Essentially Quotes

973 quotes by 817 authors

Friendship is essentially a partnership. — Aristotle
Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was allowed to fester without a… — Karen Armstrong
All fiction is about people, unless it's about rabbits pretending to be people. It's all essentially characters in action, which means characters moving through time… — Margaret Atwood
I don't think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. It's essentially just a long narrative… — Margaret Atwood
The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands… — Ibrahim Babangida
The Christian response is contained in these two fundamental dogmas: that of the Trinity and that of the Incarnation. In the trinitarian dogma God is… — Hans Urs von Balthasar
But reason always cuts a poor figure beside sentiment; the one being essentially restricted, like everything that is positive, while the other is infinite. — Honore de Balzac
Most crime fiction, no matter how 'hard-boiled' or bloodily forensic, is essentially sentimental, for most crime writers are disappointed romantics. — John Banville
In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution. — Bela Bartok
Pride is essentially competitive in nature. We pit our will against God's. — Ezra Taft Benson
A drawing is essentially a private work, related only to the artist's own needs; a 'finished' statue or canvas is essentially a public, presented work… — John Berger
Importantly, in the 1930s, in the Great Depression, the Federal Reserve, despite its mandate, was quite passive and, as a result, financial crisis became very… — Ben Bernanke
Let me tell you something - being thought of as a beautiful woman has spared me nothing in life. No heartache, no trouble. Love has… — Halle Berry
The public good is in nothing more essentially interested, than in the protection of every individual's private rights. — William Blackstone
But as I always say to people I'm essentially a public service person. — Tony Blair
My undertaking is not difficult, essentially. I should only have to be immortal to carry it out. — Jorge Luis Borges
Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect,… — Alain de Botton
My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature. — Anthony Bourdain
I'm not Ted Nugent. My house is run, essentially, by an adopted, fully clawed cat with a mean nature. I would never hunt. I would… — Anthony Bourdain
What is real is not the external form, but the essence of things... it is impossible for anyone to express anything essentially real by imitating… — Constantin Brancusi

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