"If you asked me what is the basis of all my work, it's the feeling there's something basically wrong with human beings."
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"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."
"Renunciation is the very basis upon which ethics stands."
"The basis of persistence is the Power of Will."
"The basis of insincerity is the idealized image we hold of ourselves and wish to impose on others."
"Renunciation is the very basis upon which ethics stands. There never was an ethical code preached which had not renunciation for its basis."
"Fear is not the basis for foreign policy."
"The basis of all good human behavior is kindness."
"Let's liquidate all the atomic bases in Cuba and in the U.S. and we are in complete agreement with that."
"There's no more usual basis of union than mutual misunderstanding."
"After all, without understanding yourself, what basis have you for right thinking?"
"I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis."
"I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis."
"On a daily basis, you must take more care of your mind than just money, money, money!"
"I favor access to discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation."
"Basis of society: anonymous sweat."
"Our domestic affections are the most salutary basis of all good government."