Essential Quotes

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It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different. — Oscar Arias
Mental toughness is essential to success. — Vince Lombardi
In the light of eternity we shall see that what we desired would have been fatal to us, and that what we would have avoided… — Francois Fenelon
female education ... has occupied my attention so far only as the education of my own daughters ... I thought it essential to give them… — Thomas Jefferson
The essential factor of military success is speed, that is taking advantage of others' unpreparedness or lack of foresight, their failure to catch up, going… — Sun Tzu
Everyone deserves the best start in life, which is what UNICEF is working to provide the world's most vulnerable children. Education is essential to a… — Clay Aiken
Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship. — Kofi Annan
What is essential in war is victory, not prolonged operations. — Sun Tzu
Common education standards are essential for producing the educated work force America needs to remain globally competitive. This voluntary state lead effort will help ensure… — Craig R. Barrett
Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake… — Pat Summitt
The willingness to experiment with change may be the most essential ingredient to success at anything. — Pat Summitt
Conditioning is essential to success in basketball. — John Wooden
Worshipping God is the great essential of fitness. If you have not been worshipping...when you get to work you will not only be useless yourself,… — Oswald Chambers
Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer. — Francois Fenelon
A talkative soul lacks both the essential virtues and intimacy with God. A deeper interior life, one of gentle peace and of that silence where… — Mary Faustina Kowalska
What is termed Sin is an essential element of progress. Without it the world would stagnate, or grow old, or become colorless. By its curiosity… — Oscar Wilde
In order to persuade Britain to pack up, to compel her to make peace, it was essential to rob her of her hope of being… — Adolf Hitler
For a people, as for an individual, it is tragic to have ambitions and to lack both the means essential to their fulfillment and any… — Adolf Hitler
An essential part of any successful action on the part of the United States is an understanding on the part of the people of America… — George C. Marshall
It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing… — Andre Gide

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