“Are there so many fascinating, exciting things to do or so many challenges pressing down upon you that it is hard to keep focused on that which is essential? When things of the world crowd in, all too often the wrong things take highest priority. Then it is easy to forget the fundamental purpose of life. Satan has a powerful tool to use against good people. It is distraction. He would have good people fill life with 'good things' so there is no room for the essential ones. Have you unconsciously been caught in that trap?” PeopleWorldHardUsePurposeEasyChallengesForgetRoomsPowerfulEssentialsHighestToolsExcitingFundamentalsGood ThingsCaughtCrowdsFocusedPrioritiesThings To DoSatanFascinatingPurpose Of LifeGood PeopleDistractionTrapsWrong ThingsExciting Things Author:Richard G. Scott
“It is so hard and long before a student comes to a realization that these [first] few large simple spots in right relations are the most important things in the study of painting. They are the fundamentals of all painting.” FirstsLongImportantHardSimpleStudyStudentsPaintingRelationFundamentalsImportant ThingsSpotsRealization Author:Charles Webster Hawthorne
“We've got some fundamental choices to make about the kind of country we want to be. Will we accept an economy where only a few of us do spectacularly well, or are we going to build an economy where everyone who works hard has a chance to get ahead?” WantWellsKindCountryHardChoicesChanceAcceptingEconomyHard WorkFundamentalsGet Ahead Author:Barack Obama
“The basic issue of an American society which is fair, which is providing opportunity for all, is nowadays being replaced by the correct perception that we're living in a rigged economy - where it doesn't matter how hard you worked, the result will be all the income goes to the people at the very top. It's leading to a lot of frustration and anger, and people want some fundamental changes to the way we do economics and growth.” PeopleWayWantMatterHardOpportunityGrowthResultsEconomyIssuesPerceptionFairsEconomicsFundamentalsIncomeFrustrationProvidingReplacedAmerican SocietyRigged Author:Bernie Sanders
“Fundamental assumptions in general and scientific assumptions in particular are so hard to overturn because they are based on belief. Beliefs are so hard to overcome because they are irrational and therefore do not yield to logical argument.” HardBeliefParticularArgumentOvercomingFundamentalsAssumptionLogicalYieldIrrationalIrrational BeliefsLogical Arguments Author:Thomas Campbell
“Jesus proclaimed, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. .. He is saying that a whole new order is about to enter history, and if you want to be a part of it, you will need a change so fundamental that the Gospel of John would later refer to it as a "new birth". Being born again was not meant to be a private religious experience that is hard to communicate. .. but rather the prerequisite for joining a new and very public movement - the Jesus and kingdom of God movement.” IfsWantNeedsHardWholeHandsOrderJesusHeavenBornReligiousMovementBirthFundamentalsCommunicateKingdomsMeant To BeRepentKingdom Of GodJoiningBorn AgainNeed A ChangeKingdom Of HeavenPrerequisitesReligious ExperienceGospel Of JohnWere Not Meant To Be Author:Jim Wallis
“Free speech is one of our fundamental principles and it's pretty hard to speak freely when people are yelling at you when it's your turn. That would never be allowed in a classroom or in any other kind of meeting.” PeopleKindHardTurnsSpeakPrinciplesSpeechFundamentalsMeetingsClassroomFree SpeechYellingFundamental Principles Author:Jack Layton
“If you just fight against everything willy-nilly, then the message is you're just gonna obstruct on anything. I would rather fight very, very hard on matters of fundamental principle and then have the critique be that Trump is violating the very foundations of America.” IfsMatterHardAmericaFightingPrinciplesTrumpMessagesFoundationFundamentalsCritiqueFundamental Principles Author:Tim Kaine
“Building great public schools and universities, a strong health care system, including keeping the Affordable Care Act, and then an economy that works well for people so that when they put in a hard day's work, they can support themselves and their family members. Those are the fundamentals that have distinguished America from other nations in the world.” PeopleWorldWellsHardCareSchoolAmericaStrongNationsSupportEconomyBuildingMembersFundamentalsIncludingUniversityHealth CarePublic SchoolDistinguishedAffordableFamily MembersHealth Care SystemAffordable Care ActHard Days Author:Joaquin Castro
“I know it's hard being a single mother baby, he said, but we're talking fundamentals here. Homemade cookies are one of the best parts of christmas. It's an absolute fundamental.” KnowsSaidHardMotherTalkingBabyAbsolutesFundamentalsCookiesHomemadeSingle MotherHomemade Cookies Book:Strangers Source: Strangers
“To feel our character, our personality, and our personal, hard-won history fade from being is to be exposed to whatever lies beneath these comforting, operational conveniences. What remains when the conscious and functioning self has been erased is mankind's fundamental condition – irrational, violent, guilt-wracked, despairing, and mad.” FeelsHas BeensSelfHardCharacterLyingConditionsMankindPersonalityConsciousFundamentalsRemainsMadGuiltViolentExposedFadesIrrationalComfortingConvenience Author:Peter Straub
“If people want to change, they will. If they don't want to, it's hard to make them do so. The current interest in the environment is a good thing. The best way to make a contribution in fashion is to promote the idea that a fundamental interest in preserving the environment is itself fashionable.” PeopleIfsWayWantIdeasHardInterestChangeEnvironmentFashionFundamentalsGood ThingsEnvironmentalCurrentsBest WayContributionFashionable Author:Giorgio Armani
“Sports can unite a group of people from different backgrounds, all working together to achieve a common goal. And even if they fall short, sharing that journey is an experience they'll never forget. It can teach some of the most fundamental and important human values: dedication, perseverance, hard work, and teamwork. It also teaches us how to handle our success and cope with our failure. So, perhaps the greatest glory of sport is that is teaches us so much about life itself.” PeopleIfsHumansImportantDifferentHardTogetherSuccessValuesFallSportsGoalForgetCommonTeachGroupsJourneyAchieveHard WorkGloryFundamentalsPerseveranceAthleteBackgroundsHandleWorking TogetherMotivational SportsNever ForgetTeamworkDedicationForget ItHuman ValuesDifferent BackgroundsCommon Goal Author:Ahmad Rashad
“My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work.” HardFatherResponsibilityTaughtHard WorkDadImportanceFundamentalsMy DadCoachesAccountabilityStressedFathers DayHappy First Fathers DayFathers Day InspirationalHappy Fathers Day MomInspirational Father Author:Steve Young
“I've tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents. I was curious if I could care about [money] on some fundamental level, and I couldn't. That wasn't the metric of success I wanted in my life. I've talked about this to my friends who are doctors and whose parents are doctors, or who are lawyers and their parents are lawyers. It's a funny thing to realize I feel called to this work both as a daughter and also as someone who believes I have contributions to make.” IfsFeelsBelieveDifferentHardCareWantedMotherParentRealizingLevelsDaughterMy FriendsDoctorsFundamentalsLawyerCuriousContributionIf I CouldFunny ThingsMetrics Author:Chelsea Clinton
“We physicians have focused on the nuclear threat as the singular issue of our era. We are not indifferent to other human rights and hard-won civil liberties. But first we must be able to bequeath to our children the most fundamental of all rights, which preconditions all others; the right to survival.” FirstsHumansChildrenHardAbleLibertyIssuesRightsSurvivalOur ChildrenFundamentalsThreatHuman RightsFocusedNuclearErasIndifferentPhysiciansCivil LibertiesDisarmament Author:Bernard Lown
“The fundamental question is, 'Will I be a successful president when it comes to foreign policy?' I will be, but until I'm the president, it's going to be hard for me to verify that I think I'll be more effective.” ThinkingHardHumorPoliticalPresidentSuccessfulPolicyFundamentalsForeign PolicyVerify Author:George W. Bush
“The fundamental problem with golf is that every so often, no matter how lacking you may be in the essential virtues required of a steady player, the odds are that one day you will hit the ball straight, hard, and out of sight. This is the essential frustration of this excruciating sport. For when you've done it once, you make the fundamental error of asking yourself why you can't do this all the time. The answer to this question is simple: the first time was a fluke.” FirstsMayMatterHardDoneProblemSportsSimpleAnswersVirtuePlayerOne DayEssentialsFirst TimeBallsSightAskingFundamentalsErrorsGolfFrustrationSteadyOddsLackingFlukesAsking Yourself Why Author:Colin Falconer
“Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.” ShouldHardValuesNationsSocialWorkStepsSecurityGreatnessShould HaveFundamentalsSecureMake SenseRetirementSocial SecurityContributing Author:Debbie Stabenow
“The fundamental level of success is doing the hard things first - If you go for the feared thing first, then the rest of the day is easy.” IfsInspirationalFirstsHardSuccessEasyLevelsFundamentalsInsightfulHard Things Author:Robert G. Allen
“Brands are the solution, not the problem. Brands are how you sort out the cesspool. ... Brand affinity is clearly hard wired. It is so fundamental to human existence that it's not going away. It must have a genetic component.” HumansHardProblemExistenceSolutionsFundamentalsBrandsGoing AwayComponentsHuman ExistenceAffinity Author:Eric Schmidt
“The fundamentals of the game are the same wherever you go: pass, dribble, shoot, defend, rebound, screen, play hard and together” HardPlayTogetherGamesBasketballFundamentalsScreensNbaPlay HardReboundDribble Author:Terry Stotts
“People say that practicing Zen is difficult, but there is a misunderstanding as to why. It is not difficult because it is hard to sit in the cross- legged position, or to attain enlightenment. It is difficult because it is hard to keep our mind pure and our practice pure in its fundamental sense.” PeopleMindHardDifficultPracticePositionPureEnlightenmentCrossesFundamentalsMisunderstanding Book:Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind Source: Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
“The first is that good writing consists of mastering the fundamentals (vocabulary, grammar, the elements of style) and then filling the third level of your toolbox with the right instruments. The second is that while it is impossible to make a competent writer out of a bad writer, and while is equally impossible to make a great writer out of a good one, it is possible, with lots of hard work, dedication, and timely help, to make a good writer out of a merely competent one” WritingFirstsHardHelpingLevelsImpossibleStyleHard WorkElementsThirdsFundamentalsInstrumentsDedicationVocabularyFillingGrammarCompetentGood WritingGood WritersGreat WritersTimelyToolboxWork DedicationHard Work Dedication Author:Stephen King
“Consequently, the only thing I learned in school was typing. In the old days, people like me who don't have college degrees had a hard time thriving in society. But today, the ability to learn on your own or from your peers has become really easy. I think this change is leading to a fundamental disruption in education. Independent and lifelong learning are really starting to peak - there is an inflection point coming around how people learn.” PeopleThinkingHardTodaySchoolEasyAbilityCollegeDegreesIndependentFundamentalsStartingLike MeHard TimesPeersLifelongOld DaysDisruptionTypingCollege DegreeLifelong Learning Author:Joichi Ito