School taught me how to do language, maths and science; it failed to teach me the very basics of how to keep my home healthy.
When we get down to the very basics of human life we find that we arrive to take a ride on spaceship Earth for several decades and then we leave.
No matter how big a company is, one has to always look at business basics.
As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.
When I decided to launch my first knitwear line, it was because I saw a void in the basics category. The editors were always looking for cool, fashion-forward tees and sweaters. So that's where I star...
I have to admit that I only read 'War and Peace' when I was 40. But I knew the basics before then.