It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it. Epictetus
Only a man who knows what it is like to be defeated can reach down to the bottom of his soul and come up with the extra ounce of power it takes to win when the match is even. Mmuhammad ali
Since I don't look like every other girl, it takes a while to be okay with that. To be different. But different is good. Serena Williams
The amount of work and the amount of both physical and emotional investment it takes to get to the top. Drew Bledsoe
To be physically fit is just a small aspect. You can be a beautiful physical specimen, but you're empty as far as what it takes to be a person, and that shows up real fast. Lee Haney
What we really need is for me to get hot and stay hot. When I go, this team really takes off. Johnny Damon
A book is like a piece of rope; it takes on meaning only in connection with the things it holds together. Norman Cousins
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us. John Steinbeck
A lot of times I'll see guys who are nowhere near the level of the board they're riding. They might love surfing and love how it looks, but you really have to work your way up. It takes eating a little humble pie at first, and stepping back to equipment that might be a bit slow, but do it. Kelly Slater
A major league pitching coach is a really difficult job. It takes a big commitment in terms of time, travel and workload. David Cone
A man's character always takes its hue, more or less, from the form and color of things about him. Frederick Douglass
A manager uses a relief pitcher like a six shooter, he fires until it's empty then takes the gun and throws it at the villain. Dan Quisenberry
A religion that takes no account of practical affairs and does not help to solve them is no religion. Mahatma Gandhi
A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter, in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold. Aristotle
A vegan diet takes care of most of what we need to do. But you'll also want to minimize the use of oils generally, because while olive oil and other vegetable oils are better for your heart than chicken fat, they are as fattening as animal fats. Neal Barnard
Allowing children to show their guilt, show their grief, show their anger, takes the sting out of the situation. Martha Beck