I get turned on by the idea of an essence - finding the…

Look to the essence of a thing, whether it be a point of doctrine, of practice, or of interpretation.

— Marcus Aurelius

“To be original is not creating your own idea; it's the essence of the idea in the reader's mind.”

— Kaela Marooney

“There is something that matters more than any of those things and that is finding the essence of who you are beyond that short-lived…

— Eckhart Tolle

Many things in your life matter, but only one thing matters absolutely.. It is finding the essence of who you are.

— Eckhart Tolle

“Every idea that is a true idea has a form, and is capable of many forms. The variety of forms of which it is…

— Frank Lloyd Wright

When we look at thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, we must, once…

— Mao Zedong

“The essence of a thing is invisible to the eye, U May said. Learn to perceive the essence of a thing. Eyes are more…

— Jan-Philipp Sendker

The essence of worldliness is exclusion of God.

— Henry Jacobsen

Curiosity is the essence of human existence. 'Who are we? Where are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?'... I don't…

— Anonymous

In essence, I see the value of journalism as resting in a twofold mission: informing the public of accurate and vital information, and its…

— Glenn Greenwald

It's all the unwordable things one wants to write about, just as it's all the unformable things one wants to paint - essence.

— Emily Carr

When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave…

— Minor White

Spiritually, life is a festival, a celebration. Joy is of the essence of life;

— Agnivesh

Everything in dancing is style, allusion, the essence of many thoughts and feelings. The abstraction of many moments.

— Alvin Ailey

“THE ESSENCE OF YOUR DESIRE IS A FEELING”

— Danielle LaPorte