Fundamentals Quotes

The crisis that we inherit when we come to power will be the occasion for fundamental change and not the excuse for postponing it

He who attacks the fundamentals of the American broadcasting industry attacks democracy itself.

A great deal of world politics is a fundamental struggle, but it is also a struggle that has to be waged intelligently.

The history of science can be viewed as the recasting of phenomena that were once thought to be accidents as phenomena that can be understood in terms of fundamental causes and principles.

Somewhere in the crowd was at least one potential friend who'd understand the fundamental value of goofing off. Because if not, how boring would that be?

The fundamental way of getting public approval is to deserve it.

The problem with all these tired excuses for inaction is that it suggests a fundamental lack of faith in American business and American ingenuity.

Winnie the Pooh seems to me to be a fundamental text on national security.

It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source: the corruption of young minds by violent ideology.

Fundamental happiness depends more than anything else upon what may be called a friendly interest in persons and things.

Timing and pace are important in any film, whether it be comedy or drama. And how better to learn the fundamentals of these show show business ingredients than by dancing?

When you find your place where you are, practice occurs, actualizing the fundamental point.

The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State.

All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance in the vast cosmos-at-large.

All basic scientists who look to the NCI for funding should know that I will tolerate no retreat on the study of model systems and the pursuit of fundamental biological principles.

At first laying down, as a fact fundamental, That nothing with God can be accidental.

One cannot apologize for something fundamental, and a child feels and knows this as well and as deeply as any sage.

The definition of the right of suffrage is very justly regarded as a fundamental article of republican government.

By defining the problem as 'hunger', the emergency food system is helping to direct our attention away from the more fundamental problem of poverty, and the even more basic problem of inequality.

Isn't it also that on some fundamental level we find it difficult to understand that other people are human beings in the same way that we are? We idealize them as gods or dismiss them as animals.

Both cream and scum can rise to the top, unfortunately. This lower-quality stuff that's going higher isn't doing it on fundamentals.

No great improvements in the lot of mankind are possible until a great change takes place in the fundamental constitution of their modes of thought.

The quest for simplicity has to pervade every part of the process. It really is fundamental.

We would do well to ask ourselves the kind of fundamental questions posed by [Buruma's] erudite and thought-provoking book.

The fundamental difference between us and the terror network we fight is that we value every life.

The truth of the matter is this - I never look for films specifically, because ultimately if the fundamentals of the character and the script and the director aren't there, it makes it a moot point.

The principle of majority does not work when differences on fundamentals are involved.

As time passes, I feel more and more a sense of acting being a fundamental part of who I am.

That's the fundamental question. Do we have a check and balance system? Do we have three equal branches or do we have one supreme branch, not just the Supreme Court? That's the fundamental question.

The fact that so many are willing to accept need-based aid signals a fundamental change in the American character.

As the capacity to coerce declines, it is natural to turn to control of opinion as the basis for authority and domination - a fundamental principle of government already emphasized by David Hume.

I attribute my whole success in life to a rigid observance of the fundamental rule - Never have yourself tattooed with any woman's name, not even her initials.

A fundamental role in the renewal of society is played, of course, by the family and especially by young people.

The notion that journalism can regularly produce a product that violates the fundamental interests of media owners and advertisers ... is absurd.

There are differences in the businesses themselves, but the fundamentals are the same: give customers a good experience, charge them a reasonable price, listen to them, and treat them with respect.

The fundamental human values all emanate from Dharma, based on Truth. If human behaviour has no such basis, it leads to disaster.

Failures teach you more, there's always something fundamental about them.

A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.

We win our games in practice. We learn and follow the fundamentals of our game better than anyone in the league. All of our games are won in practice.

I think the fundamental apprehension is that the city's an organism of some form, rather than being governed from above.

The fundamental imbalance that is behind all of the other social diseases is patriarchy.

I do find walking is fundamental to my creative process.

I have never compromised on fundamentals. I've always believed in focusing on creating value and not valuation.

For over 30 years the Endangered Species Act has suffered from many fundamental flaws, the most notable being a blatant disregard for property rights,.

The most fundamental form of human stupidity is forgetting what we were trying to do in the first place.

In almost all sciences the fundamental knowledge is either found in earliest times or is still being sought.

The circle is the fundamental geometry of open human communication.

American life is builded ... upon that fundamental philosophy announced by the Savior nineteen centuries ago ... [It] can not survive with the defense of Cain, "Am I my brother's keeper?

Food is so fundamental, more so than sexuality, aggression, or learning, that it is astounding to realize the neglect of food and eating in depth psychology.

Alas, I have done nothing this day! What?! Have you not lived? It is not only the fundamental but the noblest of your occupations.