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"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."
"Time is not an empirical concept. For neither co-existence nor succession would be perceived by us, if the representation of time did not exist as a foundation a priori."
"The chief foundations of all states, new as well as old or composite, are good laws and good arms."
"The foundation of confidence in virtually every field is preparation."
"We lay foundations that will need further development."
"So many people are so busy being busy that they don’t spend time on the foundation of their life."
"Purity of morals [is] the only sure foundation of public happiness in any country."
"The necessity of pursuing true happiness is the foundation of all liberty- Happiness, in its full extent, is the utmost pleasure we are capable of."
"We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself."
"Balance in the body is the foundation for balance in life."
"Even theories must have foundations."
"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument." [Address at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 23 November 2004]"
"The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build."
"Voting is the foundation stone for political action."
"Action is the foundation of all success."
"Without foundation, there can be no fashion."
"Sin was conquered on the cross. Christ's death is the foundation of our hope, the promise of our triumph."
"The foundations of a person are not in matter but in spirit."
"The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me."
"We are too near the scene of tragedy to realize that this canker or untouchability has traveled far beyond its prescribed limits and has sapped the very foundation of the whole nation."
