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It is Basic Management 101 that if you reward failure you are going to get more failure, and if you want success you should reward… — Chris Van Hollen
Most "original" ideas aren't completely original, but instead are the result of two basic methods for generating ideas: problems in search of solutions and solutions… — Barry Nalebuff
Balance is the natural state of life, because the basic characteristic of the fundamental element of life, pure consciousness, is complete balance. — Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Be willing to dream, and imagine yourself becoming all that you wish to be. Keep in mind the basic axiom -- all that now exists… — Wayne Dyer
It is my fundamental conviction that compassion - the natural capacity of the human heart to feel concern for and connection with another human being… — Dalai Lama
Paying attention is the most basic and profound expression of love. — Tara Brach
We are all, by nature, clearly oriented toward the basic human values of love and compassion. We all prefer the love of others to their… — Dalai Lama
The process of change does not occur on superficial levels, through mere 'positive thinking.' It involves exploring, discovering, and changing our deepest, most basic attitudes… — Shakti Gawain
Since reason is manâ€™s basic means of survival, that which is proper to the life of a rational being is the good; that which negates,… — Ayn Rand
We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection. — Dalai Lama
Solidarity is not a matter of sentiment but a fact, cold and impassive as the granite foundations of a skyscraper. If the basic elements, identity… — Eugene V. Debs
Human development, as an approach, is concerned with what I take to be the basic development idea: namely, advancing the richness of human life, rather… — Amartya Sen
ORU is a daring new concept in higher education. It was planned to be from the beginning, one that would be able and willing to… — Oral Roberts
Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many… — Jim Rohn
The problem is that everywhere the gas drilling industry goes, a trail of water contamination, air pollution, health concerns and betrayal of basic American civic… — Josh Fox
Why should someone have to retrain themselves to use a new application that does the same basic thing as the old application, just because something… — Jamie Zawinski
The self is the class (not the collection) of the experiences (or autopsychological states). The self does not belong to the expression of the basic… — Rudolf Carnap
Synchronizing mind and body is not a concept or a random technique someone thought up for self-improvement. Rather, it is a basic principle of how… — Chogyam Trungpa
More fundamental than religion is our basic human spirituality. We have a basic human disposition towards love, kindness and affection, irrespective of whether we have… — Dalai Lama
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. — John F. Kennedy

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