“The Analytical Engine might act upon other things besides number, were objects found whose mutual fundamental relations could be expressed by those of the abstract science of operations, and which should be also susceptible of adaptations to the action of the operating notation and mechanism of the engine… Supposing, for instance, that the fundamental relations of pitched sounds in the science of harmony and of musical composition were susceptible of such expression and adaptations, the engine might compose elaborate and scientific pieces of music of any degree of complexity or extent.” ShouldMightActionFoundSoundNumbersPiecesObjectsExpressionDegreesRelationHarmonyFundamentalsMusicalInstanceOperationsAbstractComplexityMutualEnginesMechanismCompositionAdaptationSusceptibleSupposingMutual FundMusical Composition Author:Ada Lovelace
“Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound ... my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks” BelieveCountrySoundCommonConditionsSonFundamentalsMy SonPurchasing Author:John D. Rockefeller
“The fundamental business of the country, that is production and distribution of commodities, is on a sound and prosperous basis.” CountrySoundBasesFundamentalsProductionsCommodityDistributionProsperous Author:Herbert Hoover
“Go ahead and do things, the bigger the better, if your fundamentals are sound. Avoid procrastination. Do not quibble for an hour over things that might be decided in minutes. However, if the issue at stake is large, stay as long as the next man, but go ahead and do things.” IfsMenLongMightNextSoundHoursIssuesMinutesDecidedBiggerFundamentalsStakesProcrastination Author:John J. Raskob
“Even Martin Luther and John Calvin believed that the Roman Catholic church, up to the Council of Trent, was basically orthodox - a true church with sound fundamental doctrines as well as significant error.” WellsSoundChurchCatholicFundamentalsErrorsSignificantDoctrineOrthodoxCouncilLutherCatholic ChurchRoman CatholicRoman Catholic Church Author:Norman Geisler
“My work is a matter of fundamental sounds (no joke intended) made as fully as possible, and I accept responsibility for nothing else. If people want to have headaches among the overtones, let them. And provide their own aspirin.” PeopleIfsWantMadeMatterLiteratureSoundResponsibilityAcceptingJokesCriticismFundamentalsHeadacheAspirin Book:No Author Better Served: The Correspondence of Samuel Beckett & Alan Schneider Source: No Author Better Served: The Correspondence of Samuel Beckett & Alan Schneider
“Believing that fundamental conditions of the country are sound and there is nothing in the business situation to warrant the destruction of values that has taken place on the exchanges during the past week, my son and I have for some days been purchasing sound common stocks. We are continuing and will continue our purchases in substantial amounts at levels which we believe represent sound investment values.” BelieveCountryPastValuesSoundLevelsCommonBusinessSituationTakenWeekConditionsSonAmountDestructionFundamentalsInvestmentMy SonContinuingWarrantsPurchasing Author:John D. Rockefeller
“Since the one thing we can say about fundamental matter is, that it is vibrating. And since all vibrations are theoretically sound, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that the universe is music and should be perceived as such.” ShouldMatterUniverseSoundOne ThingFundamentalsVibrationsUnreasonable Author:Joachim-Ernst Berendt
“"Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly success-and it has long been ignored.” WayLongSpiritSpiritualitySoundAnswersBusinessConsciousnessFundamentalsPracticalsIgnoredWorldlyLofty Book:Megatrends Two Thousand and Ten Source: Megatrends Two Thousand and Ten