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A second basic fact that characterizes nonviolence is that it does not seek to defeat or humiliate the opponent, but to win his friendship and… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The urge to convert experience into a group of words that are in a grammatical relation to one another is the most basic, ongoing impulse… — Jhumpa Lahiri
It's easy to set a story anywhere if you get a good guidebook and get some basic street names, and some descriptions, but, for me,… — Jhumpa Lahiri
Nevertheless, the basic forms, spaces, and appearances must be logical — Kenzo Tange
I see the Koran very much as an outsider. It stands in the great prophetic tradition of trying to return people to the basic principles… — Tony Blair
The family remains the basic unit of society and the first school in which children learn the human, spiritual and moral values which enable them… — Pope Francis
There happened to be guitar classes at the college, and there was a guitar teacher there with whom I used to play. In addition, I… — Mark Knopfler
On previous occasions when God incarnated on earth, the bliss of recognising Him in the incarnation was vouchsafed only after the physical embodiment had left… — Sathya Sai Baba
I believe in a real democratic system, with a state of law and freedom of the press. I believe in a free, open-market economy integrated… — Sebastian Pinera
We Indians are Latin America's moral reserve. We act according to a universal law that consists of three basic principles: do not steal, do not… — Evo Morales
Labour is the source of all wealth, the political economists assert. And it really is the source -- next to nature, which supplies it with… — Friedrich Engels
The basic problem is that our civilization, which is a civilization of machines, can teach man everything except how to be a man. — Andre Malraux
At a very basic level, I think television exists for game shows, and I think it always will. — Andy Richter
Discipline is the basic set of tools we require to solve lifeâ€™s problems.Â Without discipline we can solve nothing.Â With only some discipline we can… — M. Scott Peck
My aim is to advocate that we make this mental switch in respect of our attitudes and practices towards a very large group of beings:… — Peter Singer
This approach to voice is designed to liberate the natural voice and thereby develop a vocal technique that serves the freedom of human expression. The… — Kristin Linklater
Our reluctance to honestly examine the experience of aging and dying has increased the harm we inflict on people and denied them the basic comforts… — Atul Gawande
Experimental evidence has now verified that nuclear reactions can be caused to occur in heavily loaded solids. It is premature to predict where this is… — George H. Miley
Reading is the basic springboard for learning. And books provide the liftoff. They are the great equalizer, opening up new worlds to everyone. — Mary Pope Osborne
Legislators in Kansas, Arizona and 23 other states who are properly determined to protect religious freedom can begin by asking themselves: Does any religious conviction… — David Blankenhorn

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