Essence Quotes

1898 Essence quotes by 1317 unique authors

Age has no reality except in the physical world. The essence of a human being is resistant to the passage of time. — Javier Bardem
It is the essence of genius to make use of the simplest ideas. — Charles Peguy
People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known… — Vanessa Paradis
Improvisation is the essence of good talk. Heaven defend us from the talker who doles out things prepared for us; but let heaven not less… — Max Beerbohm
During periods of discontinuous, abrupt change, the essence of adaptation involves a keen sensitivity to what should be abandoned - not what should be changed… — Peter Drucker
The essence of the liberal outlook lies not in what opinions are held, but in how they are held; instead of being held dogmatically, they… — Bertrand Russell
So far there has been no philosopher in whose hands philosophy has not grown into an apology for knowledge; on this point, at least, every… — Friedrich Nietzsche
(Talking about his first computer) Like all kids we not only fooled around with our toys, we changed them. If you've ever watched a child… — Bill Gates
Business demands faith, compels earnestness, requires courage, is honestly selfish, is penalized for mistakes, and is the essence of life. — William Feather
Man would be "otherwise." That's the essence of the specifically human. — Antonio Machado
The essence of this law is that you must think abundance; see abundance, feel abundance, believe abundance. Let no thought of limitation enter your mind. — Robert Collier
We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our entrepreneurial spirit. It… — Bill Frist
Biological determinism is, in its essence, a theory of limits. It takes the current status of groups as a measure of where they should and… — Stephen Jay Gould
Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make… — Glenda Jackson
Underneath our ordinary lives, underneath all the talking we do, all the moving we do, all the thoughts in our minds, there's a fundamental groundlessness.… — Pema Chodron
Greed, for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies and cuts through to the essence of the evolutionary… — Michael Douglas
The fact that modern physics, the manifestation of an extreme specialization of the rational mind, is now making contact with mysticism, the essence of religion… — Fritjof Capra
The essence of nonviolence is love. Out of love and the willingness to act selflessly, strategies, tactics, and techniques for a nonviolent struggle arise naturally.… — Nhat Hanh
Love is the only way to grasp another human being in the innermost core of his personality. No one can become fully aware of the… — Viktor E. Frankl
Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence. — Confucius
Intuition is the innate ability in everyone to perceive truth directly - not by reason, logic, or analysis, but by a simple knowing from within.… — Goswami Kriyananda
...we and all sentient beings fundamentally have the buddha nature as our innermost essence. . . . — Sogyal Rinpoche
BY the study of different RELIGIONS we find that in essence they are one. — Swami Vivekananda
Our soul, our true self, is the most mysterious, essential, and magical dimension of our being. In fact, it is not a separate reality, as… — Gabrielle Roth
Surely we have a responsibility to finally listen to - and honor - the siren calls of our souls, which have been silenced by our… — Lance Secretan

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