„My work is the only ground I’ve ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation — but I’m working on the foundation.“

— Marilyn Monroe
„Political institutions are a superstructure on the economic foundation.“
— Vladimir Lenin
„The foundation is in place, and now we have to get to work.“
— Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
„The worst programs are the ones where the programmers doing the original work don't lay a solid foundation, and then they're not involved in the program in the future.“
— Bill Gates