Basis Quotes

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The president led us into the Iraq war on the basis of unproven assertions without evidence; he embraced a radical doctrine of pre-emptive war unprecedented… — Nancy Pelosi
Language pedants hew to an oral tradition of shibboleths that have no basis in logic or style, that have been defied by great writers for… — Steven Pinker
I think a lot of moral debates are not over what is the basis of justice, but who gets a ticket to play in the… — Steven Pinker
One of the things that people complain about is loneliness, disconnectedness. If you live in a society where your life is rarely threatened and most… — Steven Pinker
It has never made any sense to argue that, unique among the people of the world, Arabs are more concerned on a day-to-day basis about… — John Podhoretz
The idea that the rest of the world was somehow being held hostage by the Arab-Israeli conflict once had a minimal basis in reality. In… — John Podhoretz
A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct. — Ezra Pound
Like everybody who is not in love, he thought one chose the person to be loved after endless deliberations and on the basis of particular… — Marcel Proust
On this basis, which was originally financial and goes back to George Peabody, there grew up in the twentieth century a power structure between London… — Carroll Quigley
I don't want to respond to rumors that have no basis at all... But I am willing to respond to questions that the public and… — Charles Rangel
I am not going to claim that modern anarchism has any direct relation to Roman jurisprudence; but I do claim that it has its basis… — Herbert Read
I never took acting classes, but I knew I could do it based on the skill with which I lied to my parents on a… — Ryan Reynolds
The helicopter is a fine way to travel, but it induces a view of the world that only God and CEOs share on a regular… — Morley Safer
Knowing how things work is the basis for appreciation, and is thus a source of civilized delight. — William Safire
It's so weird that I play this woman who pretty much deals with violence on a daily basis, and I'm such a wimp in who… — Katey Sagal
Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character. — George Santayana
The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities. — Jose Eduardo Dos Santos
Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold… — Friedrich Schiller
Compassion is the basis of morality. — Arthur Schopenhauer
On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum… — Hu Shih

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