To trust one's mind and to know that one is worthy of happiness is the essence of self-esteem. — Nathaniel Branden Copy Share Image
Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle. — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The essence of conservative ideology is its being anchored in the divine order of things. — Franz von Papen Copy Share Image
The old, old gospel is the newest thing in the world; in its very essence it is for ever good news. — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
The essence of government is force, and most often that force is used to accomplish evil ends. — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
The essence of faith is being satisfied with all that God is for us in Jesus. — John Piper Copy Share Image
The essence of surrender is getting out of God's way so that He can do in us what He also wants to… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
“You don't have to be strong, because the strength is in you; it's in your DNA, in your soul and your essence.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
“In its purest form, a union becomes part of our very essence. And when that bond is broken, our essence is forever… — Emily Thorne Copy Share Image
You treat violence as an aberration ... when in truth it is the norm. It is the very essence of the human condition. — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
I don’t deny that there can be an element of escapism in mountaineering, but this should never overshadow its real essence, which… — Walter Bonatti Copy Share Image
“Upon watching a young child do, explore, or create something, you are witnessing an unconditioned essential spirit willing itself into direct action… — Garry Fitchett Copy Share Image
[T]he essence of so-called war prosperity: it enriches some by what it takes from others. It is not rising wealth but a… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
“RE’EQUIL stands for re-balance and it is the essence of our series of ‘Health Re-balancing’ products. We believe beauty is not just… — Re'equil Copy Share Image
I find myself unable to let go of the sense that human beings are somehow special, and that moment-to-moment human experience contains… — Douglas Rushkoff Copy Share Image
Love is eternal -- the aspect may change, but not the essence. There is the same difference in a person before and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When my twin grandchildren, Linda and Lyeke, were born two years ago, it changed me. I felt it was the essence of… — Andre Rieu Copy Share Image
Parliamentary democracy is, in truth, little more than a means of securing a periodical change in the management team, which is then… — Tony Benn Copy Share Image
There are thousands ready to die for their religion, but only are few willing to live by its principles. Because of their… — Mata Amritanandamayi Copy Share Image
We are all part of a universal game. Returning to our essence while living in the world is the object of the… — Kenny Werner Copy Share Image
The lessons learned in journalism also apply. Writing for NPR has taught me to cut a piece in half and then in… — Julianna Baggott Copy Share Image
“Procrastination and excuses are sour spices that spoil the sweet taste of an effective work. They must hence, not be prompted under… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Many people think in terms of either/or: either you're nice or you're tough. Win-win requires that you be both. It is a… — Stephen Covey Copy Share Image
I'm going to make the obvious point that maybe the word neurotic means the condition of being highly conscious and developed. The… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
“SENSES, APPEARANCE, ESSENCE and EXISTENCE The world we see with our senses is very different than the world we see through our… — Petek Kabakci Copy Share Image
We lump together all things that are beyond the capacity of all of us collectively to understand-and one name we give to… — Peace Pilgrim Copy Share Image
In creating a work of art, the psyche or soul of the artist ascends from the earthly realm into the heavenly. There,… — Pavel Florensky Copy Share Image
It is my experience that marriage does not make one happier. It destroys the illusion that has been the essence of one's… — Paula Modersohn-Becker Copy Share Image
To avoid the hard necessity of either obeying or rejecting the plain instructions of our Lord in the New Testament we take… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Self-Control is the very essence of character. To be able to look a man straight in the eye, calmly and deliberately, without… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image