The foundation of the world lies in the nation. The foundation of the nation lies in the family. The foundation of the family lies in the individual. — Mencius
Great truths that are stumbling blocks to the natural man are nevertheless the very foundations upon which the confidence of the spiritual man is built. — Henry Allen Ironside
The hard way builds solidly a foundation of confidence that cannot be swept away — Colonel Sanders
A house must be built on solid foundations if it is to last. The same principle applies to man, otherwise he too will sink back into the soft ground and becomes swallowed up by the world of illusion. — Sai Baba
Build your architecture from what is beneath your feet. — Hassan Fathy
Objective evaluations set the foundation that moves leaders to the tipping point. — Quint Studer
If your body is a temple, the foundation of that temple is the food that you eat. — Will Bulsiewicz
Really good things take time to grow. Foundation is not built over night. — Iggy Azalea
The true foundation of all culture is the knowledge and understanding of water. — Viktor Schauberger
The foundation for future prosperity is built on the bedrock of good jobs and great schools. We are building a strong foundation one job at a time and one educated Texan at a time. — Rick Perry
Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise — Michael Jordan
Discipline is the foundation of freedom. — Andrew Tate
Knowledge is a skyscraper. You can take a shortcut with a fragile foundation of memorization, or build slowly upon a steel frame of understanding. — Naval Ravikant
Any great change must expect opposition, because it shakes the very foundation of privilege. — Lucretia Mott
Action is the foundational key to all success. — Pablo Picasso
The cornerstone of democracy rests on the foundation of an educated electorate. — Thomas Jefferson
Seed is not just the source of life. It is the very foundation of our being. — Vandana Shiva
Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness. — Auguste Escoffier
The missing pillar in health is breath. It all starts there. — James Nestor
Foundational Image Quotes
Optimism is the foundation of courage.
Energy conservation is the foundation of energy independence. — Tom Allen
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves. — Henry David Thoreau
A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the bricks others have thrown at him.
Foundational Values Quotes
Children are not casual guests in our home. They have been loaned to us temporarily for the purpose of loving them and instilling a foundation of values on which their future lives will be built. — Dr. James Dobson
Where no guiding ideals are left to point the way, the scale of values disappears and with it the meaning of our deeds and sufferings, and at the end can lie only negation and despair. Religion is therefore the foundation of ethics, and ethics the presupposition of life. — Werner Heisenberg
The unhealthy gap between what we preach in America and what we often practice creates a moral dry rot that eats at the very foundation of our democratic ideals and values. — Whitney M. Young
Respect for the truth comes close to being the basis for all morality.
The task is clear: to create a culture of caretaking in which no one and nowhere is thrown away, in which the inherent value of people and all life is foundational. — Naomi Klein
In the UAE, we have a celebration that goes back to the past 250 years. Each generation passes our values to the next. May God bless those who built this nation and laid its foundations. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Humanists hold that ethical values are relative to human experience and need not be derived from theological or metaphysical foundations. — Paul Kurtz
Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.
Integrity is the foundation upon which all other values are built. — Brian Tracy
Courage is not a virtue of value among other personal values like love or fidelity. It is the foundation that underlies and gives reality to all other virtues and personal values. Without courage our love pales into mere dependency. Without courage our fidelity becomes conformism. — Rollo May
At Reliance Foundation schools, we lay special emphasis on value-based education, sports, and overall development of students. That is why the teacher-students ratio is kept at a healthy 1:20 so that all children get proper attention in class. — Nita Ambani
CREATIVITY first of all aims to achieve a REVOLUTION OF VALUES THROUGH RELIGION, therefore it completely and categorically rejects the Judeo-Christian-democratic-Marxist-liberal-feminist values of today and supplants them with new and basic values of which RACE IS THE FOUNDATION. — Ben Klassen
Foundation Of Life Quotes
Heartbreaks, disappointments and even our own weaknesses can serve as stepping-stones to the second half of life transformation. Failings are the foundation for growth. Those who have fallen, failed or 'gone down' are the only ones who understand 'up.' — Richard Rohr
There are long periods when life seems a small, dull round, a petty business with no point, and then suddenly we are caught up in some great event which gives us a glimpse of the solid and durable foundations of our existence. — Queen Elizabeth II
A successful life is an authentic life. Happiness and creativity rest on a foundation of transparency to yourself and others. Knowing your own heart and speaking clearly to others keep you on the path. — Gay Hendricks
Encouragement is the fuel by which hope runs.
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships. — Stephen Covey
The only foundation for . . . a republic is to be laid in Religion. Without this there can be no virtue, and without virtue there can be no liberty, and liberty is the object and life of all republican governments. — Benjamin Rush
For the myth is the foundation of life; it is the timeless schema, the pious formula into which life flows when it reproduces its traits out of the unconscious. — Thomas Mann
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that hold all relationships.
To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. — Sterling Hayden
Waiting time is not wasting time. Waiting patiently in expectation is the foundation of the spiritual life. — Henri Nouwen
Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the larger world. Loving responsiveness is the foundation of a truly compassionate, civilized society. — Sue Johnson
I can do no other than be reverent before everything that is called life. I can do no other than to have compassion for all that is called life. That is the beginning and the foundation of all ethics. — Albert Schweitzer
Foundation Of Friendship Quotes
. . . success is a combination of many things, but a good character is the foundation of the kind of success that will bring you real happiness. Choose your friends wisely-they will make or break you. — J. Willard Marriott
Ingratitude is a nail which, driven into the tree of courtesy, causes it to wither; it is a broken channel, by which the foundations of the affections are undermined; and a lump of soot, which, falling into the dish of friendship, destroys its scent and flavor. — Giambattista Basile
With every true friendship, we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. — Mahatma Gandhi
Discipline is the foundation upon which all success is built. Lack of discipline inevitable leads to failure.
The foundation of friendship demands the greatest likeness of human souls and hearts. — Ludwig van Beethoven
I want to know what it is to build the foundation of the friendship for real, to have my best friend and not because we're just intimate, but because we're mentally intimate. So I'm waiting for that person to come into my life. — LisaRaye McCoy-Misick
With every true friendship we build more firmly the foundations on which the peace of the whole world rests. Thought by thought and act by act, with every breath we build more firmly the kingdom of non-violence that is the true home of the spirit of humanity. — Mahatma Gandhi
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth.
Since the foundation of the State of Israel, the United States has stood by her and helped her to pursue security, peace, and economic growth. Our friendship is based on historic moral and strategic ties, as well as our shared dedication to democracy. — Ronald Reagan
It was really phenomenal [Warren Buffett donation]. It grew out of the friendship that we had and the fact that his plan to have his wife run the foundation and give things away changed when she tragically died. — Bill Gates
Although most friendships that exist do not merit the name, we can nevertheless make use of them in accordance with our needs, as a kind of commercial venture based on uncertain foundations and in which we are very often deceived. — Madeleine de Souvre, marquise de Sable
The lust and attraction are often a given in a romance novel - I want to dig into the elements of true friendship that form a foundation for a solid, gonna-last-forever romantic relationship. — Suzanne Brockmann
Founders Day Quotes
For it is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself. — Charles Dickens
At the end of the day, we’re all founders. — Naval Ravikant
July 4th ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance by solemn acts of devotion. — John Adams
Passion is nothing without action or communication.
Most of the founders of this country had day jobs for years. They were not career politicians. ... We need leaders with experience in the real world, not experience in the phony world of politics. — Thomas Sowell
As a founder you have to build a team some day, so why not start the day you found the company? — Ron Conway
The most unresolved problem of the day is precisely the problem that concerned the founders of this nation: how to limit the scope and power of government. Tyranny, restrictions on human freedom, come primarily from governmental restrictions that we ourselves have set up. — Milton Friedman
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
1 of the hardest parts about being a founder, is that there are a 100 important things competing for your attention each day. — Sam Altman
The founders did not want population centers to dictate to the rest of the country. They had already seen that happen in Europe in their day, and they had seen the kind of people that gravitate toward various areas. — Rush Limbaugh
In the early days of a startup, people's compensation is whatever you negotiate with a founder and it's all over the place. — Sam Altman
This is perhaps the most important statement on religion ever made. It clarified the intent of the founders of the constitution irrespective of the attempts of modern day religious revisionists. — Thomas Jefferson
Function Quotes
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things. — Winston Churchill
Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union. — Frank Lloyd Wright
Life never stops. The torment of men will be eternal, unless the function of creating and acting and changing, living intensely through each day, be considered an eternal joy. — Le Corbusier
To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects. — Le Corbusier
When a silhouette or shape is as beautiful as it is functional and relevant, that's true luxury. — Reed Krakoff
We should learn from the snail: it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional. — Frank Lloyd Wright
The function of protecting and developing health must rank even above that of restoring it when it is impaired. — Hippocrates
You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look — T. D. Jakes
All parts of the body which have a function, if used in moderation and exercised in labors in which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy, well developed and age more slowly, but if unused they become liable to disease, defective in growth and age quickly. — Hippocrates
Foundation Of Love Quotes
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 than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me and despair! — J. R. R. Tolkien
If you follow the will of God, you know that in spite of all the terrible things that happen to you, you will never lose a final refuge. You know that the foundation of the world is love, so that even when no human being can or will help you, you may go on, trusting in the One that loves you. — Pope Benedict XVI
Mankind must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression, and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals. — Mahatma Gandhi
In this universe it is Love that binds everything together.
Love is the very foundation, beauty and fulfillment of life. — Mata Amritanandamayi
Oh, trebly blest the placid lot of those whose hearth foundations are in pure love laid, where husband's breast with tempered ardor glows, and wife, oft mother, is in heart a maid! — Euripides
A Country is not a mere territory; the particular territory is only its foundation. The Country is the idea which rises upon that foundation; it is the sentiment of love, the sense of fellowship which binds together all the sons of that territory. — Giuseppe Mazzini
I firmly believe that when you have a foundation of respect, love of what you're doing, and a shared vision, so much is possible. — Kerri Walsh
A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It is an expression of humility. It is a foundation for the development of such virtues as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love, and well-being. — James E. Faust
Pure love is an incomparable, potent power for good. Righteous love is the foundation of a successful marriage. — Richard G. Scott
Firm Foundation Quotes
Truthfulness is a cornerstone in character, and if it be not firmly laid in youth, there will ever after be a weak spot in the foundation. — Jefferson Davis
People will not follow a leader with moral incongruities for long. Every time you compromise character you compromise leadership. The foundation of firm leadership is character. — Bill Hybels
Consolidate the foundation of food security in an all-round way, firmly adhere to the red line of 1.8 billion mu of arable land, and ensure that the rice bowl of Chinese is firmly in their own hands. — Xi Jinping
There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love. — Charles Stanley
The foundation upon which Rotary is built is friendship; on no less firm foundation could it have stood. — Paul P. Harris
We are born to soar. We are children of God. ... The Fatherhood of God offers a deep spiritual cure for the inferiority complex and lays the firm foundation for a solid spiritual self-esteem. — Robert H. Schuller
The whole structure of science gradually grows, but only as it is built upon a firm foundation of past research. — Owen Chamberlain
The Church's foundation is unshakable and firm against the assaults of the raging sea. Waves lash at the Church but do not shatter it. Although the elements of this world constantly batter and crash against her, she offers the safest harbor of salvation for all in distress. — Ambrose
As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade. — Thabo Mbeki
We can build upon foundations anywhere if they are well and firmly laid. — Ivy Compton-Burnett
Solid Foundation Quotes
I would die to preserve the law upon a solid foundation; but take away liberty, and the foundation is destroyed. — Alexander Hamilton
Many believe effective networking is done face-to-face, building a rapport with someone by looking at them in the eye, leading to a solid connection and foundational trust. — Raymond Arroyo
Religion and good morals are the only solid foundation of public liberty and happiness. — Samuel Adams
Idealism is like a castle in the air if it is not based on a solid foundation of social and political realism. — Claude McKay
In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity, we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science. — Kenny Marchant
Ps 119:89-91: The settled Word in Heaven makes for a solid foundation on earth and a safe path for today. — Jim Elliot
Everyone has the ability to build a financial ark to survive and flourish in the future. But you must invest time in your financial education to build an ark with a solid foundation. — Robert Kiyosaki
Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues. — Confucius
I was set free because my greatest fear had been realized, and I still had a daughter who I adored, and I had an old typewriter and a big idea. And so rock bottom became a solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life. — J. K. Rowling
The art of the dramatist is very like the art of the architect. A plot has to be built up just as a house is built-story after story; and no edifice has any chance of standing unless it has a broad foundation and a solid frame. — Brander Matthews
Building A Foundation Quotes
Trust, honesty, humility, transparency and accountability are the building blocks of a positive reputation. Trust is the foundation of any relationship. — Mike Paul
I am not afraid to dream. You first have to start with a dream. Build your castles in the air and give it foundation. Without a dream, you are not going to get anywhere. — Kofi Annan
Establishing achievable, small, daily goals to build self-trust and discipline forms a foundation for consistency and success. — Gary Brecka
Having a Republican candidate speak at the NAACP convention is like trying to build a house starting at the roof. If you don't have a foundation, the roof isn't going to stand. — J. C. Watts
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. — David Allan Coe
Human Rights for everyone is the necessary foundation upon which all of us may build a world where everybody may live in peace and serenity and plenty. — Michael Douglas
Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust. — Patrick Lencioni
If we would build on a sure foundation in friendship, we must love friends for their sake rather than for our own. — Charlotte Bronte
When tiny, tiny things start happening a million times, it becomes a large thing. It lays down the foundation of a strong economic base. With women participating in building this economic base, it becomes the foundation for better social and economic future. — Muhammad Yunus
Education Foundation Quotes
The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible. — Orson Scott Card
No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy. — Brad Henry
The foundation of every state is the education of its youth. — Diogenes
The only way to learn mathematics is to do mathematics. That tenet is the foundation of the do-it-yourself, Socratic, or Texas method. — Paul Halmos
Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies. — Desmond Tutu
Our society cannot afford a two-tiered system in which the affluent have access to superior education, while everyone else is subjected to a dull and incoherent classroom experience. Academic excellence, educational equity, and fairness demand a strong foundation of knowledge for all learners. — E. D. Hirsch, Jr.
It is a mistake to try to impose Christian beliefs on children and to make them the basis of moral training. The moral education of children is much too important a matter to be built on such foundations. — Margaret E. Knight
I started the Pies Descalzos foundation in Colombia when I was 18, and since then I have been very involved in the crusade for education. — Shakira
Education brings sustainability to all the development goals, and literacy is the foundation of all learning. It provides individuals with the skills to understand the world and shape it, to participate in democratic processes and have a voice, and also to strengthen their cultural identity. — Irina Bokova
To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills. — Alan Greenspan
Strong Foundation Quotes
If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are. — Charles Stanley
If the market doesn't shake out the weak hands, it won't have the strong foundation to grow further. — Changpeng Zhao
I didn't have anybody, really, no foundation in life, so I had to make my own way. Always, from the start. I had to go out in the world and become strong, to discover my mission in life. — Tina Turner
Truth is complete in itself. Truth has a strong foundation in itself. It is bold, it has no fears. It has no limit of space or time. It is a fearless, free bird in the sky. It does not care for status. It is wealth in itself. Truth stands even when there is no public support. — Sivananda
The way is not always easy, but in order to bring a work through to completion, you will need a strong character, a broad foundation of knowledge and an enormous force of persuasion. — Santiago Calatrava
May you have a strong foundation when the winds of change shift...and may you be forever young. — Bob Dylan
We get one opportunity in life, one chance at life to do whatever you're going to do, and lay your foundation and make whatever mark you're going to make. Whatever legacy you're going to leave; leave your legacy! — Ray Lewis
A house built on granite and strong foundations, not even the onslaught of pouring rain, gushing torrents and strong winds will be able to pull down. — Haile Selassie
I want my foundation built, and I want to be strong enough to deal with everything coming my way. — Kirko Bangz
The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform, and now this legislation, will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future. — Jim Talent
Family Foundation Quotes
You want a woman who shares your belief and your faith because that is usually your core. So, you want a woman whom you know can stand on that same foundation you both equally embrace and share. You also want a woman who is ambitious but also knows how to balance it with family. — Tony Gaskins
It is my view that our society can be no more stable than the foundation of individual family units upon which it rests. Our government, our institutions, our schools...indeed, our way of life are dependent on healthy marriages and loyalty to the vulnerable little children around our feet. — James Dobson
I feel vulnerable when I have no choice. It segues into every facet of life, whether it's love, work, family, or conservation. Here it is: the whole reason that I started the Ian Somerhalder Foundation was the feeling of complete vulnerability during the BP oil spill. — Ian Somerhalder
If the foundation of a well-ordered society is a healthy, happy home, then the problem of lawlessness will not be solved by more laws or legislation; but by fathers and mothers exerting a moral influence and example in their own families, tempered with love and understanding. — J. Spencer Kinard
A loving family provides the foundation children need to succeed, and strong families with a man and a woman - bonded together for life - always have been, and always will be, the key to such families. — Jim Bunning
Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only thing that works and the only foundation on which lasting relations can build. — Ramsey Clark
A loving family provides the foundation children need to succeed. — Jim Bunning
Having been adopted, I really have a strong sense- a necessity almost- for stability, a foundation where my family is concerned. [Success] would be meaningless without anyone to share it with. — Faith Hill
Mutual respect and mutual listening are the foundations of harmony within the family. — Buddha
If our children have the background of a godly, happy home and this unshakable faith that the Bible is indeed the Word of God, they will have a foundation that the forces of hell cannot shake. — Ruth Graham
The majority of Western culture came out of Europe, which is not comparable to America. It came out of nation states based on geographical and ethnic foundations. America is based on principles, a very different kind of country. — Milo Yiannopoulos
If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power. — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Original, in French: La bonne cuisine est la base du véritable bonheur.
English: Good food is the foundation of genuine happiness. — Auguste Escoffier
Identity is a prison you can never escape, but the way to redeem your past is not to run from it, but to try to understand it, and use it as a foundation to grow. — Jay-Z
Holy Scripture is the highest authority for every believer, the standard of faith and the foundation for reform. — John Wycliffe
The Communist threat from without must not blind us to the Communist threat from within. The latter is reaching into the very heart of America through its espionage agents and a cunning, defiant, and lawless communist party, which is fanatically dedicated to the Marxist cause of world enslavement and destruction of the foundations of our republic. — J. Edgar Hoover
I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity. — I. M. Pei
The best defence of peace is not power, but the removal of the causes of war, and international agreements which will put peace on a stronger foundation, than the terror of destruction. — Lester B. Pearson
Remember civil and religious liberty always go together: if the foundation of the one be sapped, the other will fall of course. — Alexander Hamilton
Mothers are the rocks of our families and a foundation in our communities. In gratitude for their generous love, patient counsel, and lifelong support, let us pay respect to the women who carry out the hard work of motherhood with skill and grace, and let us remember those mothers who, though no longer with us, inspire us still. — Barack Obama
The world must be made safe for democracy. Its peace must be planted upon the tested foundations of political liberty. We have no selfish ends to serve. We desire no conquest, no dominion. We seek no indemnities for ourselves, no material compensation for the sacrifices we shall freely make. — Woodrow Wilson
This country [the Philippines] is like a pyramid, like a tower. It is made up of millions of stones... . And the foundation stone of this pyramid is the common man. — Ramon Magsaysay
Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me? — Lou Holtz
If we don’t have the Word of God as the foundation of what we believe, we will have a faulty footing—it will not stand against the elements that will come against us. God has designed both our physical and spiritual lives to be ordered by one key attribute upon which the fruit of the Spirit is based—that foundation is love. — David Jeremiah
If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them. — Henry David Thoreau
The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice. — Alfred Thayer Mahan
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