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But no nation can base its survival and development on luck and prayers alone while its leadership fritters away every available opportunity for success and concrete achievement.

Quote by Ibrahim Babangida about survival, evolution, leadership, bad luck, good luck, chance, nation, success

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But...

The creator of the universe works in mysterious ways. But he uses a base ten counting system and likes round numbers.

Quote by Scott Adams about numbers, god

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are...

Superstition is the only religion of which base souls are capable of.

Quote by Joseph Joubert about superstitions, religion

A base closure is a pretty usable thing, it'll present a...

A base closure is a pretty usable thing, it'll present a long-term opportunity as well as a short-term problem, everybody right now is making plans.

Quote by Frank O'Hara about chance, present, rightness, things

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a...

I still feel like I can play defense at first base at a very high level.

Quote by Rafael Palmeiro about opinion

I grew up in eastern Kansas, where I attended a two-room...

I grew up in eastern Kansas, where I attended a two-room country school and played third base for their baseball team.

Quote by Sara Paretsky about teaching, school, country

Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best, it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is...

Quote by George S. Patton about duty, competition, fear, common sense, sense, human imperfections, man, being

It took the sea a thousand years, A thousand years to trace The granite features of this cliff, In crag and scarp and base. It took the sea an hour one night, An hour of storm to place The sculpture of these granite seams Upon a...

Quote by E. J. Pratt about poetry, night, woman, face

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

You can't base your life on other people's expectations.

Quote by Stevie Wonder about opinion, life, people, contentment

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