Basic Quotes

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It has been said that next to hunger and thirst, our most basic human need is for storytelling. — Khalil Gibran
The question we all face is what sort of culture we will live in for the rest of our lives and then hand on to… — Tammy Bruce
These are the two basic controls at the photographer's command--positi on and timing--all others are extensions, peripheral ones, compared to them — David Hurn
The goal is a society in which the basic social unit is you and your television set. If the kid next door is hungry, itâ€™s… — Noam Chomsky
I grew up believing that the willingness and ability to work is the basic ingredient of successful farming. Hard, intelligent work is the key. Use… — Ezra Taft Benson
The principle of compassion is that which converts disillusionment into a participatory companionship. This is the basic love, the charity, that turns a critic into… — Joseph Campbell
When you create a basic budget and stick to it, it will suddenly seem like you have more money. — Dave Ramsey
Education is the basic tool for the development of consciousness and the reconstitution of society. — Mahatma Gandhi
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and… — Kofi Annan
A basic assumption shapes most Americansâ€™ mindset about labor: the belief that the death of unions isnâ€™t my problem because Iâ€™m not in a union.… — Eric Liu
Itâ€™s in our interest to take care of others. Self-centrednes s is opposed to basic human nature. In our own interest as human beings we… — Dalai Lama
The basic fundamental of behaviour should be to give. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
To live intensely is a basic human necessity. — Jessica Zafra
One's capacity for friendship, which can be developed, is basic to one's capacity for happiness. — Maxwell Maltz
The Bill of Rights existed long before President Obama was elected, and as long as Iâ€™m a U.S. Senator, I will fight to protect the… — Rand Paul
My basic advise is don't lose money — Jim Rogers
There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. — John Lennon
It is the basic principle of spiritual life that we learn the deepest things in unknown territory. Often it is when we feel most confused… — Jack Kornfield
Generalized intelligence and mental alertness are the most powerful enemies of dictatorship and at the same time the basic conditions of effective democracy. — Aldous Huxley
Because we havenâ€™t been taught to appreciate and love ourselves in this way, we donâ€™t feel like we deserve self-care and pleasure. Instead, we cling… — Jessica Ortner

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