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The reason we all like to think so well of others is that we are all afraid for ourselves. The basis of optimism is sheer… — Oscar Wilde
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to… — Robert A. Heinlein
Dad took moving pictures of us children washing dishes, so that he could figure out how we could reduce our motions and thus hurry through… — Frank B. Gilbreth Jr.
One of the basic points is kindness. With kindness, with love and compassion, with his feeling that is the essence of brotherhood, sisterhood, one will… — Dalai Lama
Hope bases vast premises upon foolish accidents and reads a word where, in fact, only a scribble exists. — John Updike
The trustworthiness of servants is the basis of the entire Indian economy. — Aravind Adiga
If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of… — Isaac Asimov
The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they had done, and… — Jodi Picoult
Personally, I don't deal much in theory. I have to deal with the facts. And on the basis of facts, I don't see much difference… — Michael Crichton
Understanding human nature must be the basis of any real improvement in human life. Science has done wonders in mastering the laws of the physical… — Bertrand Russell
In sum, do not insult me with the beheadings, finger choppings or the lung-deflations you plan for my works. I need my head to shake… — Ray Bradbury
To minimize suffering and to maximize security were natural and proper ends of society and Caesar. But then they became the only ends, somehow, and… — Walter M. Miller, Jr.
Responsibilites and expectations are the basis of guilt and shame and judgement, and they provide the essential framework that promotes performance as the basis for… — William P. Young
Manic-depression distorts moods and thoughts, incites dreadful behaviors, destroys the basis of rational thought, and too often erodes the desire and will to live. It… — Kay Redfield Jamison
When you develop your opinions on the basis of weak evidence, you will have difficulty interpreting subsequent information that contradicts these opinions, even if this… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
The terror of society, which is the basis of morals, the terror of God, which is the secret of religion-these are the two things that… — Oscar Wilde
They may already know too much about their mother and father--nothing being more factual than divorce, where so much has to be explained and worked… — Richard Ford
The early cars already are drawing deep breaths past my door. And last night's phrases sick with lack of basis are still writhing on my… — Fiona Apple
The fundamental basis of this nationâ€™s laws was given to Moses on the Mountâ€¦If we donâ€™t have a proper fundamental moral background, we will finally… — Harry S. Truman
We may have a perfectly adequate way of doing something, but that does not mean there cannot be a better way. So we set out… — Edward de Bono

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