Essential Quotes

2422 Essential quotes by 1671 unique authors

What . . . is this testimony of Jesus, how can it be acquired, and what will it do for those who receive it? The… — Keith B. McMullin
The essential thing is action. Action has three stages: the decision born of thought, the order or preparation for execution, and the execution itself. All… — Hans von Seeckt
President Reagan, Jack Kemp and other advocates of supply-side economics understood that pro-growth tax, spending and economic policies were essential to America's long-term economic and… — Bob Beauprez
I know that aiming at perfection has its drawbacks. It makes you go into details that you can avoid but that is the only way… — J. R. D. Tata
Current Catholic worship often ignores the essential connection between truth and beauty, body and soul, at the center of the Catholic worldview. The Church requires… — Dana Gioia
Give yourself a compliment every day. I know this sounds silly, but it really is important. As girls, we spend countless hours focusing on our… — Lauren Conrad
I have left the obvious, essential fact to this point, namely, that it is the Russian Armies who have done the main work in tearing… — Winston Churchill
Thus I got into my bones the essential structure of the ordinary British sentence, which is a noble thing. — Winston Churchill
I can imagine no man who will look with more horror on the End than a conscientious revolutionary who has, in a sense sincerely, been… — C.S. Lewis
Just because we cannot see clearly the end of the road, that is no reason for not setting out on the essential journey. On the… — Robert Kennedy
Not the poem which we have read , but that to which we return , with the greatest pleasure, possesses the genuine power, and claims… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Discomfort is a pain. Boredom is a pain. A perfect piece of music can reduce us to tears. Every one of these pains is essential… — Ruben Papian
Whether you want to uncover the secrets of the universe, or you just want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming… — Stephen Hawking
Even when I feared and detested Christianity, I was struck by its essential unity, which, in spite of its divisions, it has never lost. I… — C.S. Lewis
A strong American economy is essential to the well-being and security of our friends and allies. — Ronald Reagan
Knowing when to take your losses is an essential part of eventual success. — Tom Peters
Creating in all employees the awareness that their best efforts are essential and that they will share in the rewards of the company's success. — Tom Peters
Without exception, the dominance and coherence of culture proved to be an essential quality of the excellent companies. — Tom Peters
Talk can neither be verified nor falsified in any rigorous sense. This is an open secret which hermeneutics and aesthetics, from Aristotle to Croce, have… — George Steiner
Nos are just as valuable as yeses in the game of life. In fact, they're essential. — Madonna Ciccone
The "environmental movement" is becoming an economic movement, is joining the social justice movement, is becoming a sustainability movement. It's leaving behind the "People's Needs… — Edward Norton
Being understood is not the most essential thing in life. — Jodie Foster
The left and the right live in parallel universes. The right listens to talk radio, the left's on the Internet and they just reinforce one… — Barney Frank
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. — Benjamin Franklin
Collectively, we activists are essential to advancing U.S. policy to help empower marginalized people to lift themselves and their communities out of poverty for good. — Michael Franti

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