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Basics Quotes

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

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

Once you have your basics down, you can start breaking the rules.

"The Hot Seat: Tom Colicchio". Interview with Billie Cohen, www.timeout.com. November 11 2008.

We learn most readily, most naturally, most effectively, when we start with the big picture - precisely when the basics don't come first.

Alfie Kohn (2000). “The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and "Tougher Standards"”, p.62, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

I have to admit that I only read War and Peace when I was 40. But I knew the basics before then.

"Umberto Eco: 'I'm a writer not a reader'" by Umberto Eco, www.theguardian.com. May 22, 2011.

At the beginning of every role I take, I have to start from basics and build it up. It's like a new construction.

"Samantha Who?". Interview with Jessica Gardner, www.backstage.com. April 13, 2011.