Foundation Quotes
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I believe that the civilization India evolved is not to be beaten in the world. Nothing can equal the seeds sown by our ancestors, Rome went, Greece shared the same fate; the might of the Pharaohs was broken; Japan has become Westernized; of China nothing can be said; but India is still, somehow or other, sound at the foundation.
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I’ ve always been a fan of the basics. After you have a good solid foundation of Jiu-Jitsu, the rest comes by instinct. You create, invent. The rest is easy. The difficult part is the beginning.
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Furthermore, the unearned increment from land appears in the United States as a gain to the first comers, who have here laid the foundations of a new State.
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The situation of the general government, if it can be called a government, is shaken to its foundation, and liable to be overturned by every blast.
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Nomenclature, the other foundation of botany, should provide the names as soon as the classification is made... If the names are unknown knowledge of the things also perishes... For a single genus, a single name.
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The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice has any chance of standing unless it has a broad foundation and a solid frame.
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There is an assumption that if you're young and pretty, you will get all these opportunities that are way beyond your musical foundation.
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In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years ago, and it has grown in size. With the foundation it's a lot different, because the bottom line isn't how you can make more money or get a better return, it's helping the projects that you feel strongly about move forward.
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The perceived world is the always-presupposed foundation of all rationality, all value, and all existence.
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Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.
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Having been adopted, I really have a strong sense- a necessity almost- for stability, a foundation where my family is concerned. [Success] would be meaningless without anyone to share it with.
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We should be wary, particularly with our closest friends and allies, of breaking down the trust and confidence that lie at the foundation of relationships.
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I created my foundation as a result of that and my website, and I try to shed some light on some very topical issues right now. The idea is to try to get people to become obviously more knowledgeable about the issue and try to get corporations and individuals to contribute to these nonprofit organizations.
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The American Cancer Society tried to ruin my research foundation.
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And really, it's my home life that my own personal foundation is based on and not necessarily the life within the band.
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Love is the foundation of all obedience.
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The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy.
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Long-term success is the result of relationships built on a foundation of trust. People get more value from those they trust.
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To form a new Government, requires infinite care, and unbounded attention; for if the foundation is badly laid the superstructure must be bad.
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Accuracy and integrity are the foundation of the College Board. The students who take our exams expect us to operate with the highest standards and we expect that of ourselves and our partner firms.
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Failure is the foundation of success: success is the lurking place of failure.
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The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms.
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In this province Sandoval laid the foundation of a town, which, by the desire of Cortes, he named Medellin, after the latter's native place, in Estremadura.
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The great masses of people do not consist of philosophers; precisely for the masses, faith is often the sole foundation of a moral attitude. The various substitutes have not proved so successful from the standpoint of results that they could be regarded as a useful replacement for previous religious creeds. But if religious doctrine and faith are really to embrace the broad masses, the unconditional authority of the content of this faith is the foundation of all efficacy.
