Foundation Quotes

1787 Foundation quotes by 1279 unique authors

There is no foundation in geological facts, for the popular theory of the successive development of the animal and vegetable world, from the simplest to… — Charles Lyell
Any one who has studied the history of science knows that almost every great step therein has been made by the "anticipation of Nature," that… — Thomas Huxley
Facts, and facts alone, are the foundation of science... When one devotes oneself to experimental research it is in order to augment the sum of… — Francois Magendie
It must be conceded that a theory has an important advantage if its basic concepts and fundamental hypotheses are 'close to experience,' and greater confidence… — Albert Einstein
The End of our Foundation is the knowledge of Causes; and secret motions of things; and the enlarging of the bounds of Human Empire, to… — Francis Bacon
'Normal science' means research firmly based upon one or more past scientific achievements, achievements that some particular scientific community acknowledges for a time as supplying… — Thomas Kuhn
To her [Florence Nightingale] chiefly I owed the awakening to the fact that sanitation is the supreme goal of medicine its foundation and its crown. — Elizabeth Blackwell
When the heart is once won to rest in God, to repose himself on him, he will assuredly satisfy it. He will never be as… — John Owen
The logic now in use serves rather to fix and give stability to the errors which have their foundation in commonly received notions than to… — Francis Bacon
[I]f in other sciences we should arrive at certainty without doubt and truth without error, it behooves us to place the foundations of knowledge in… — Roger Bacon
... When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base.… — Muhammad Yunus
It is idle to expect any great advancement in science from the superinducing and engrafting of new things upon old. We must begin anew from… — Francis Bacon
The good Education of Youth has been esteemed by wise Men in all Ages, as the surest Foundation of the Happiness both of private Families… — Benjamin Franklin
The best means of forming a manly, virtuous, and happy people will be found in the right education of youth. Without this foundation, every other… — George Washington
The business of education has lay[ed] the foundations for nurseries of wise and good men, to adapt our modes of teaching to the peculiar form… — Benjamin Rush
The United States of America should have a foundation free from the influence of clergy. — George Washington
If we did a good act merely from love of God and a belief that it is pleasing to Him, whence arises the morality of… — Thomas Jefferson
The laughter in response to my question unmasked the double standard our deconstructionists espouse. And that is precisely the double standard of atheism! It is… — Ravi Zacharias
..when, in my philosophical disquisitions, I deny a providence and a future state, I undermine not the foundations of society, but advance principles, which they… — David Hume
We built a foundation called the 3HO Foundation: a Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization of people. The first song I sang was, "We are the people,… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Building a business is like building a home. If the foundation rests on an unstable setting or is constructed with subpar materials, it doesn't matter… — Thomas J. Stanley
I believe that a culture of peace must be the essential foundation of our efforts for peace. — Daisaku Ikeda
In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years… — Lee Iacocca
Old places and old persons in their turn, when spirit dwells in them, have an intrinsic vitality of which youth is incapable, precisely, the balance… — George Santayana
Thus, the apostles' adventure began as a gathering of persons who open to one another reciprocally. A direct knowledge of the Teacher began for the… — Pope Benedict XVI

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