Essentially Quotes

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For the religious, passivism [i.e., objects are obedient to the laws of nature] provides a clear role of God as the author of the laws… — Brian Ellis
To abstain from lying is essentially wholesome. — Gautama Buddha
Genius is essentially creative; it bears the stamp of the individual who possesses it. — Madame de Stael
The funny thing is that the process of coming up with an idea for a column or a 'Candid Camera' sequence is essentially the same… — Peter Funt
Grains are essentially sugar with enough opioids to make them addictive. — Lierre Keith
There are essentially two questions in life - a spiritual question and a material question. The spiritual question is 'Who am I?' The material question… — Rasheed Ogunlaru
Worry is essentially a misuse of imagination. — Alex Faickney Osborn
The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted in the post-colonial… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
As soon as I became old enough to make my dreams my reality, I became a firm believer that the subconscious and the world outside… — Melissa Auf der Maur
The irony is that we've seen this model work really well in Massachusetts because Gov. Romney did a good thing, working with Democrats in the… — Barack Obama
You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself. — K D Lang
The instructor can scarcely give sensibility where it is essentially wanting, nor talent to the unpercipient block. But he can cultivate and direct the affections… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
... although many people say it is a terrible onus to be labeled bad as a child, I thought that the opposite must be worse:… — Paula Sharp
Mystery is an intellectual process... But suspense is essentially an emotional process. — Alfred Hitchcock
We are unutterably alone essentially, especially in the things most intimate and most important. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Hate and love are essentially the same in that the person who loves is as easily manipulated as a person who hates — Robert Ludlum
Early success is a terrible teacher. You're essentially being rewarded for a lack of preparation, so when you find yourself in a situation where you… — Chris Hadfield
I don't think the nature of my poetry is satirical or even ironic, I think it's essentially lyrical but again I don't know if it's… — Kenneth Koch
Science is an essentially anarchic enterprise... — Paul Feyerabend
I reached a time in college when I didn't know what I wanted to do. At that time, women's careers were essentially nursing, secretarial and… — Kay Granger

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