Essential Quotes

2422 Essential quotes by 1671 unique authors

Never forget that the most essential fashion accessories, the ones no woman can afford to do without, come from within. A generous heart, a spontaneous… — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Persistence is a unique mental strength; a strength that is essential to combat the fierce power of the repeated rejections and numerous other obstacles that… — Bob Proctor
The world is your canvas and your teacher.Take a day to reflect, measure and adjust on your goals; progress is essential to continued success. — Bob Proctor
Every single choice we make, no matter how small, is the ground where who we are meets what is in the world. And the fruits… — Wayne Muller
An essential idea is that if you give to some person or endeavor in life, you will make that more important. — George Weinberg
Cristina Eisenberg weaves her observations as a scientist and her personal experiences afield into a resonant account about the web of life that links humans… — Brenda Peterson
It is essential not only to the souls of painters and poets, who thrive in solitude, but to the rest of us, too--individuals whose canvas… — Sue Halpern
Essentialism is not about how to get more things done, it's about how to the get the right things done. It doesn't mean just doing… — Greg McKeown
The ability to play is essential to being a creative artist. — Dewitt Jones
If we carry purism to it's logical conclusion, to do it right {fishing} you'd have to live naked in a cave, hit your trout on… — John Gierach
We overvalue nonessentials like a nicer car or house, or even intangibles like the number of our followers on Twitter or the way we look… — Greg McKeown
The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from… — Greg McKeown
Self restraint in speech, food, entertainment and vanity are the most essential fundamental of spiritual growth. — Nouman Ali Khan
The urge to revolt is one of the essential dimensions of human nature. — Albert Camus
The essential act of war is destruction, not necessarily of human lives, but of the products of human labor. War is a way of shattering… — George Orwell
The state of mind must be belief, not mere hope or wish. Open-mindedness is essential for belief. Closed minds do not inspire faith, courage, and… — Napoleon Hill
It is essential that our love be liberating, not possessive. We must at all times give those we love the freedom to be themselves. Love… — John Powell
There is the in-breath and there is the out-breath, and too often we feel like we have to exhale all the time. The inhale is… — Joan Halifax
Having the answers is not essential to living. What is essential is the sense of God's presence during dark seasons of questioning. — Ravi Zacharias
The essential characteristic of socialism is the denial of individual property rights... — Ayn Rand
There is no essential difference between sticking pins into a wax image of an enemy and burning candles in front of a wax image of… — Dion Fortune
Wine is one of the agreeable and essential ingredients of life — Julia Child
You can wear black in any moment of the day, no matter your age. You can wear black with almost any occasion. A black dress… — Christian Dior
My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others.… — Dalai Lama
The fight against evil is long and difficult. It is essential to pray constantly and to be patient. — Pope Francis

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