Essential Quotes

2422 Essential quotes by 1671 unique authors

The Five A’s (attention, appreciation, acceptance, affection, allowing) are simultaneously the fulfillment of our earliest needs, the requirements of adult intimacy and of universal compassion,… — David Richo
Few things would gratify me as much as a rediscovered respect for things belonging to others. Not abusing the property of others (or that of… — P. M. Forni
If a child is going to grow into a truly special adult–someone who thinks, considers other points of view, has an open mind, and possesses… — Rafe Esquith
I know that everything essential and great originated from the fact that the human being had a homeland and was rooted in tradition. — Martin Heidegger
Modern capitalism is just as subversive as Marxism. The materialistic view of life on which both systems are based is identical. As long as we… — Julius Evola
Our life must be centred on what is essential, on Jesus Christ. Everything else is secondary. — Pope Francis
The essential challenge is to transform the isolation and self-interest within our communities into connectedness and caring for the whole. — Peter Block
The creative process, like a spiritual journey, is intuitive, non-linear, and experiential. It points us toward our essential nature, which is a reflection of the… — John Daido Loori
Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement,… — Pema Chodron
Willpower is essential to the accomplishment of anything worthwhile. — Brian Tracy
The Arts and Sciences, essential to the prosperity of the State and to the ornament of human life, have a primary claim to the encouragement… — George Washington
When you discover your essential nature and know who you really are, in that knowing itself is the ability to fulfill any dream you have,… — Deepak Chopra
At the bottom of every person's dependency, there is always pain, Discovering the pain and healing it is an essential step in ending dependency. — Chris Prentiss
I soon learned how to scent out that which was able to lead to fundamentals and to turn aside everything else, from the multitude of… — Albert Einstein
The difference between the novice and the master is simply that the novice has not learnt, yet, how to do things in such a way… — Christopher Alexander
It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection,… — George III
Cookery, or the art of preparing good and wholesome food, and of preserving all sorts of alimentary substances in a state fit for human sustenance,… — Unknown Author
Planning leads to dictatorship because dictatorship is the most effective instrument of coercion and the enforcement of ideals and, as such, essential if central planning… — Friedrich August von Hayek
In part because individual judgement is not accurate enough or consistent enough, cognitive diversity is essential to good decision making. — James Surowiecki
Health is not an objective condition which can be understood by the methods of natural science alone. It is rather a condition related to the… — Ivan Illich
The true lover of knowledge naturally strives for truth, and is not content with common opinion, but soars with undimmed and unwearied passion till he… — Plato
The Savior desires to save us from our inadequacies as well as our sins. Inadequacy is not the same as being sinful - we have… — Bruce C. Hafen
Communication is the essential medium of a creative culture: the communal sea in which we all swim. A company that can't communicate is like a… — John Kao
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti
Karen rowed for what the venerable American shell builder George Pocock called `the symphony of motion.' As dawn breaks over the river, the shell is… — Stefan Kieszling

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