Essential Quotes

2422 Essential quotes by 1671 unique authors

One should be always on the trail of one's own deepest nature. For it is the fearless living out of your own essential nature that… — Henry David Thoreau
Good moral character is the first essential in a man. — George Washington
I like to feel the butterflies in the stomach, I like to go home and have a restless night and wonder how I'm going to… — Amitabh Bachchan
Music is an essential part of everything we do. Like puppetry, music has an abstract quality which speaks to a worldwide audience in a wonderful… — Jim Henson
I feel so strongly that deep and simple is far more essential than shallow and complex. — Fred Rogers
There is a place in men's lives where pictures do in fact bleed, ghosts gibber and shriek, maidens run forever through mysterious landscapes from nameless… — Leslie Fiedler
It was essential to do this job, hateful though it was, because we knew the Germans were hot on the trail. — Mark Oliphant
A healthy workforce is essential to grow our state and compete in the global marketplace. These actions are important to improve the health security of… — Tom Vilsack
There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right. — Ray Dalio
The most essential quality in the game is passion — Philipp Lahm
That mainstream English is essential to our self-preservation is indisputable . . . but it is not necessary to abandon Spoken Soul to master Standard… — Unknown Author
The mother is the most essential piece on the board, the one you must protect. Only she has the range. Only she can move in… — Kelly Corrigan
I therefore take the liberty of proposing for this hypothetical new atom, which is not light but plays an essential part in every process of… — Gilbert N. Lewis
Knowing how people will use something is essential — Donald A. Norman
Error is not just acceptable, it is necessary for the continuation of life, provided it is not too great. A large error is a catastrophe,… — Jacques Lecoq
It is essential that men start being interested in and excited by how women think. — Holly Near
It’s not easy to find old-school journalism in true crime … yet with Lethal Intent, author Sue Russell proves how integrity, tenacity, brutal truth and… — M. William Phelps
The future. Space travel, or cosmology. Alternate universes. Time travel. Robots. Marvelous inventions. Immortality. Catastrophes. Aliens. Superman. Other dimensions. Inner space, or the psyche. These… — Kate Wilhelm
A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens-second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions… — Reynolds Price
Every event has a purpose and every setback a lesson. Failure is essential to personal expansion. It brings inner growth and a whole host of… — Robin S
For me, environment is all. Place is absolutely essential. — William Goyen
Once and for all, people must understand that addiction is a disease. It’s critical if we’re going to effectively prevent and treat addiction. Accepting that… — David Sheff
Authenticity is essential to the soul! — Brian Houston
The sea remains the greatest wilderness. To my mind, voyaging through wildernesses, be they full of woods or waves, is essential to the growth and… — Steven Callahan
Simply put, when there is no home birth in a society, or when home birth is driven completely underground, essential knowledge of women’s capacities in… — Ina May Gaskin

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