Basic Quotes

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Life is the expression of tone. In that sentence is the basic principle of Chiropractic. — Daniel D. Palmer
The basic principle, and the principles of chiropractic which have been developed from it are not new. They are as old as the vertebrae... I… — Daniel D. Palmer
Both morally and practically, segregation is to me a basic injustice. Since I believe it to be so, I must attempt to remove it. There… — Bayard Rustin
The preliminaries were out of the way, the creative process was about to begin. The creative process, that mystic life force, that splurge out of… — Cornell Woolrich
By rejecting the authority of the individual and replacing it by the numbers of some momentary mob, the parliamentary principle of majority rule sins against… — Adolf Hitler
The way to do good basic design isn't actually to be really smart about it, but to try to have a few basic concepts. — Linus Torvalds
To subvert is not the aim of literature, its value lies in discovering and revealing what is rarely known, little known, thought to be known… — Gao Xingjian
Celebrity - I don't even know what that means. Obviously it's the same basic word as celebration, but I don't know what's being celebrated. — James Woods
While no amount of financial wealth can guarantee an experience of prosperity, it is possible to experience prosperity at almost any level of income, except… — Shakti Gawain
Sometimes people have sympathized with me because long years of my life were spent in jail and in exile. Well, those years ... were a… — Sukarno
I always warn aspiring reporters to observe three basic rules: 1. Never trust an editor. 2. Never trust an editor. 3. Never trust an editor. — Edna Buchanan
The fundamental question for the United States is how it can cooperate to help meet the basic needs of the people of the hemisphere despite… — Nelson Rockefeller
I like to get paid for doing basic research, so it's pleasant to write some nonfiction about it. — Bruce Sterling
At four lines, with the quatrain, we reach the basic stanza form familiar from a whole range of English poetic practice. This is the length… — James Fenton
Important as economic unification is for the recovery of Germany and of Europe, the German people must recognize that the basic cause of their suffering… — James F. Byrnes
Not many appreciate the ultimate power and potential usefulness of basic knowledge accumulated by obscure, unseen investigators who, in a lifetime of intensive study, may… — Eugenie Clark
The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I. — Karl Liebknecht
Now it is time to turn to an older wisdom that, while respecting material comfort and security as a basic right of all, also recognises… — Michael D. Higgins
I love playing roles that are physical, absolutely love. Whether it's just that kind of basic level of physicality or whether it's stunts. — Ellen Page
As straight Americans we have two choices: we can choose to sit back and enjoy our rights as we have them, or we can realize… — Jack Antonoff

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