Basis Quotes
1694 quotes by 1287 authors
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We can work together for a better world with men and women of goodwill, those who radiate the intrinsic goodness of humankind. To do so…
— Wangari Maathai
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The governors of the world believe, and have always believed, that virtue can only be taught by teaching falsehood, and that any man who knew…
— Bertrand Russell
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The basis of peace and stability, in any society, has to be the fullest respect for the human rights of all its people.
— John Hume
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The basis of world peace is the teaching which runs through almost all the great religions of the world. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
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I want people to take thought about their condition and to recognize that the maintainence of a free society is a very difficult and complicated…
— Milton Friedman
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There is no logical basis for the prohibition of marijuana. $7.7 billion is a lot of money, but that is one of the lesser evils.…
— Milton Friedman
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Though we feel we can choose what we do, our understanding of the molecular basis of biology shows that biological processes are governed by the…
— Stephen Hawking
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The fear of hell is the basis for the Christian faith.
— Madalyn Murray O'Hair
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Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
— U Thant
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If what we regard as real depends on our theory, how can we make reality the basis of our philosophy? ...But we cannot distinguish what…
— Stephen Hawking
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I personally feel it is presumptuous to believe that man can determine the whole temporal structure of the universe, its evolution, development and ultimate fate…
— John N. Bahcall
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The blunt truth about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice its economy in order to meet this challenge,…
— Tony Blair
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We have no adequate conception of the perfection of the ancient tragic dance. The pleasure which the greeks received from it had for its basis…
— Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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A respect for authority is the basis for most medical education. Students may become so used to memorising that they become prey to the illusion…
— Petr Skrabanek
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Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis.
— Brian Tracy
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What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every…
— W. Edwards Deming
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Since it is no longer permissible to disparage any single faith or creed, let us start disparaging all of them. A religion is a belief…
— Martin Amis
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The only basis for living is believing in life, loving it, and applying the whole force of one's intellect to know it better.
— Emile Zola
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Reality is not meant to be only creedal, though the creeds are important. Reality is to be experienced, and experienced on the basis of a…
— Francis Schaeffer
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If men act upon the teaching of the Word of God, and as proportionately men live according to the teaching and commands of the Bible,…
— Francis Schaeffer
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