Essential Quotes

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Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to… — Bertrand Russell
The first essential for an attack is the will to attack. — Savielly Tartakower
You and I were among those who used their agency to accept Heavenly Father's plan to come to earth, to have a mortal life, to… — Robert D. Hales
Instead of working hard to keep their share of a shrinking pie, or working even harder to make sure the industry stays as is, I… — Seth Godin
In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they can… — Luis Bunuel
The quality of place, the reaction to immediate contact with earth and growing things that have a fugal relationship with mountains and sky, is essential… — Ansel Adams
Forgiveness is essential as the ultimate detox — Doreen Virtue
Rest is so necessary for the health of our minds and bodies, and often so difficult to achieve due to the many demands placed on… — Pope Francis
The thing that I champion is sustainability. My terror is that suddenly we see it as a luxury, not an essential. That's a danger. — Kevin McCloud
Your purpose is about discovering and nurturing who you truly are, to know and love yourself at the deepest level and to guide yourself back… — Kris Carr
History distinguishes what is accidental and transitory in human nature from what is essential and immutable. — Thomas B. Macaulay
In essence, the Mexica remained little more than a band of pirates, sallying forth from their great city to loot and plunder and to submit… — Eric Wolf
What can I do now? What am I to become? How can I live in this world I'm condemned to but can't endure? They couldn't… — Anna Kavan
Sir, I think all Christians, whether Papists or Protestants, agree in the essential articles, and that their differences are trivial, and rather political than religious. — Samuel Johnson
RITE, n. A religious or semi-religious ceremony fixed by law, precept or custom, with the essential oil of sincerity carefully squeezed out of it. — Ambrose Bierce
Religion has been an essential part of my life ever since I was baptised. My personal journey with God has been very important throughout my… — Andy Griffith
No matter what our decorating style - realized or aspired to the essential spiritual grace our home should possess is the solace of comfort. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
The virtue of the imagination is its reaching, by intuition and intensity, a more essential truth than is seen at the surface of things. — John Ruskin
There is no reason to believe ... that the "essential purpose" of language is "communication". ... Language can be used to transmit information, but it… — Noam Chomsky
People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level. — Marcy Kaptur
I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential. — Arsene Wenger
In my experience it's not essential to get on with the person that you're acting opposite. — Hugh Dancy
I object to you using words like squander and pork. What is pork in one part of the country is an essential project in another… — John Breaux
We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality. — Gavin Newsom
And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy. — Bulent Ecevit

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