Foundations Quotes

323 quotes by 274 authors

A war, with its attendant human suffering, must, when that evil is unavoidable, be made to fragment more than buildings: It must shatter the foundations… — Wole Soyinka
As much as we Egyptians treasure our military, acting alone it cannot provide the legitimacy to lay the foundations for democracy. — Mohamed ElBaradei
There will always be those little minds who, out of vanity or intellectual display, will attempt to destroy faith in the very foundations of life. — Ezra Taft Benson
The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future. — Aberjhani
If we are to give the people of China complete self-government we must first solve the problem of livelihood for all, and give real freedom… — Chiang Kai-shek
For many, long-term friendships, rather than family ties, are the foundations for sustainable lives. — Mariella Frostrup
Perhaps the most striking assault on the foundations of traditional liberties is a little-known case brought to the Supreme Court by the Obama administration, Holder… — Noam Chomsky
Without foundations, there can be no fashion. — Christian Dior
Whether addressing immediate crises or building long-term foundations of peace, the United Nations will remain committed to solutions that advance the global good. — Ban Ki-moon
HealthWell is just one of several foundations that assist patients in making their insurance co-payments for expensive drugs. — Alex Berenson
I see four principles as laying the foundations for the kind of economic recovery Europe needs: fairness, efficiency, solidarity and growth. — Victor Ponta
Important reserves of natural resources, like petroleum and precious metals, are the bulwarks for laying the foundations for the future. — Enrique Pena Nieto
Behold how Christ is the foundation of the church and the apostles are the foundations! Christ is by a figure of speech - antonomastice -… — Jan Hus
The separate water foundations, park benches, bathrooms and restaurants of the Jim Crow South startled me. These experiences motivated my lifelong study of the status… — James Heckman
The foundations of our lives are far more fragile than we think. So we are severely shaken when life turns out to have a will… — Susanne Bier
Do not worry if you have built your castles in the air. They are where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. — Henry David Thoreau
All my musical foundations go back to the age of 3. My family tell me that I used to listen to the old crystal set,… — George Shearing
The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. — J. Paul Getty
There were certain questions about the foundations of morals that advances in science all threaten to make more complicated. — Leon Kass
At the time, my personal research objectives were to provide Keynesian economics with more rigorous foundations and to tighten and elaborate the logic of macroeconomic… — James Tobin

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