Basic Quotes - page 46

It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what. The weird thing about telling someone they're dying is it tends to focus their priorities. You find out what matters to them. What they're willing to die for. What they're willing to lie for. (David Shore)
The basic notion was the idea that the loudspeaker should have a voice which was unique and not just an instrument of reproduction, but an instrument unto itself. View quote
David Tudor
When looking at trends I always ask myself basic and timeless questions about business, and the one I seem to always come back to is, 'How is this different than anything else in the marketplace?' View quote
Daymond John
I like a basic uniform for guys. Steve Jobs is my fashion icon, because he wears the same outfit every day. If you always wear the same thing, you make a statement. Then put a bow tie on and really stand out. View quote
Dhani Jones
If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible. View quote
Don Nickles
We believe that God is big enough to give every nationality their own religion, as he's given them their own taste in food, in plants, in furniture, and housing. I think that each religion has their basic Christ-ish way to get to the Everlasting God. View quote
Duane Chapman
At the most basic level, I appreciate writers who have something to say. View quote
Daniel Alarcon
I wanted as little formal linguistic theory as I could get by with. I wanted the basic linguistic training to do a translation of the New Testament. View quote
Daniel Everett
One in seven Americans, including more than 8 million children, does not have even basic healthcare coverage. View quote
Dave Reichert
It's basic due diligence to make sure that whenever a foreign entity acquires a controlling interest in a U.S. company that national security isn't threatened. View quote
Dave Reichert
Whether it's Facebook or Google or the other companies, that basic principle that users should be able to see and control information about them that they themselves have revealed to the companies is not baked into how the companies work. But it's bigger than privacy. Privacy is about what you're willing to reveal about yourself. (Eli Pariser)
The right to protect the health and well-being of every person, of those we love, is a basic human right. View quote
Elizabeth Holmes
I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand. View quote
Eric Schlosser
Access to basic quality health care is one of the most important domestic issues facing our nation. View quote
Ed Pastor
I think a lot of people know me for just wearing cut-off denim shorts, an oversized white T-shirt with a pair of high-heels. I usually do wear basic stuff. Jeans and a white T is my go-to look. View quote
Erin Wasson
Stage acting is for me the basic form of acting. If you make films all the time, you have so few possibilities to rehearse. And it's important to rehearse, because it gives you the possibility to try things which are not good! View quote
Erland Josephson
The fact that radio is so hopeless at delivering data makes it an uncluttered medium, offering the basic story without the detailed trappings. But it does mean that if data is important, radio is probably not your place. View quote
Evan Davis
Cyberattacks have become a permanent fixture on the international scene because they have become easy and cheap to launch. Basic computer literacy and a modest budget can go a long way toward invading a country's cyberspace. View quote
Evgeny Morozov
However revolutionary it may be, the Internet still hasn't altered the basic law of human communication: Being nice to your interlocutors is a good way to start any negotiations, particularly, when being hostile is an open invitation for a cyber-fight. View quote
Evgeny Morozov
I think if you're writing from the heart, very often, the subject matter will adjust as you age... but you try to write the best song you can possibly write. For us, we have the same basic elements that make up the America sound. View quote
Gerry Beckley
We may say that a basic substance is one which has a lone pair of electrons which may be used to complete the stable group of another atom, and that an acid is one which can employ a lone pair from another molecule in completing the stable group of one of its own atoms. (Gilbert N. Lewis)
I find that whoever you are as a person is how you're gonna fight, and every basic instinct kind of comes out at that moment. View quote
Gina Carano
Securing food is the basic task for all humans. View quote
Gong Li
Mexican food is far more varied than people think. It changes like dialects. I was brought up in Jalisco by the sea on a basic diet - tomatoes, chillis, peppers of every size and rice, which is a Mexican staple. The Pacific coast has a huge array of seafood. View quote
Gael Garcia Bernal
In the West, the basic economic and social unit is the individual; in Africa, it is the extended family or the collective. View quote
George Ayittey