Essence Quotes

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It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible… — John Desmond Bernal
Metaphysics is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is, both in… — Aristotle
The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself… — Karl Jaspers
The true essence of reconciliation is more than making friends with nonindigenous people. Our motto is united Australia, one that respects the land and the… — Jackie Huggins
The engineering of consent is the very essence of the democratic process, the freedom to persuade and suggest. — Edward Bernays
The essence of dramatic form is to let an idea come over people without it being plainly stated. When you say something directly, it's simply… — Stanley Kubrick
Names and attributes must be accommodated to the essence of things, and not the essence to the names, since things come first and names afterwards. — Galileo Galilei
Memory as an inversion of historical time is the essence of interiority. — Emmanuel Levinas
At the final day the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame.… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Every society and religion has rules, for both have moral laws. And the essence of morality consists, as in art, of drawing the line somewhere. — Huston Smith
Cool? Am I cool? I don't know, but I hope my characters are cool, in the sense of iconic. That's my job, at its very… — Jacques Audiard
What does it take to change the essence of a man? — Steven Seagal
The lack of insight to reality, life and history as well as into God's ways, or sunan in His creation, some people will continue to… — Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Kindness is the essence of greatness. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
The essence of neo-colonialism is that the State which is subject to it is, in theory, independent and has all the outward trappings of international… — Kwame Nkrumah
For those who want to understand the issues of the environmental crisis, Encounters with the Archdruid is a superb book. McPhee reveals more nuances of… — Stewart Udall
Without passion, all the skill in the world won't lift you above craft. Â Without skill, all the passion in the world will leave you… — Twyla Tharp
The essence of fascism is to make laws forbidding everything and then enforce them selectively against your enemies. — John Lescroart
I wish to note that intellectual property theft by a government represents the very essence of organized crime. — Howard Berman
Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpoints to hack post-horses. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I understand Being in all and over all, as there is nothing without participation in Being, and there is no being without Essence. Thus nothing… — Giordano Bruno
There are those, on the one hand, who hope to achieve the social revolution through the State by preserving and even extending most of its… — Peter Kropotkin
If you say that you reject violence when it exceeds the limits imposed by the needs of defense, they accuse you of pacifism, without understanding… — Errico Malatesta
If therefore my work is negative, irreligious, atheistic, let it be remembered that atheism — at least in the sense of this work — is… — Ludwig Feuerbach
You’re trying to take something that can be described in many, many sentences and pages of prose, but you can convert it into a couple… — Satya Nadella

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