Basis Quotes

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Well, basically there are two sorts of opera," said Nanny, who also had the true witch's ability to be confidently expert on the basis of… — Terry Pratchett
Everything which might cause doubt about the wisdom of the government or create discontent will be kept from the people. The basis of unfavorable comparisons… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Women were supposed to be the enigmas, but men? Moody, brooding bastards, the lot of them. A woman with PMS had nothing on a man.… — Maya Banks
Religious ideas and practices take root not because they are promoted by forceful theologians, nor because they can be shown to have a sound historical… — Karen Armstrong
He began to realize that you cannot even fight happily with creatures that stand upon a different mental basis to yourself. — H.G. Wells
For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate… — George Orwell
A man's ethical behaviour should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be… — Albert Einstein
Why is she convinced Ambrose is out to get her" Leif asked "Ambrose?" Yelena raised a slender eyebrow. She carried a tray of tea and… — Maria V. Snyder
I have never looked upon ease and happiness as ends in themselves -- this critical basis I call the ideal of a pigsty. The ideals… — Albert Einstein
Memory is the basis of every journey. — Stephen King
..the struggle to end sexist oppression that focuses on destroying the cultural basis for such domination strengthens other liberation struggles. Individuals who fight for the… — Bell Hooks
People flock in, nevertheless, in search of answers to those questions only librarians are considered to be able to answer, such as "Is this the… — Terry Pratchett
I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built. — George Washington
Christians have abused, oppressed, enslaved, insulted, tormented, tortured, and killed people in the name of God for centuries, on the basis of a thelogically defensible… — Sam Harris
My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said.… — Frank Herbert
The proper basis for marriage is mutual misunderstanding. The happiness of a married man depends on the people he has not married. One should always… — Oscar Wilde
Sure am glad I'm not royalty," I muttered. "I wouldn't want to have to bump uglies with someone I can't stand. On a regular basis.… — Kim Harrison
Decadence is the total loss of unconsciousness, which is the very basis of life. Could it think, the heart would stop beating. — Fernando Pessoa
The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs Godâ€™s. — Elisabeth Elliot
It was strange how the heart clung to hope even when there was no reasonable basis for it, Morgan found. And how life went on. — Mary Balogh

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