“One very important aspect of motivation is the willingness to stop and to look at things that no one else has bothered to look at. This simple process of focusing on things that are normally taken for granted is a powerful source of creativity...” Edward de Bono quotes
“In saying that without the power of the state, evil men would rule over the good. It is taken for granted that the good are precisely those who at the present time have power, and the bad the same who are now subjugated. But it is precisely this that has to be proved... In order to get power and maintain it, it is necessary to love power; but love of power is not connected with goodness, but with qualities that are the opposite of goodness, such as pride, cunning and cruelty ” Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy quotes
“In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” Bertrand Russell quotes
“In all affairs it's a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” Bertrand Russell quotes
take for granted
English
Verb
- To assume something to be true without verification or proof.
- To underestimate someone's value, to fail to appreciate.