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Foundation Quotes

On the bases people build careers, cultures and causes upon.

The word stretches in several directions here — theatre described as a personal foundation, cultural foundation as something to understand before adapting to change, and even the everyday foundation of a makeup routine. See Good quotes for more on what people consider solid ground.

I think every woman should be using a foundation, whether it's liquid or compact.

Quotes by Aerin Lauder

It is a great honor for me to be able to express my sincere gratitude to the Nobel Foundation.

Quotes by Ada Yonath

I always have my Laura Mercier foundation and concealer with me, and I love the Rimmel Kate Moss lipsticks. My favourite is shade 08, because it's just such a lovely natural colour with just a bit of pink to it.

Quotes by Abbey Clancy

I try not to wear foundation unless I have a giant pimple, which sometimes I do. For the red carpet, I may add a brighter colored lip and darker eyes. But my standard is blush and mascara.

Quotes by Zoe Kravitz

Always Quotes

Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.

Quotes by Zhang Zhidong

My wife and I volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, and we have two giant labs.

Quotes by Yul Vazquez

Spirituality is the foundation of all my political work.

Quotes by Winona LaDuke

Slavery, our country's original sin, sat on a foundation codified by laws enforced by police, by slave-catchers.

Quotes by William Bratton

The foundation of empire is art and science. Remove them or degrade them, and the empire is no more. Empire follows art and not vice versa as Englishmen suppose.

Quotes by William Blake

Good Quotes

The law is the foundation of our society.

Quotes by William Barr

Our founding fathers recognized that morality was the foundation of a successful republic.

Quotes by William Barr

The sciences which take socio-historical reality as their subject matter are seeking, more intensively than ever before, their systematic relations to one another and to their foundation.

Quotes by Wilhelm Dilthey

Thus there arose in me both a need and a plan for the foundation of the human sciences.

Quotes by Wilhelm Dilthey

I love theatre because that is my foundation. So, if I had to make a choice in terms of where I get the most fulfillments, it would be theatre. The reaction is so immediate, unlike with TV and film.

Quotes by Wendy Raquel Robinson

Great Quotes

I started off with making personal donations and eventually set up my own foundation, VTCY Foundation, now known as Better Malaysia Foundation. My contributions are also made through companies that I own.

Quotes by Vincent Tan

If I'm elected president, I'll make people's voice the foundation of policymaking.

Quotes by Tsai Ing-wen

You think you can govern separate from our Constitution? That's the foundation of progressivism right there, folks.

Quotes by Trish Regan

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

Quotes by Tracy Morgan

I think we have a good foundation which Mr. Lee Kuan Yew laid down, but you have to move forward. Now the question is what can Mr. Lee Hsien Loong and his team, and all our younger ministers can do...

Quotes by Tony Tan

I Am Quotes

I changed high schools three times because my parents moved. I had one friend my freshman year named Miki Vukovich. Miki and I were the only skaters in our high school. He runs my foundation now.

Quotes by Tony Hawk

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this collection of "foundation" quotes cover?
It ranges from theatre described as a personal foundation, to a makeup routine for the red carpet, a point about knowing "the foundation of one's own culture" before facing change, and volunteering for the Guide Dog Foundation.
Does a quote explain why theatre matters to one performer?
Yes: "I love theatre because that is my foundation."
Is there a quote about a makeup routine?
Yes: "I try not to wear foundation unless I have a giant pimple, which sometimes I do." The same quote says the standard look is "blush and mascara."
Does a quote link cultural knowledge to handling change?
Yes: one quote argues that without knowing about flexibility, or "the foundation of one's own culture," a person can't properly prepare for change.
Is there a lighthearted mention of a charitable foundation?
Yes: "My wife and I volunteer for the Guide Dog Foundation, and we have two giant labs." See the Good collection for more on doing good.

One entry ties foundation to charitable work rather than career or culture, a reminder that the word covers giving as much as building — explore Great and I Am quotes for related themes.