Basics Quotes - Page 9

• Somehow, we have gotten off track from the basics of health and spirituality, and we get in our own way.

  Alice McCall

  Track, Way, Spirituality

  Alice McCall (2009). “Wellness Wisdom”, p.12, Alice McCall

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• Let us leave a spare place at our table: a place for those who lack the basics, who are alone.

  Pope Francis

  Being Alone, Tables, Loneliness And Solitude

  Pope Francis “The Blessing of Family: Inspiring Words from Pope Francis”, Franciscan Media

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• The President's policy proposal, known as 'chained CPI,' would re-calculate the cost of living for Social Security beneficiaries. That new number won't keep up with inflation on things like food and health care -- the basics that we need to live. In short, 'chained CPI' is just a fancy way to say 'cut benefits for seniors, the permanently disabled, and orphans.'

  Elizabeth Warren

  Senior, Cutting, Numbers

  "Elizabeth Warren ‘Shocked’ At White House Plan To Cut Social Security With Chained CPI" By Jason Linkins, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2013.

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• Technology must be implemented as part of a thoughtful, holistic approach to education transformation that includes teacher training, relevant curricula, parental involvement, and programs for children that fill unmet needs for basics like nutrition and health care.

  Bill Gates

  Teacher, Children, Thoughtful

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• Every kid in every school no matter their background, deserves to learn the basics about food - where it comes from, how to cook it and how it affects their bodies. These life skills are as important as reading and writing, but they've been lost over the past few generations. We need to bring them back and bring up our kids to be streetwise about food.

  Jamie Oliver

  Reading, Writing, School

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• Today's aikido is so dimensionless. It's hollow, empty on the inside. People try to reach the highest levels without even paying their dues. That's why it seems so much like a dance these days. You have to master the very basics solidly, with your body, and then proceed to develop to the higher levels.... Now we see nothing but copying or imitation without any grasp of the real thing.

  Gozo Shioda

  Real, People, Trying

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• The first things to study are form and values. For me, these are the things that are the basics of what is serious in art.

  Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot

  Art, Drawing, Sketching

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• When we appreciate how much we have, we feel the urge to pare down, get back to basics, and learn what is essential for our happiness. We long to realize what's really important.

  Sarah Ban Breathnach

  Life, Long, Appreciate

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• Philosophy is not to think deep, but simply speak life's basics that arise, aware and awaken people who are knowingly or unknowingly in the state of sleep.

  Anuj

  Philosophy, Sleep, Thinking

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• The thing about being at home versus being out in the world working is, it's a whole different vibe. When I'm home with my kids and partner, I will cook - even though she's a very good cook. She's learned over the years. We started with basics, you know, how to saute onions, how to saute mushrooms.

  Cat Cora

  Home, Kids, Years

  "Chef Cat Cora says "Bon Appetit" at Sundance". Interview with Jane Clark, www.reuters.com. January 20, 2009.

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• Across all of the universe of creative lying, whether you believe in the art of it or the entertainment of it, or both, a certain foundation in the basics allows you to kind of jump out into the unknown.

  Jeff VanderMeer

  Art, Lying, Believe

  Source: www.barnesandnoble.com

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