We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid. — Ivy Compton-Burnett Copy Share Image
“Would a bird build its nest if it did not have its instinct for confidence in the world?” — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
“Applying logic to potentially illogical behaviour is to construct a house on shifting foundations. The structure will inevitably collapse.” — Stewart Stafford Copy Share Image
There were certain questions about the foundations of morals that advances in science all threaten to make more complicated. — Leon Kass Copy Share Image
The foundations which we would dig about and find are within us, like the kingdom of heaven, rather than without. — Samuel Butler Copy Share Image
As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy. — Mohamed ElBaradei Copy Share Image
I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth. — Victor Ponta Copy Share Image
Deep are the foundations of sincerity. Even stone walls have their foundation below the frost. — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
It's hard to write new stuff when the songs you have written before are still changing and evolving. It would be like… — Thomas Mars Copy Share Image
I'm actually a ridiculously basic person when it comes to make-up, and I pretty much wear the same things I did when… — Bobbi Brown Copy Share Image
Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“Once, we built structures entirely from the most durable substances we knew: granite block, for instance. The results are still around today… — Alan Weisman Copy Share Image
Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations will remain committed to solutions that advance the global… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
“If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put… — Benjamin Graham Copy Share Image
I've always been on the side of science that tries to help man. I play an active part with the foundations I'm… — Andrea Bocelli Copy Share Image
The separate water foundations, park benches, bathrooms and restaurants of the Jim Crow South startled me. These experiences motivated my lifelong study… — James Heckman Copy Share Image
What we are witnessing is the birth of something I call 'Polisdigitocracy.' This is a form of government that counts participation and… — Eduardo Paes Copy Share Image
“A month passed in silence and then came an email asking if Qayennat would care to further amend, fortify or prune various… — Anjum Hasan Copy Share Image
I think more and more foundations are putting resources into food activism. But I think that given the state of the economy,… — Bryant Terry Copy Share Image
“Civilization is complex. It involves the existence of human communities characterized by political and social organization; dominating and utilizing natural forces; adapting… — Frank L. DeSilva Copy Share Image
Behold how Christ is the foundation of the church and the apostles are the foundations! Christ is by a figure of speech… — Jan Hus Copy Share Image
“When organizining the system of housing of the future - Foundations may be greatly important, but more so the Roof, the producer… — Paxilaristw Copy Share Image
“No matter how good the walls and the materials are; if the foundations are not strong, the building will not stand. By… — Henry Ward Beecher Copy Share Image
“To return to antiquity [in literature]: that has been done. To return to the Middle Ages: that too has been done. Remains… — Gustave Flaubert Copy Share Image
The foundations of any subject may be taught to anybody at any age in some form. — Jerome Bruner Copy Share Image
I have seen how the foundations of the world are laid, and I have not the least doubt that it will stand… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image