#basis

The Japanese chose the principle of eternal peace as the basis of morality for our rebirth after the War. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#basis #chose #eternal #eternal peace #japanese

I think the gains to be achieved by a combination of reforms and labor market adjustments are going to be more permanent and will provide a basis for reducing unemployment and improving export performance, and sustaining growth, in a way that is more sound and permanent. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#basis #combination #export #gains #going

If we want to make a statement about a man's nature on the basis of his physiognomy, we must take everything into account; it is in his distress that a man is tested, for then his nature is revealed. ↗

— Paracelsus

#account #basis #distress #everything #his

Work at the same time on sky, water, branches, ground, keeping everything going on an equal basis... Don't be afraid of putting on colour... Paint generously and unhesitatingly, for it is best not to lose the first impression. ↗

— Camille Pissarro

#basis #best #branches #colour #equal

A general loathing of a gang or sect usually has some sound basis in instinct. ↗

— Ezra Pound

#gang #general #instinct #loathing #sect

Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others. ↗

— Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

#actions #authorities #basis #compare #department

On a regular basis I go over in my mind some of the most troublesome things I see about how people approach eating, and the wonder mess we have made out of a very simple thing. ↗

— Gabrielle Reece

#approach #basis #eating #go #how

Everybody says how hard comedy is, but, when it comes time to honor things, whether it's on a weekly critical basis or whether it's award time, at that time of the year, comedy is the poor, dumb child of dramatic work. ↗

— Ivan Reitman

#basis #child #comedy #comes #critical

In England, there are so many TV commercials with nudity in them, and there are so many TV programs that show nudity on a regular basis. It's becoming more of a norm. ↗

— Mark Roberts

#becoming #commercials #england #many #more

The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities. ↗

— Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

#capacities #compete #continual #democratic #exchange