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While all too many people live in dire poverty, others are caught up in materialism and lifestyles which are destructive of family life and the… — Pope Francis
All revealed truths derive from the same divine source and are to be believed with the same faith, yet some of them are more important… — Pope Francis
After you've written a story, the thing to do is sell it. Sounds simple, and it is, if one will follow certain basic principles of… — Erle Stanley Gardner
The fact that order and creativity are complementary has been basic to man's cultural development; for he has to internalize order to be able to… — Lewis Mumford
A good father does these basic things: provides for his family, protects his family, and gives spiritual and moral guidance. — David Blankenhorn
I'm a filmmaker, but my working procedures are different. All my basic structuring is done during the filming. You know, how long I keep the… — Jonas Mekas
Organized common (or uncommon) sense -- very basic knowledge -- is an enormously powerful tool. There are huge dangers with computers. People calculate too much… — Charlie Munger
Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles. — Will Carling
Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. — John Galt
I have two basic rules about winning in trading as well as in life: 1. If you don't bet, you can't win. 2. If you… — Larry Hite
Man's mind is his basic tool of survival. Life is given to him, survival is not. His body is given to him, its sustenance is… — John Galt
I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity… — Francois Hollande
It's a Cyprus of misery and soup kitchens and a state which cannot meet basic obligations. It can only cause me grief. — Nicos Anastasiades
Imagination transforms one substance into another. It changes what is into what might be, what was into what might have been. Straw becomes gold, gold… — Steve Rasnic Tem
The basic principle I have is that what is most Korean is what is the most international. I don't want to come here and act… — PSY
A basic is an introduction. A fundamental is a foundation. A fundamental is a premise, idea, or fact that an entire system arises from and… — Marc MacYoung
That attitude does not exist so much today, but in those days there was a very sharp distinction between basic physics and applied physics. Columbia… — Gordon Gould
I was born in Scotland and have lived there all my life. I speak conversational Cantonese with my dad when I'm at home, and very… — Katie Leung
I cling to the basic set of tenets laid out in Tom Wolfe's 'New Journalism' - to get out there like the great French novelists… — Peter York
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best… — Gerry Beckley

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