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In the old days... it was a basic, cardinal fact that producers didn't have opinions. When I was producing natural history programmes, I didn't use… — David Attenborough
The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London… — Gerry Adams
Basic human contact - the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words - is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you're… — Martha Beck
It is mother's influence during the crucial formative years that forms a child's basic character. Home is the place where a child learns faith, feels… — Ezra Taft Benson
The divine life is the spirit in everything that exists, from the atom to the archangel; the grain of dust could not be were God… — Annie Besant
Extremism can flourish only in an environment where basic governmental social responsibility for the welfare of the people is neglected. Political dictatorship and social hopelessness… — Benazir Bhutto
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice… — Benazir Bhutto
Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of repressive self-discipline. — Theodor Adorno
The basic tenet of black consciousness is that the black man must reject all value systems that seek to make him a foreigner in the… — Steven Biko
Whatever you may think of the proposed mosque and community center, lost in the heat of the debate has been a basic question: Should government… — Michael Bloomberg
For me, riding a two-wheeler bike was very risky. Counting the pedal strokes before turning a corner and learning to hear the sounds coming from… — Andrea Bocelli
Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy. — Robert Bork
An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference… — Anthony Bourdain
When it comes down to it, it's giving people a good night out in a basic way and I think my company guarantees that. There's… — Matthew Bourne
A teacher is never too smart to learn from his pupils. But while runners differ, basic principles never change. So it's a matter of fitting… — Bill Bowerman
The Saudi government's denial of basic rights to women is not only wrong, it hurts Saudi Arabia's economic development, modernization and prosperity. — Barbara Boxer
Female artists are the perfect example of a creator: They know how to make life and art with their bodies. Life comes from their bodies,… — Brandon Boyd
When I was at school you got an overall general education on many things, even just basic facts. — Jo Brand
I think in the end there are only 20 or 30 tenets of basic cooking. It's going at perhaps the same issue from different angles,… — Alton Brown
You cannot achieve environmental security and human development without addressing the basic issues of health and nutrition. — Gro Harlem Brundtland

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