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One of the basic causes for all the trouble in the world today is that people talk too much and think too little. They act… — Margaret Chase Smith
In the early centuries of Islam, the great schools of Islamic jurisprudence were built upon the above principles. Basic to all their legal systems they… — Aly Khan
One thus sees that a new kind of theory is needed which drops these basic commitments and at most recovers some essential features of the… — David Bohm
Studies indicate that most of young adults struggle to grasp even the most basic financial principles that will allow them to manage money and prepare… — Ron Lewis
I was immediately smitten with an attraction to this culture, not in the sense of high culture but of the basic way people behaved towards… — Harry Mathews
One in seven Americans, including more than 8 million children, does not have even basic healthcare coverage. — Dave Reichert
Seriously, we are in the midst of the convergence of voice and data and that is challenging the infrastructure of the telephone companies. There are… — Steve Crocker
The basic idea in case-based, or CBR, is that the program has stored problems and solutions. Then, when a new problem comes up, the program… — Marvin Minsky
Faith is more basic than language or theology. — Sydney Carter
Industry now should become a full partner of government in supporting longrange basic research. — Kenneth G. Wilson
If diffraction or interference phenomena were to be sought it was therefore necessary, in accordance with the basic principles of wave theory, to select for… — Max von Laue
Words are the basic tools, if you are a writer. — James Houston
Punk rock really influenced me, the basic metal bands, Zeppelin, Stones and Floyd, and Southern rock bands. I think I was pretty well-rounded. — Al Jourgensen
A basic tenet of a healthy democracy is open dialogue and transparency. — Peter Fenn
We have to pay close attention to what we see, and be ready to work with the unexpected according to the basic principles of systems… — Mark Hyman
Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply - the lower the price. The higher… — Ron Wyden
Restricting access to such a basic health care service, which 99% of sexually experienced American women have used and 62% of American women are using… — Sandra Fluke
I have received so many messages of support from across the country - women and men speaking out because they agree that contraception needs to… — Sandra Fluke
What I find interesting as a 40-year-old is the idea of trying to be a part of a pronounced, continuing independent culture. The basic tenet… — Ian MacKaye
Whatever basic science resolves, at some stage it is of use to society. The problem is we do not know when or where. — Rolf-Dieter Heuer

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