Fundamentals Quotes

“Oh please," said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his arms. "I don't think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against You-Know-Who, do you?"
"I've used it against him," Harry said quietly. "It saved my life last June.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

“Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.”
― Mikhail Baryshnikov

“We must go down to the very fundamentals of life. For any merely superficial ordering of life that leaves its deepest needs unsatisfied is as ineffectual as if no attempt at order had ever been made.”
― I-Ching

“Is the purpose of theoretical physics to be no more than a cataloging of all the things that can happen when particles interact with each other and separate? Or is it to be an understanding at a deeper level in which there are things that are not directly observable (as the underlying quantized fields are) but in terms of which we shall have a more fundamental understanding?”
― Julian Schwinger, Quantum Mechanics: Symbolism of Atomic Measurements

“So often we look for a magic secret or new technique that will produce tremendous returns and results with little or no work. Those seeking this magic secret will never find it—for the secret to success is to continually live and apply basic, simple fundamentals over a long period of time.”
― Cameron C. Taylor, 8 Attributes of Great Achievers Volume 2

“- Ах, не над меня соблазнять!.. Я человек простых устоев и строгой морали. Следовательно, своих обещаний не отменяю. Если я буду продаваться за микроскопы, какой пример я подам моему народу? Все вокруг начнут продаваться за микроскопы.
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"Глубокоуважаемый микроб”
― Kir Bulychev, Mimozemšťané v Guslaru

“It generally does not take long before a radiation researcher realizes that they are studying the fundamentals of life, death and mass extinctions.”
― Steven Magee

“Never underestimate the power of getting back to basics.”
― Frank Sonnenberg, Values to Live By: Know What Matters Most and Let It Be Your Guide