F Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with F. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Fundamentally women and men are different.”
“Fundamentally, [prayer] is a position, a placement of oneself.”
“Fundamentally, all writing is about the same thing; it's about dying, about the brief flicker of time we have here, and the frustration that it creates.”
“Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.”
“Fundamentally, as human beings, we're very, very alike and a lot more alike than we think, but we have a tendency to divide the world into them and us. In prison, when people commit a crime and we put them away, they definitely become "them." We don't want to deal with it because they have chosen to step out of society, so we're going to keep them out. Even if they serve their time, we're going to make sure that, for the rest of their lives, they're going to be branded. I don't know how to do it in a different way, but I think it clearly doesn't work.”
“Fundamentally, Buddhism is for the awakenment and benefit of beings. So, you can't say, "Oh, you can't have it because you're not ready for it." That goes against the fundamental principle.”
“Fundamentally, diaries are about loneliness.”
“Fundamentally, Eva is just my life copied out onto film. I'm [still] alive, so the story hasn't finished.”
“Fundamentally, however, there is neither good nor evil; this is all based on human concepts. In the universe there exists neither good nor evil, because everything has been created in accordance with immutable laws. the divine principles are reflected in these laws, and only through knowing these laws will we be able to get close to the divine.”
“Fundamentally, I believe that the U.S. can improve its international standing and its national security by expanding trade and strengthening its relationships with moderate Muslim countries.”
“Fundamentally, I do agree, certainly, people must be allowed to express their own opinions freely. Freedom is part of the essential rights of all nations.”
“Fundamentally, I have no idea how the world works, though I am trying to figure it out.”
“Fundamentally, I like to accomplish things.”
“Fundamentally, I think of myself as a storyteller, not a writer.”
“Fundamentally, if the league is going to have a no-tolerance policy for domestic abuse, if we're going to be a global organization that's going to have this as a perspective, we've got to back it up. We can't be backed into it with a video with more coming out. We have to make an affirmative stand on it.”
“Fundamentally, legislation that is historic, that is comprehensive, that has a large number of senators supporting it is more durable.”
“Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel.”
“Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel. He did not come merely to give bread; He said, "I am the bread." He did not come merely to shed light; He said, "I am the light." He did not come merely to show the door; He said, "I am the door." He did not come merely to name a shepherd; He said, "I am the shepherd." He did not come merely to point the way; He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life."”
“Fundamentally, people are suckers for the truth.”
“Fundamentally, the answers to our challenges in healthcare relies in engaging and empowering the individual.”
“Fundamentally, the force that rules the world is conduct, whether it be moral or immoral. If it is moral, at least there may be hope for the world. If immoral, there is not only no hope, but no prospect of anything but destruction of all that has been accomplished during the last 5,000 years.”
“Fundamentally, the most important thing is to get the film made for me and to get as many people to see it as possible. And if I help that, then - I know I help that, let's put it that way. I do know that I help that. It is called show business.”
“Fundamentally, there are only two ways of coordinating the economic activities of millions. One is central direction involving the use of coercion - the technique of the army and of the modern totalitarian state. The other is voluntary cooperation of individuals - the technique of the marketplace.”
Source: Milton Friedman on Freedom: Selections from The Collected Works of Milton Friedman
“Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him—mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.”
Source: Man's Search for Meaning
“Fundamentally, we all want the same thing. We want to love. We want to be loved, and we want to matter.”
“Fundamentally, we are a product of choice, not nature (genes) or nurture (upbringing, environment).”
Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Fundamentally, we are all in the same place: we're born, we live, and we're going to die. In between, we'll have joy and we'll have sadness.”
“Fundamentally, what everyone needs is mental strength and confidence, to manage the mind, just as we manage the outside world.”
“Fundamentally, you can never be someone else. You can only be less of who you are.”
“Fundamentals are right down to earth. And one fundamental is: You have to make calls. Nothing happens until you make a call. It’s that fundamental!”
“Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.”
“Fundamentals in the gaming sector remained relatively healthy during the first quarter.”
“Fundamentals make the market.”
“Fundamentals might be good for the first third or first 50 or 60 percent of a move, but the last third of a great bull market is typically a blow-off, whereas the mania runs wild and prices go parabolic... There is no training, classroom or otherwise, that can prepare for trading the last third of a move, whether it's the end of a bull market or the end of a bear market.”
“Fundamentals that you read about are typically useless as the market has already discounted the price, and I call them “funny-mentals”. However, if you catch on early, before others believe, you might have valuable “surprise-a-mentals”.”
“Fundamentals were the most crucial part of my game in the NBA. Everything I did, everything I achieved, can be traced back to the way I approached the fundamentals.”
Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence
“Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You’ve got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn’t going to work.”
“Fundamos a cumplicidade com os pais por um equívoco: a necessidade. Não deveríamos procurá-los só quando precisamos. É transformar o amor em interesse, é converter a ternura em assistencialismo. São os nossos infinitos provedores financeiros e emocionais, nosso SOS, nossa ligação direta com o céu. Jamais invertemos a perspectiva e trocamos de lugar: o que eles desejam?”
Source: Cuide dos pais antes que seja tarde
“Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from the people. Sometimes people forget that that's really what occurs.”
“Fundidos na unidade, que possamos dissolver a divisão entre homem e mulher, e entre mulher e homem.”
“Funding a civilization through advertising is like trying to get nutrition by connecting a tube from one’s anus to one’s mouth.”
“Funding and maintaining programs from Head Start to Pell Grants must be a high priority.”
“Funding for faith-based charities should] be judged based on performance and results - not religion. Now, if our sin is that our religion can produce the results, then we plead guilty.”
“Funding for sports (and the arts) are often the first things facing the chop in difficult times.”
“Funding for the Special Operations Network comes directly from the government. Most work is centralized, but all of the SpecOps divisions have local representatives to keep a watchful eye on any provincial problems. They are administered by local commanders, who liaise with the national offices for information exchange, guidance and policy decisions. Like any other big government department, it looks good on paper but is an utter shambles. Petty infighting and political agendas, arrogance and sheer bloody-mindedness almost guarantees that the left hand doesn't know what the right is doing.”
Source: The Eyre Affair
“Funding from rich countries to help the poor and vulnerable adapt to climate change is not even one percent of what is needed. This glaring injustice must be addressed at Copenhagen in December .”
“Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals.”
“Fundraisers treat men completely differently than women. As a matter of fact, many of them have the default on their direct mail set up to read "Mister," and it really rankles a lot of women.”
“Fundraising is an extreme sport!”
Source: Ask Without Fear!: A Simple Guide to Connecting Donors With What Matters to Them Most
“Fundraising isn’t about the money, that’s just one outcome. Fundraising is about people.”
Source: Magnetic Nonprofit: Attract and Retain Donors, Volunteers, and Staff to Increase Nonprofit Fundraising