Build Foundation Quotes

#1. As a founder, your first job is to get the first things right, because you cannot build a great company on a flawed foundation.

Peter Thiel

#2. Know where you wanna go. Then get there. Start with small goals and they'll build your foundation for the bigger ones.

Author Cole Hart

#3. I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death ... I think ... peace and tranquillity will return again.

Anne Frank

#4. 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.

Steve Tisch

#5. There are no shortcuts to building a team each season. You build the foundation brick by brick.

Bill Belichick

#6. When I set goals, they're more tangible than becoming famous. You don't build a company or a foundation for fame.

Boris Kodjoe

#7. Never lose sight of the people who are the foundation of the future you are working to build.

Carlos Wallace

#8. The sweet accident of coincidence is the best foundation on which to build.

Gregory Maguire

#9. Productivity - will never be better or stronger than the foundation you build it upon. So

Tim Challies

#10. Sometimes two people find each other with broken foundation, and they build something together as a team to make a foundation that is indestructible. - AK Brown

Swapna Rajput

#11. Attitude is an important part of the foundation upon which we build a productive life. A good attitude produces good results, a fair attitude poor results, a poor attitude poor results. We each shape our own life, and the shape of it is determined largely by our attitude.

M. Russell Ballard

#12. The happiest people are the ones who can build a firm foundation of awesomeness out of the stones people have thrown at them.

Tanya Masse

#13. I am not afraid to dream. You first have to start with a dream. Build your castles in the air and give it foundation. Without a dream, you are not going to get anywhere.

Kofi Annan

#14. We can build our habits only on the foundation of our own nature.

Gretchen Rubin

#15. Be sure of the foundation of your life. Know why you live as you do. Be ready to give a reason for it. Do not, in such a matter as life, build an opinion or custom on what you guess is true. Make it a matter of certainty and science.

Thomas Starr King

#16. The more we build these networks and enrich our stores of memory and experience, the easier it is to learn, because what we already know serves as a foundation for forming increasingly complex thoughts.

John J. Ratey

#17. I think self-knowledge is a key to happiness.We can build happy lives only on the foundation of our own natures, our own values, and our own interests.

Gretchen Rubin

#18. 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 now to build on the foundation which Mr. Lee Kuan Yew has built.

Tony Tan

#19. If we fail to do something, the people following us will have nothing to build upon

Sunday Adelaja

#20. Feelings are wonderful decorations, but they are not a foundation to build on.

Peter Kreeft

#21. Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

Christine Gregoire

#22. You don't go to school to become the best chef in the world right after you graduate. School is always a starting point so what people forget is that you go to school to build a foundation, and you want to build a foundation that's not going to crumble.

Roy Yamaguchi

#23. When you reach for the horizon, as I've proven, you may not get there, but what a tremendous build of character and spirit that you lay down. What a foundation you lay down in reaching for those horizons.

Diana Nyad

#24. You can't build a great building on a weak foundation. You must have a solid foundation if you're going to have a strong superstructure.

Gordon B. Hinckley

#25. It is the business of man to become acquainted with the material universe in all of its manifestations, so far as may be possible, in order to provide a foundation of knowledge on which the reasoning mind of man may increasingly build.

John Andreas Widtsoe

#26. Even though I started playing the violin when I was four, my early chamber music experiences helped build a strong foundation for my solo work, as all music is a rich language and dialogue that is shared on stage, no matter what the size of the ensemble.

Anne Akiko Meyers

#27. Turn bad thoughts into concrete so you can build a strong foundation.

Antonia Perdu

#28. It was idle to speculate, to build pyramids of surmise on a foundation of ignorance.

Arthur C. Clarke

#29. I've learned that creating a healthy, active environment for kids helps build the foundation for a successful future.

Mo Williams

#30. These teenager looks aren't going to last forever, and that there are much better foundation to build a life upon than how attractive you are.

David Levithan

#31. We cannot build up the idea of the apostolate of the laity without the foundation of the liturgy.

Dorothy Day

#32. Followers need to see how things will get better and what that future might look like. Leaders need to build that foundation of stability, and hope sits on top of that.

Tom Rath

#33. It's funny. I competed against a 13-year old girl at the Winter X Games. I looked down at her birth date and it said 2000. I was like, "Huh, I wonder if she even knows what Y2K is?" But I guess I've just been able to build a foundation.

Kelly Clark

#34. A Marine knows that pride is the bedrock upon which he will lay the foundation of his life, and on that foundation he will build the structure by which the worth of his existence and the measure of his accomplishments will be judged.

Zell Miller

#35. Your past is your foundation, and if it's crumbling then you've got nothing left to build on.

C.M. Stunich

#36. You are who God says you are, not who people say you are. Don't try to base your life on the unstable foundation of human opinions, but instead, build on the unshakable truth of God.

Craig Groeschel

#37. If we would, as wise master-builders, really build up the Church, we must be careful as to our foundation at the first; and upon that foundation we must keep on building to the end. As far as I am concerned, the things which I taught at the first are those wherein I abide until this day.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

#38. The book is there for inspiration and as a foundation, the fundamentals on which to build.

Thomas Keller

#39. I would absolutely recommend for actors to start in the theater because it establishes a foundation in your craft that you can build off of.

Freddy Rodriguez

#40. Human Rights for everyone is the necessary foundation upon which all of us may build a world where everybody may live in peace and serenity and plenty.

Michael Douglas

#41. restlessness is far more important and powerful than simple ambition or raw intelligence. It is the foundation of resilience, and self-motivation. It is fueled by curiosity, the ache to build something meaningful, and a sense of purpose to make the most of one's entire life.

Brent Schlender

#42. If you build that foundation, both the moral and the ethical foundation, as well as the business foundation, and the experience foundation, then the building won't crumble.

Henry Kravis

#43. What we instill in our children will be the foundation upon which they build their future.

Steve Maraboli

#44. You have to blast to build in Manhattan. And the buildings went up in Manhattan because of the power of that bedrock. Once you dig that foundation - and they dig with dynamite - and once you dynamite out and you secure that foundation, that building isn't going anywhere.

Donald Trump

#45. Parents who engage in this kind of [conscious] parenting understand the power of being present being mindful to take the time to build connection understanding that this foundation is the bedrock of all later self-worth, self-esteem and self-actualization.

Shefali Tsabary

#46. Build strong foundation under your dreams.

Kishore Bansal

#47. Love is a solid foundation upon which to build your new life together.

T.A. Chase

#48. One of the gifts we receive from Jesus is an entirely new foundation upon which to build our lives. Once you receive Him, He becomes your new foundation and every day you walk with Him, you build on it.

Stormie O'martian

#49. I would say, my influences go back a little further than some folks. I think what your influences are can certainly help you. It's like a tree with really deep roots; the firmer they're planted in the ground, the better foundation you have to build upon.

Charlie Worsham

#50. Therefore, O students, study mathematics and do not build without foundations.

Leonardo Da Vinci

#51. 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.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

#52. Over the past two years, the Obama Administration and USDA have worked to build a foundation for sustainable economic growth in rural America. At the center of our vision is an effort to increase domestic production and use of renewable energy.

Tom Vilsack

#53. Test your talents, pursue your passions, and let those experiences lead you to a sure sense of who you are. Build a strong core for yourself so that almost nothing and no one can shake you from that foundation. Don't be afraid to know what you want and go after it.

Mary Esselman

#54. The word church as applied to the Christian society was first used by Jesus Himself when He told Peter, "Upon this rock I will build my church" [Matthew 16:18]. He is the foundation of all Christian experience.

Billy Graham

#55. He hesitated, looking at her. The old Ellie was gone. Replaced by a woman who was detached and cold.
He didn't know what to say, how to reach her. There was a wall around her, and he'd laid the foundation for her to build it.

Kathy Love

#56. Get off of my shoulders. The foundation has been laid, now its time for you to build on it and get to work.

Amelia Boynton Robinson

#57. You can't build anything with a flimsy foundation. Friendship is the foundation.

Hill Harper

#58. If you put down a good, solid foundation and build one room after another, pretty soon you have a house. You build in your speedwork, your pace and increase your ability to run races and think races out. Then it's possible to run the way we do.

Rod Dixon

#59. There is no foundation like the rock of honesty and fairness, and when you begin to build your life on that rock, with the cement of the faith in God that you have, then you have a real start.

Ronald Reagan

#60. Today, the need to avoid confusing marriage with other types of unions based on weak love is especially urgent. It is only the rock of total, irrevocable love between a man and a woman that can serve as the foundation on which to build a society that will become a home for all mankind.

Pope Benedict XVI

#61. You have got to build a firm foundation on the living word of God. You have got to study it, to store it in your heart, to gain the wisdom that it gives and apply it to your life.

Calvin W. Allison

#62. Any other foundation will fail, but Christ is a sure and steady rock to build your life on.

Billy Graham

#63. You can't build a foundation on lies.

Suze Orman

#64. A rewarding relationship occurs when there is a common spiritual goal, shared spiritual values and a mutual desire to build a relationship upon a spiritual foundation and for the purpose of connecting to the light of the creator.

Yehuda Berg

#65. As followers of Christ, we must remember always to build our defense of the Christian faith on the sure foundation of the Bible. If we do so, there will be no weight too great to be supported; no wind too strong to be resisted.

Richard L. Pratt Jr.

#66. Commitment to truth telling lays the groundwork for the openness and honesty that is the heartbeat of love. When we see ourselves as we truly are and accept ourselves, we build the necessary foundation for self-love.

Bell Hooks

#67. Christ is the foundation of all our hopes for time and for eternity. Oh, build on this divine foundation! All other foundations are sinking sand.

Robert Stuart MacArthur

#68. Prudence is a duty which we owe ourselves, and if we will be so much our own enemies as to neglect it, we are not to wonder if the world is deficient in discharging their duty to us; for when a man lays the foundation of his own ruin, others too often are apt to build upon it.

Henry Fielding

#69. Productivity - true productivity - will never be better or stronger than the foundation you build it upon.

Tim Challies

#70. And thus I aspire to preach the gospel, not where Christ was already named so that I would not build on another man's foundation.

Paul The Apostle

#71. I do my best to build a strong factual foundation for each of my novels and rely upon my author's notes to keep my conscience clear.

Sharon Kay Penman

#72. At times doc filmmaking feels more rewarding creatively. Because you are creating something out of pure cinema - instead of narrative cinema, where you've got a script and a cast and you build from your foundation, whereas in documentary, you're building out of chaos.

George Hickenlooper

#73. We must be those who build on the rock-solid foundation of mind-engaging process, rather than on the shifting sands of 'what this verse means to me' subjectivity.

Jen Wilkin

#74. Public education is a good foundation on which to build a better life for each of us. And if we want to prove to these children who never made the mess in the first place that education is worth the trouble, our schools have to inspire them so they can do what they ought to do.

Bill Cosby

#75. We must concern ourselves not with what is beyond life, or what is life, or what is the purpose of life, but rather with the understanding of this complex existence of everyday life, because that is the foundation upon which we must build.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

#76. Yes, well I do have plenty of clothes, jewels and money. However I don't ask for money for myself but if some one gives me money I take it and put it in The Eva Peron Foundation which gives huge amounts of money to the poor and helps to build hospitals , schools and old peoples' homes .

Bill Vaughan

#77. If you loved once, and if you cared once, you never really stop. And if you build a true foundation, a true friendship, that never really goes away.

Wilmer Valderrama

#78. Pity is a start, my friend, a foundation on which to build a palace - a palace of love.

J.K. Rowling

#79. The way to happiness is by truth. Seek to be true in all things and you will have a foundation to build your future.

Shannon L. Alder

#80. You can let rejection define you. Or you can let it help build a stronger foundation for you to excel on.

Christie Palmer

#81. The basic idea is always constructed around piano or guitar and a voice, that's what we live and die by, because if you build up from that foundation, it's going to be strong.

Wesley Schultz

#82. Honesty is the best policy in international relations, interpersonal relations, labor, business, education, family and crime control because truth is the only thing that works and the only foundation on which lasting relations can build.

Ramsey Clark

#83. If you build your faith with the limitations as the foundation, you tend to obstruct the realization of your goals easily.

Stephen Richards

#84. I spent a long time trying to build up an organisation [the Lance Armstrong Foundation that changed its name to Livestrong after his confession] to help a lot of people.

Lance Armstrong

#85. Building up a dream is like building a room; the foundation must be deep, strong, firm and dependable.

Israelmore Ayivor

#86. Can one build an honest house on dishonest foundation? I do not know. But I do know that I want to try. (Edward Ferrier)

Agatha Christie

#87. A company's culture is the foundation for future innovation. An entrepreneurs job is to build the foundation

Brian Chesky

#88. Many of us don't realize that we have a choice about which aspect of ourselves we will use as the foundation upon which we build our lives.

Debbie Ford

#89. Our worst can become our best if mistakes are gathered like twigs of a bird's nest, giving one true foundation, a spiritual home to build their life upon.

Ace Antonio Hall

#90. 20 and thus I make it my ambition to preach the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, lest I build on someone else's foundation, 21 but as it is written, Those who have never been told of him will see, and those who have never heard will understand.

Anonymous

#91. I can build a happy life only on the foundation of my own nature.

Gretchen Rubin

#92. You can't build a foundation of sin now for a life of purity later.

Craig Groeschel

#93. You can't build marriage on a foundation of selfish hedonism, because that would be to promise people only roses, and marriage is also thorns.

Alan Keyes

#94. I want to know what it is to build the foundation of the friendship for real, to have my best friend and not because we're just intimate, but because we're mentally intimate. So I'm waiting for that person to come into my life.

LisaRaye McCoy-Misick

#95. The problem with many Jesus freaks is that we claim to 'build our house on a rock,' but when a storm comes we have such confidence in the building that all our focus is on the house. As if surety comes from construction, not from the foundation.

Anna Broadway

#96. Make as many friends as you can, but don't build your life on them alone. It's an unstable foundation.

Sean Covey

#97. Once you come up with a premise, you have to work out how it all happened. It's a bit like coming up with a spectacular roof design first. Before you can get it up there, you need to build a solid foundation and supporting structure.

Linwood Barclay

#98. Integrity is the core of our character. Without integrity, we have a weak foundation upon which to build other Christlike characteristics.

L. Lionel Kendrick

#99. In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart. I simply can't build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death.

Anne Frank

#100. Team members who are not genuinely open with one another about their mistakes and weaknesses make it impossible to build a foundation for trust.

Patrick Lencioni