Quotes Tagged "basis"

The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

Smartass Disciple: Master, do you really believe in the second chance? Master of Stupidity: That supports the basis of lost-then-found concept.

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a daily basis.

When you look at what C.S. Lewis is saying, his message is so anti-life, so cruel, so unjust. The view that the Narnia books have for the material world is one of almost undisguised contempt. At one point, the old professor says, ‘It’s all in Plato’ — meaning that the physical world we see around us is the crude, shabby, imperfect, second-rate copy of something much better. I want to emphasize the simple physical truth of things, the absolute primacy of the material life, rather than the spiritual or the afterlife. [The New York Times interview, 2000]

I'm trying to undermine the basis of Christian belief... I'm not in the business of offending people. I find the books upholding certain values that I think are important, such as life is immensely valuable and this world is an extraordinarily beautiful place. We should do what we can to increase the amount of wisdom in the world. [Washington Post interview, 19 February 2001]

When you have no basis for an argument, abuse the plaintiff.

Trust should be the basis for all our moral training.

Morality is the basis of things and truth is the substance of all morality.

I became the Dalai Lama not on a volunteer basis.

Preaching is personal counseling on a group basis.

Failing is what we do, or stumbling is what we do on a daily basis.

I connect with people on a daily basis.

In politics shared hatreds are almost always the basis of friendships.

I deal with haters on a daily basis.

I do my laundry on a weekly basis.

I certainly don't eat raw bison liver on a regular basis.

My body is covered with bruises from pinching myself on a daily basis.

Character is the basis of happiness and happiness the sanction of character.

There is no scriptural basis for segregation.

Never fight turf on turf. Fight it on the basis of ideas.