#foundation

We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself. ↗

— Jean Baudrillard

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To apologize is to lay the foundation for a future offense. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone - but not the complete structure. It is much too pliable, too yielding. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

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Since its inception, our Nation has stood on the foundations of compassion and justice. ↗

— Mike DeWine

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And since geometry is the right foundation of all painting, I have decided to teach its rudiments and principles to all youngsters eager for art. ↗

— Albrecht Durer

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Conscious of our many problems, I seek today to lay a foundation to our public policy. My fundamental purpose is to devote my term of office to raising the standard of public service in New Jersey. ↗

— Charles Edison

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In the 19th century, a lot of people were against outlawing child labour, because to do so would be against the very foundations of a free market economy: 'These children want to work, these people want to employ them... what is your problem? It's not as if anyone has kidnapped them...' ↗

— Brian Eno

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Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind. ↗

— E. M. Forster

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Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy. ↗

— Tom Vilsack

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Greece's European neighbors were able step in and bolster the weak foundation on which Greece's free-spending budget was based. It would be difficult for any country, or intergovernmental organization, to rescue an economy the size of the U.S. if investors were ever to lose faith in our bonds because of our enormous debt. ↗

— Douglas Wilder

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