Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes

The height of the pinnacle is determined by the breadth of the base.

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.

This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future.

Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut, that held its ground.

When one has taken root, one puts out branches.

Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.

Some people see life as many steps up and try to forget where they are coming from, you understand? A little step in life on a commercial or a material level is a good step, but a big step does not mean a strong step - you tend to lose your roots - and if you don't be careful, you can fall.

Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.

The fitness builds the foundation for me as an actor to have clarity. Fitness has always been the base of where I start off as a performer.

Without stones there is no arch.

One who does not look ahead remains behind.

The steady character of our countrymen is a rock to which we may safely moor.

Uncertainty is the enemy of prosperity.

Future comes by itself, progress does not.

Four legs on a chair, to me, represent a strong foundation and always knowing where I come from.

A big hook can be great; you'll have a big opening. But if you haven't got the right foundation, you're never going to keep that train on the tracks.

You can't score if you can't run.

We are poised for greatness here in Miramar, our foundation is sound, the question is what are we going to do with the foundation?

If you just sit on what you've created, chances are you're not going to be around much longer.

And while everybody was busy laughing, what was I doing? I was laying the foundation to what I have in place now.

We need the rock of the past under our feet in order to spring forward into the future.

The most solid stone in the structure is the lowest one in the foundation.

He who has not first laid his foundations may be able with great ability to lay them afterwards, but they will be laid with trouble to the architect and danger to the building.

The loftiest edifices need the deepest foundations.

Belief and order give strength. Have to clear rubble before you can build.