take to heart
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"I think it's a message that men can take to heart as well," Streep says in response.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Either way, Appel says the real lesson — and it’s one I take to heart — is that you shouldn’t hesitate to write that letter.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Above all, we should all take to heart this most quintessentially New York piece of advice from Dan, the creator of All Day NYC: “Stop following these fugazi pages.”
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2026
Now, every Sunday I listen as my pastor, the Rev. Tera Landers, ends her sermon with a phrase I take to heart: “Go out and love the world.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024
“I take to heart the blessed words, ‘Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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