Basis Quotes
1694 quotes by 1332 authors
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Lukewarm people do not live by faith; their lives are structured so they never have to. They don't have to trust God if something unexpected…
— Francis Chan
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As Heinz Pagels has said, The challenge to our civilization which has come from our knowledge of the cosmic energies that fuels the stars, the…
— Michio Kaku
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It's the way you say thank you like you're genuinely thankful. I have never met anyone else who does that on a regular basis.
— David Levithan
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Hazel Grace,†he said. “Hi,†I said. “How are you?†“Grand,†he said. “I have been wanting to call you on a nearly minutely basis,…
— John Green
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In an attempt to make things easier for myself, which is the basis for all of history's worst decisions [...].
— Tina Fey
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I think the tingles are important. They are real, and I am in favor of their survival. But they are not the basis for a…
— Gary Chapman
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To become fully human means learning to turn my gratitude for being alive into some concrete common good. It means growing gentler toward human weakness.…
— Brené Brown
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At the end of the day, though, the entire basis for consent laws doesn't make sense. We're not old enough to decide if we don't…
— Jessica Valenti
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I will continue to distribute blankets, sleeping bags, warm clothing and food on a regular basis, in the hope that my modest efforts will give…
— Mohamed Al-Fayed
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Can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have remover their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people…
— Thomas Jefferson
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People are unlikely to know that they need a product which does not exist and the basis of market research in new and innovative products…
— John Harvey-Jones
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Common sense dictates that we evaluate our beliefs on the basis of how they affect us. If they make us more loving, creative, and wise,…
— Barbara Marx Hubbard
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All sports must be treated on the basis of equality.
— Pierre de Coubertin
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For there are three ways of performing an act of mercy: the merciful word, by forgiving and by comforting; secondly, if you can offer no…
— Mary Faustina Kowalska
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The basis of self-government and freedom requires the development of character and self-restraint and perseverance and the long view. And these are qualities which require…
— John F. Kennedy
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To preserve health is a moral and religious duty, for health is the basis of all social virtues. We can no longer be useful when…
— Samuel Johnson
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Because the blues is the basis of most American music in the 20th century. It's a 12-bar form that's played by jazz, bluegrass and country…
— Wynton Marsalis
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School presents daily exercises in dis-association. It forces unwelcome associations on most of its prisoners. It sets petty, meaningless competitions in motion on a daily…
— John Taylor Gatto
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Affection is the broadest basis of a good life.
— George Eliot
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We canot become nonviolent on the basis of intellectual conviction. Commitment to nonviolence demands a very profound conversion of mind and heart. If we take…
— Thomas Gumbleton
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