The more basic the color, the more inward, the more pure.

Brent Berlin and Paul Kay in Basic Color Terms demonstrate exhaustively and empirically, the very simple thesis that anywhere in the world, as a…

— Alexander Theroux

All students need to know about color is the basic color wheel and complimentary colors. There are many books on color theory; do not…

— Sergei Bongart

“The late-afternoon light was thick and orange and she passed four different couples taking photos of themselves on the same cobblestoned block, all their…

— Catherine Lacey

The Icesave matter is complex and it is understandable that the issue has been oversimplified by many. Unfortunately some of the basic facts of…

— Johanna Siguroardottir

I think it's impossible to maintain a good, strong, muscular physique without taking some supplements. Between the protein shakes and the multivitamins that I…

— Joseph Gatt

Had Elizabeth Bennet known how wildly Darcy's heart beat for her, 'Pride and Prejudice' would barely have made it into a short story. Their…

— Mariella Frostrup

We hope that the elected officials will respond positively to a ground swell of letters, phone calls, e-mails and visits from parents. The law…

— Anonymous

With post offices and postal workers already on the ground, USPS could partner with banks to make a critical difference for millions of Americans…

— Elizabeth Warren

During three decades from 1947 to 1977, the nation implemented what might be called a basic bargain with American workers. Employers paid them enough…

— Robert Reich

Conservatism is about the basic rights of individuals. God created us. As far as the government goes, the Founding Fathers based the Constitution off…

— Joe Wurzelbacher

I firmly believe that if members of Congress fail to perform their most basic duty in passing a budget, then they do not deserve…

— Kurt Schrader

Once I get out onstage, it's the same sort of basic production that it is anywhere else. But I might be a little bit…

— Phoebe Snow

I'm not very interested in people. I recognize it in myself - there is a basic indifference toward people.

— Joan Didion

The most successful cultural diplomacy strategy integrates people-to-people or arts/culture/media-to-people interactions into the basic business of diplomacy. The programs in Afghanistan, Egypt, and Iran…

— Cynthia P. Schneider

It turns out that this part of the brain is one of the first areas that's attacked by Alzheimer's disease. So we can now…

— John O'Keefe