Essential Quotes

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I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some essential way, I… — Arthur Ashe
Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight. — Diane Ackerman
I'm working for the women in the world, today; that's my essential issue. — Michelle Bachelet
We have to make sure that women's issues are an essential element on the agendas of all heads of state, all governments. — Michelle Bachelet
The freedom of all is essential to my freedom. — Mikhail Bakunin
Bathtubs, pools, water - to me, it's a very essential part of being grounded and sensual and feeling yourself. — Andre Balazs
Women of this planet need some essential resources: wells, seeds and roads. That is primarily all we have ever needed. Added to that, women need… — Roseanne Barr
The Hebrews have done more to civilize men than any other nation. If I were an atheist, and believed blind eternal fate, I should still… — John Adams
The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do. — Bruce Barton
The pleasure we derive from the representation of the present is due, not only to the beauty it can be clothed in, but also to… — Charles Baudelaire
In the continuing debate over the morality of enhanced interrogation, an essential consideration is often overlooked: intent. — Gary Bauer
A desire to be in charge of our own lives, a need for control, is born in each of us. It is essential to our… — Robert Foster Bennett
We can learn from him that suffering and the gift of himself is an essential gift we need in our time. — Pope Benedict XVI
The real 'action' in the liturgy in which we are all supposed to participate is the action of God himself. This is what is new… — Pope Benedict XVI
If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living. — Arnold Bennett
It is essential to do everything possible to attract young people to opera so they can see that it is not some antiquated art form… — Bruce Beresford
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues. — Ambrose Bierce
Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it. — Ray Blanton
Almost certainly, however, the first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind. — Norman Borlaug
The essential conditions of everything you do must be choice, love, passion. — Nadia Boulanger

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