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“While there are many causes for which a state goes to war, its fundamental object can be epitomized as that of ensuring the continuance of its policy - in face of the determination of the opposing state to pursue a contrary policy. In the human will lies the source and mainspring of conflict.”

Humans War States Faces Lying Causes Military Policy Objects Source Conflict Determination Fundamentals Contrary Pursue Opposing Human Will Continuance

Author:B. H. Liddell Hart

“Access to a secure, safe and sufficient source of fresh water is a fundamental requirement for the survival, well-being and socio-economic development of all humanity. Yet, we continue to act as if fresh water were a perpetually abundant resource. It is not.”

Ifs Wells Humanity Water Economic Source Development Safe Survival Resources Fundamentals Access Secure Well Being Sufficient Requirements Economic Development Fresh Water

Author:Kofi Annan

“There are many examples of companies and countries that have improved their competitiveness and efficiency by adopting open source strategies. The creation of skills through all levels is of fundamental importance to both companies and countries.”

Country Levels Company Example Creation Source Skills Importance Fundamentals Strategy Efficiency Adopting Competitiveness Open Source

Author:Mark Shuttleworth

“I have been advised that you have decided to move forward with your story without my interview. This, despite the fact confirmed more than three weeks ago that I would make myself available on a date certain (6 July), after you spoke to other relevant Church personnel and toured Church facilities, and that I would provide information annihilating the credibility of your sources including the fundamental crimes against the Scientology religion that were the reasons for their removal from post.”

“The main source of psychopathic diseases is the fundamental instinct of fear with its manifestations, the feeling of anxiety, anguish, and worry.”

Feelings Worry Source Disease Anxiety Fundamentals Instinct Manifestation Anguish Psychopathic

Book:The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases

Source: The Causation and Treatment of Psychopathic Diseases

“A life of integrity is the most fundamental source of personal worth.”

Source Integrity Fundamentals 7 Habits Personal Worth

Book:The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition

“The most fundamental decision we all face over the course of our lives is what we will recognize as the ultimate reality, the uncaused source and cause of our existence. Everything else in our worldview depends on that initial decision. The Bible speaks of this foundational choice in terms of who or what we worship. We must all answer the challenge Joshua issued to the Israelites as they were poised to enter the Promised Land: "Choose this day whom you will serve" (Josh. 24:15).”

Source: Finding Truth: 5 Principles for Unmasking Atheism, Secularism, and Other God Substitutes

“Our behavior is driven by a fundamental core belief: the desire, and the ability, of an organization to continuously learn from any source, anywhere; and to rapidly convert this learning into action is its ultimate competitive advantage.”

Action Desire Belief Ability Source Behavior Advantage Ultimate Organization Fundamentals Driven Core Competitive Advantage Core Beliefs

Book:Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader

Source: Jack Welch Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Business Leader

“Remember that the problem is bigger than the car you drive or the types of lightbulbs in city hall. We need a fundamental shift away from dirty fossil fuels that spew carbon pollution. To make that happen, we need to put pressure on our leaders to take the bold actions necessary to move us off dirty sources of energy.”

Needs Problem Happens Action Remember Moving Energy Cities Leader Car Source Type Bigger Pressure Fundamentals Dirty Fuel Halls Pollution Carbon Fossils Fossil Fuel Bold Actions City Hall

Author:Al Gore

“Research is fundamental; finding as much as you can and never giving up. I love the research. It is my "precise time". Not just for interviews but of footage, photographs never seen before. It is a painstaking process that satisfies me. The research never ends. I was still researching while I was promoting the Diana Vreeland book. I love reading books and going to original sources.”

“It is time for a new compact among the civilized peoples of this world to eradicate war at its most fundamental source: the corruption of young minds by violent ideology.”

World Mind War Young This World Source Fundamentals Corruption Violent Ideology Civilized Compact Young Minds

Author:Barack Obama

“Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power.”

Source: Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer