:

“It is true that genius takes its rise out of the mountains of rectitude; that all beauty and power which men covet are somehow born out of that Alpine district; that any extraordinary degree of beauty in man or woman involves a moral charm.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

“It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base.”
—Jean Anouilh (1910–1987)

“Any beast can cry over the misfortunes of its own child. It takes a mensch to weep for others’ children.”
—Sam Levenson (20th century)