"We get together on the basis of our similarities; we grow on the basis of our differences."
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"The basis of art is change in the universe."
"Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society."
"Courage comes from acting courageously on a day-to-day basis."
"I am influenced more than ever before by the conviction that social equality is the only basis of human happiness."
"The fundamental basis of education must always remain that one must act for oneself. That is clear. One must act for him or herself."
"Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right."
"I conceive a knowledge of books is the basis upon which other knowledge is to be built."
"Admiration is the basis of ignorance."
"Envy is the basis of democracy."
"Being excited about stuff on a daily basis, I'm so excited by it."
"The first rule of doing work that matters: Go to work on a regular basis."
"The basis of effective government is public confidence."
"I'm British. I don't really have access to my emotions on a daily basis."
"Genuine peace is based on inner peace, because you cannot build peace on the basis of anger"
"The Ten Commandments have never been replaced as the moral basis upon which society rests."
"If you asked me what is the basis of all my work, it's the feeling there's something basically wrong with human beings."
"The only definition by which Americas best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis."
"Wonder is the basis of worship."
"Memory is the basis of every journey."
"If you're not uncomfortable on a daily basis, you're not making much progress."