Essence Quotes

1898 Essence quotes by 1317 unique authors

God does not exist. He is being-itself beyond essence and existence. Therefore to argue that God exists is to deny him. — Paul Tillich
The essence of grace, we suppose, is that the account has been paid in advance; and, because it has been paid, everything can be had… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
It’s like there is this predator energy on this planet, and this predator energy feeds on the essence of the spirit. — John Trudell
In the society of illusion, reality must manifest itself. The story songs of Joel Rafael are that manifestation... the essence of minstrel. — John Trudell
The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture — Alvar Aalto
The essence of religion, in my view, is the thirst for an end higher than natural ends... — C.S. Lewis
For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted. — C.S. Lewis
The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of… — Eleanor Holmes Norton
After one has abandoned a belief in God, poetry is that essence which takes its place as life's redemption. — Wallace Stevens
It may seem impossible to imagine that a technologically advanced society could choose, in essence, to destroy itself, but that is what we are now… — Elizabeth Kolbert
Young anglers love new rivers the way they love the rest of their lives. Time does not seem to be of the essence and somewhere… — Thomas McGuane
There is no doubt that the time to act is now. It is now that timely action can avert disaster. It is now that with… — Tony Blair
Most software has a tiny essence that justifies its existence, everything after that is wants and desires mistaken for needs and necessities. — David Heinemeier Hansson
If we can change ourselves, we can change the world. We're not the victims of the world we see, we're the victims of the way… — Dennis Kucinich
If they think they are doing something new, they ought to do what I do every day - spend at least two hours every day… — Coleman Hawkins
I believe all Americans are born with certain inalienable rights. As a child of God, I believe my rights are not derived from the constitution.… — Joe Biden
The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person. Reactive people are driven by feelings, by circumstances, by… — Stephen Covey
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside… — Stephen Covey
Music acts on the whole of the organism like a magic force which suppresses the understanding and irresistibly takes possession of the entire being. To… — Unknown Author
Anyone can have a good day. The question is what do you do on a bad day. That's when you're being tested. In a very… — Arthur Golden
I've never felt my job was to win basketball games - rather, that the essence of my job as a coach was to do everything… — Bobby Knight
Being is not only beyond but also deep within every form as its innermost invisible and indestructible essence. This means that it is accessible to… — Eckhart Tolle
You may depend upon it, religion is, in its essence, the most gentlemanly thing in the world. It will alone gentilize, if unmixed with cant;… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
We are in the process of making the English language gender-neutral, and manliness, the quality of one gender, or rather, of one sex, seems to… — Harvey Mansfield
That, in essence, is the catastrophe of suicide for those who survive: not only the loss of someone, but the loss of the chance to… — Andrew Solomon

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