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title: "3 Laying Foundation Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [“Never try to build a house without first laying a foundation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gloria-copeland/never-try-to-build-a-house-without-first-laying-a-foundation/)

[Gloria Copeland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gloria-copeland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e2/gloria-copeland-46265_quote_never-try-to-build-a-house-without-first_1237526.jpg)

> [The aim of human rights, if I may borrow a term from engineering, is to move beyond the design and drawing-board phase,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/the-aim-of-human-rights-if-i-may-borrow-a-term-from-engineering-is-to/)

[Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/mary-robinson-4639_aim_the-aim-of-human-rights-if-i-may-borrow_1993668.jpg)

> [And while everybody was busy laughing, what was I doing? I was laying the foundation to what I have in place now.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victoria-beckham/and-while-everybody-was-busy-laughing-what-was-i-doing-i-was-laying/)

[Victoria Beckham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victoria-beckham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f65/victoria-beckham-2781_busy_and-while-everybody-was-busy-laughing-wh_2862572.jpg)

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