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The Obama presidency, and liberalism in general, are based on not trusting the American people - a belief that big government is better for people. — Bobby Jindal
The cable news channels have cleverly seized on the creed of objectivity and redefined it in populist terms. They attack news based on verifiable fact… — Chris Hedges
The main qualities that had earned him this universal respect in the service were, first, an extreme indulgence towards people, based on his awareness of… — Leo Tolstoy
Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. When we compare ourselves to those who… — David Niven
If you compromise with your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you will never have… — Napoleon Hill
Energy is based on love. — Leo Tolstoy
Belief in non-violence is based on the assumption that human nature in the essence is one and therefore unfailingly responds to the advances of love… — Mahatma Gandhi
A novel is based on evidence, + or -x, the unknown quantity being the temperament of the novelist, and the unknown quantity always modifies the… — E. M. Forster
What you do on travel holiday is what your memories are based on. People want to do cool stuff, and this is what will shape… — Ruzwana Bashir
We know the cause of SIDS. We can and have prevented them. It's all done with a compound called ascorbate. Not to use it means… — Archie Kalokerinos
You have projected onto yourself a world of your own imagination, based on memories, on desires and fears, and you have imprisoned yourself in it.… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
A government should not function based on the pressures of some or others. It should try to adapt a mix of measures that fits every… — Laura Chinchilla
I like that 'once upon a time' quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There's a whimsical quality to… — Erin Morgenstern
There must be a way of promoting human values without involving religion, based on common sense, experience and recent scientific findings. — Dalai Lama
And it's only the beginning of a new era of exceptional Star Wars storytelling; next year we'll release our first standalone movie based on these… — Bob Iger
A new education from birth onwards must be built up. Education must be reconstructed and based on the law of nature and not on the… — Maria Montessori
The ultimate definition of success is: you could lose everything that you have and truly be okay with it. Your happiness isn't based on external… — Tony Hsieh
Democracy is the superior form of government, because it is based on a respect for man as a reasonable being. — John F. Kennedy
Lobbyists are in many cases expert technicians and capable of explaining complex and difficult subjects in a clear, understandable fashion. They engage in personal discussions… — John F. Kennedy
As records of courts and justice are admissible, it can easily be proved that powerful and malevolent magicians once existed and were a scourge to… — Ambrose Bierce
Revolution is always based on land. Revolution is never based on begging somebody for an integrated cup of coffee. — Malcolm X
Revolutions are never waged singing "We Shall Overcome." Revolutions are based upon bloodshed. — Malcolm X
Having faith, beliefs, and convictions is a great thing, but your life is measured by the actions you take based upon them. — Nick Vujicic
Our military plans should be based on the assumption of unpredictability, rather than on carefully drawn, static models of the world. — James Fallows
The hoary joke in the literary world, based on 'Dreams From My Father,' was that if things had worked out differently for Barack Obama, he… — James Fallows

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