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Isn't it interesting that people feel best about themselves right before they go on vacation? They've cleared up all of their to-do piles, closed up… — David Allen
Undeveloped though the science [of chemistry] is, it already has great power to bring benefits. Those accruing to physical welfare are readily recognized, as in… — Henry Taube
Creation science has not entered the curriculum for a reason so simple and so basic that we often forget to mention it: because it is… — Stephen Jay Gould
Ego could be defined as whatever covers up basic goodness. From an experiential point of view, what is ego covering up? It's covering up our… — Pema Chodron
It is a special kind of enlightenment to have this feeling that the usual, the way things normally are, is odduncanny and highly improbable. G.K.Chesterton… — Alan Watts
It's a basic fact about being human that sometimes the self seems to just melt away. — Jonathan Haidt
There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn. — Paul Clitheroe
The character ethic, which I believe to be the foundation of success, teaches that there are basic principles of effective living, and that people can… — Stephen Covey
Each new season grows from the leftovers from the past. That is the essence of change, and change is the basic law. — Hal Borland
Man has lost the basic skill of the ape, the ability to scratch its back. Which gave it extraordinary independence, and the liberty to associate… — Jean Baudrillard
'Creation science' has not entered the curriculum for a reason so simple and so basic that we often forget to mention it: because it is… — Stephen Jay Gould
Our creationist detractors charge that evolution is an unproved and unprovable charade-a secular religion masquerading as science. They claim, above all, that evolution generates no… — Stephen Jay Gould
To produce a really good biological theory one must try to see through the clutter produced by evolution to the basic mechanisms lying beneath them,… — Francis Crick
After the countrywide victory of the Chinese revolution and the solution of the land problem, two basic contradictions will still exist in China. The first… — Mao Zedong
I have a basic philosophy that I've tried to follow during my coaching career. Whether you're winning or losing, it's important to always be yourself.… — Cotton Fitzsimmons
(Some people) have a wonderful capacity to appreciate again and again, freshly and naively, the basic goods of life, with awe, pleasure, wonder, and even… — Abraham Maslow
Throughout history, the arts and humanities have helped men and women around the globe grapple with the most challenging questions and come to know the… — Barack Obama
Samsara-our conditioned existence in the perpetual cycle of habitual tendencies and nirvana - genuine freedom from such an existence- are nothing but different manifestations of… — Dalai Lama
When the days become longer and there is more sunshine, the grass becomes fresh and, consequently, we feel very happy. On the other hand, in… — Dalai Lama
I like a basic uniform for guys. Steve Jobs is my fashion icon, because he wears the same outfit every day. If you always wear… — Dhani Jones

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