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Quotes About Fundamentals

Physics is the basic science. One can easily argue that all other sciences are specialized aspects of physics.
~ Isaac Asimov
Perhaps the single most important element in mastering the techniques and tactics of racing is experience. But once you have the fundamentals, acquiring the experience is a matter of time.
~ Greg LeMond
There has always been a 'and this is where I come in' feeling about a night call. And as my lights swept the cobbles of the deserted market place it was there again, a sense of returning to fundamentals, of really being me.
~ James Herriot
The technology is really where all of the changes have taken place, but the fundamentals of a good story being the basis of every good picture, and really the only basis still remains the rule, more so today, I think, because we've unfortunately weaned an audience from birth to kind of mindless movies.
~ Richard D. Zanuck
I think it is one of the fundamentals, not only of the European Union but also of free trade, that competition is fair.
~ Margrethe Vestager
My American undergraduate education probably gave me a better idea of the fundamentals of what European civilization is about, better than the undergraduate education you get at most European universities.
~ Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Women fight for democracy and engage in the world. But they shouldn't try and be copying men and be masculine; they should anchor on the home and build on those fundamentals.
~ Vivienne Westwood
To solve math problems, you need to know the basic mathematics before you can start applying it.
~ Catherine Asaro
When you build the house, you don't start with the roof.
~ Ronald Koeman
Maths is like a ladder - if you miss the first few rungs, you can't jump up, so start with the basics.
~ Rachel Riley
If I had to give my advice to someone else starting the business, my standard answer is so, so true, and that's to learn the fundamental basics of this business. If you don't have a fundamental base to build upon, your house will fall, and you will never truly achieve the status you desire.
~ Jeff Jarrett
I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.
~ AB de Villiers
I've been teaching myself the fundamentals and being around some good players, but also been learning to play team games, playing 3-on-3s, playing 1-on-1s, playing 5-on-5s, playing 21. There are guys bigger than me on the court, but I've had numerous comparisons to Ty Lawson.
~ Lil B
One of the fundamentals of a trained memory is what we call Original Awareness. Anything of which you are Originally Aware cannot be forgotten. And, applying our systems of association will force Original Awareness. Observation is essential to Original Awareness—anything you wish to remember must first be observed.
~ Harry Lorayne
To achieve a more balanced international system over time, countries with excessive and unsustainable trade surpluses will need to allow their exchange rates to better reflect market fundamentals.
~ Ben Bernanke
All I know is the same lessons you need to learn at Little League basketball, you need to learn at the upper levels. It's the little things you learn when you're little that apply in college.
~ John Stockton
The simplest things in music are the ones that count. The simplest thing are, of course, also the most difficult to achieve and take years of work.
~ Pablo Casals
Most of us forget the basics and wonder why the specifics don't work.
~ Garrison Wynn
Fundamentals, fundamentals, fundamentals. You've got to get the fundamentals down because otherwise the fancy stuff isn't going to work.
~ Randy Pausch
Well, Steve Vai joined my dad's band right around the time when I actually started playing guitar. So he gave me a couple of lessons on fundamentals, and gave me some scales and practice things to work on. But I pretty much learned everything by ear.
~ Dweezil Zappa
As a new ball bowler, it's my job to stick to the basics.
~ Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Early in my career, we were just pure bottoms-up stock pickers.
~ Whitney Tilson
You have to have your feet in the right position to make a pass, a lot of small things go into making a simple, straightforward pass.
~ Steve Nicol
The secret to renewal and true confidence is simple: Get back to the basics.
~ Tim Sanders