Foundations Quotes

323 quotes by 267 authors

Only part of us is sane: only part of us loves pleasure and the longer day of happiness, wants to live to our nineties and… — Rebecca West
The aspects of things that are most important for us are hidden because of their simplicity and familiarity. (One is unable to notice something because… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
The foundations of national morality must be laid in private families. — John Adams
But nothing is solid and permanent. Our lives are raised on the shakiest foundations. You don't need to read history books to know that. You… — Ron Rash
I am not interested in constructing a building, so much as in having a perspicuous view of the foundations of possible buildings. — Ludwig Wittgenstein
An open mind, in questions that are not ultimate, is useful. But an open mind about the ultimate foundations either of Theoretical or of Practical… — C.S. Lewis
Clearly recognizing what is happening inside us, and regarding what we see with an open, kind and loving heart, is what I call Radical Acceptance.… — Tara Brach
So when he touched me, it was deeper and slower than the wildfire, like the flow of molten rock far beneath the surface of the… — Stephenie Meyer
Instead of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen, not dark but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Tempestuous as the sea, and stronger… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I built up these lumber piles of love, and with fourteen boards each I built little houses, so that your eyes, which I adore and… — Pablo Neruda
The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The majority, oppressing an individual, is guilty of a crime, abuses its strength, and by acting on the law of the strongest breaks up the… — Thomas Jefferson
Experts kill me. Economic experts, that is. Corporations, foundations, publications and governments pay them by the bucketful, and they fill buckets with forecasts that change… — Malcolm Forbes
Let us join our efforts toward building the unshakable foundations for a culture of peace. — Daisaku Ikeda
The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
The light will disturb us when we're comfortable, and comfort us when we're disturbed. We turn to spirit for help when our foundations are shaking… — Dan Millman
To me, money is a means to do good. I reached a point in my life where I had enjoyed tremendous business success that afforded… — Eli Broad
The foundations of our society and our government rest so much on the teachings of the Bible that it would be difficult to support them… — Calvin Coolidge
It is easy enough to arouse in a listener a desire for what is honorable; for in every one of us nature has laid the… — Seneca the Younger
The major challenge facing most foundations is that they are risk averse. This inhibits their ability to experiment and commit to the experimentation and innovation… — Steven Levitt

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