You always give credit where credit is due – to high school coaches, college coaches – but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.
A song is only as strong as its foundation, and when it comes so naturally in any setting, those are the songs that will hopefully outlive you, maybe even outlive the next generation of You.
The challenge of leadership in a plural democracy is to construct policies that ensure political stability, social equity, and economic progress on the basis of a widely shared ethical and cultural foundation.
Your emotions are very unstable and should never be the foundation for direction in your life.
Basically, the intersection between the animal world and the plant world is where life regenerates itself over and over, billions of times each day. It’s the foundation of life on our planet.
I use humour a lot. My foundation is tragic, but my appearance is humorous.
Look at the structure of the Gates Foundation and this idea that, rather than trying to solve these huge global problems through institutions with some kind of democracy and transparency baked into them, we’re just going to outsource it to benevolent billionaires.
We live in the Bible Belt. I was born and raised in church. That’s something that was really, really important to me, to build that foundation with our kids so they at least went to church.
Having a band was part of my heart’s desire, musically. Within myself, I was saying that, ‘Not until you have a band for yourself can you maintain the standard of your songs,’ and the sound become a foundation. You don’t have to feel around for two or three weeks for the sound because the foundation is already built.
Working together, we will continue to lay the foundation for a new generation of inclusive economic growth, expand economic opportunity for middle-class families, and ensure that innovative businesses have the support they need to thrive and grow in the years to come.
I see that not everyone in the West has understood that the Soviet Union has disappeared from the political map of the world and that a new country has emerged with new humanist and ideological principles at the foundation of its existence.
I believe in building your foundation – if your foundation is not rich, then you are far from rich.
My foundation was created so I can find a way to improve the living conditions of my people in the African continent, not just in Congo.
To put it bluntly, I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation. But I’m working on the foundation.
I feel like music is just a platform and foundation just to be able to explore and see what’s outside of it.
What we call real estate – the solid ground to build a house on – is the broad foundation on which nearly all the guilt of this world rests.
Respect for the dignity of the human person is the foundational principle of any just society. From a Catholic perspective, it also forms the foundation of all of our Church’s social teachings.
My mother worked full-time running a foundation, but she found all the time in the world to have supper ready every night, feed us shirred eggs on the weekends, and produce a leg of lamb for my fourth-grade Bedouin feast at school.
If men and women are to understand each other, to enter into each other’s nature with mutual sympathy, and to become capable of genuine comradeship, the foundation must be laid in youth.
I start by moisturizing my face neck and chest with my own anti-aging SPF And IR Defense Sunblock called Recapture 360… Allow to sink in… Then I like Neutrogena’s range of spray on sunblocks for body… then I use a foundation with SPF 30 or higher on my face to add yet another layer of protection to my face.
Every child’s taste is different. Don’t worry if they’re not reading ‘War and Peace’ at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy.
I’d rather support the issues I truly believe in than give my vote to parties that court votes at the time of the election. I like to think that my vote strengthens the green foundation stone.
Any foundation you build, if trust is part of that foundation, whatever you’re building, whatever you’re creating is gonna have a rock-solid foundation.
The ‘Maddox Jolie-Pitt’ Foundation’s work is inspired by our children and their connections to particular countries.
And, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation.
I think jazz is the foundation for a lot of great musicians, and then after that, you know, it’s this broad expression of things that really have influenced and addressed your life.
Having a little boy gave me a foundation and centred my life a bit more.
I know how businesses work and what government can do to help lay a strong foundation for the private sector.
Since 1996, the Feminist Majority Foundation has been immersed in a campaign to support Afghan women and girls in their fight against the brutal oppression of the Taliban.
Fresh out of grad school, I arrived for my first day of work at Deloitte ready for the long haul. For my generation, that’s what those early years were about – laying the foundation for a lifelong career with a great organization. More than 30 years later, I’m still with Deloitte, and I have no regrets.
The Obama Justice Department has decided to cease the prosecution of the Muslim Brotherhood’s U.S.-based front groups, identified as unindicted coconspirators in the Holy Land Foundation case – the largest terrorism finance case in U.S. history.
The way a woman or a man handles themselves, at a certain age I can’t blame you for the way you act, because somebody didn’t bring you up right, and the betterment is why I have a foundation titled Angels and Hearts. That’s why I have Trey’s Angels: to let women know that they are angels.
I want to compliment The Heritage Foundation for its work on behalf of a strong national defense.
We say Paul Ryan was grown in a petri dish at the Heritage Foundation.
I try to stay true to my style, and I understand the foundation of my style and where it came from. But at the same time, you take that experience and learn different ways to write, different ways to turn on that creative energy.
We did the World Cup to relaunch our international efforts, and that served as a foundation.
I’m really in such a fortunate position to have that foundation with Hall and Oates that lets me do whatever I want. That’s the dream of a lot of creative people, and I don’t take it for granted. I try to make the most of it.
That I feel a desire, my friends, that we in this latter day of the world, in which light is fast spreading, that we should be willing to attend to those portions of the Scriptures of truth that direct us home to the foundation.
I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education – and especially early childhood development – is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
I am the poster boy for brick-by-brick foundation building. Play a club. Put on a good show for 35 people. Come back. Build your market. Have people talk about you.
American policymaking in the Islamic world must begin with a foundation of respect for Muslims, especially when they tell us about their faith.
Don’t sacrifice alone time with your spouse just because the kids seem needy. A united front requires adult time alone, so put it in the calendar and make it a priority. A house cannot stand on a shaky foundation.
Discontent, blaming, complaining, self-pity cannot serve as a foundation for a good future, no matter how much effort you make.
A government institution called the Finnish Film Foundation funds filmmaking there, and I wrote several screenplays but never got any money. They were sent back to me, and they said that they were too commercial for them.
The family is the foundation of everything.
I’ve always loved the way movie stars in the Forties looked when they were off set. Shot poolside or at their home, they always wore a matte red lipstick with practically no foundation – it was how they wore makeup in real life.
Only to the extent that men desire peace and brotherhood can the world be made better. No peace even though temporarily obtained, will be permanent, whether to individuals or nations, unless it is built upon the solid foundation of eternal principles.
Education is not a tool for development – individual, community and the nation. It is the foundation for our future. It is empowerment to make choices and emboldens the youth to chase their dreams.
Team Griffin Foundation is a foundation trying to inspire young men and women to give them organization, give them something to have, kind of like when I was growing up. I had people who were supporting me, giving me the right tools that I needed to be able to achieve my dreams.
With the sincere devotion of our employees, Samsung has achieved stellar performances since its foundation.
