Essentials Quotes

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Evolutionary theory holds that our ability to sense when we should be suspicious has been every bit as essential for human survival as our capacity… — Daniel Goleman
The essential function of the (design) profession in our society is to enhance and cultivate communications toward: Easier understanding of ideas and complex problems, in… — Will Burtin
Typography is to literature as musical performance is to composition: an essential act of interpretation, full of endless opportunities for insight or obtuseness. — Robert Bringhurst
The humanities and science are not in inherent conflict but have become separated in the twentieth century. Now their essential unity must be re-emphasized, so… — Lewis Mumford
Art attempts to find in the universe, in matter as well as in the facts of life, what is fundamental, enduring, essential. — Saul Bellow
Perhaps, the highest pleasure in art is identical with the highest pleasure in scientific theory. The emotion which accompanies the clear recognition of unity in… — Roger Fry
Women really must have equal pay for equal work, equality in work at home, and reproductive choices. Men must press for these things also. They… — Erica Jong
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. This sentence was much used in the… — Benjamin Franklin
I will not go so far as to say that to construct a history of thought without profound study of the mathematical ideas of successive… — Alfred North Whitehead
Dancing is an excellent amusement for young people, especially for those of sedentary occupations. Its excellence consists in exciting a cheerfulness of the mind, highly… — Noah Webster
It's probably unfair to expect the world at large, or even most people, to see us for all we are. It is essential, however, that… — Victoria Moran
Seek out strategic alliances; they are essential to growth and provide resistance to bigger competition. — Richard Branson
A true chocolate lover finds ways to accommodate his passion and make it work with his lifestyle. One key, not just to keeping weight down… — Julie Davis
The Greek word for philosopher (philosophos) connotes a distinction from sophos. It signifies the lover of wisdom (knowledge) as distinguished from him who considers himself… — Karl Jaspers
Old age and sickness bring out the essential characteristics of a man. — Felix Frankfurter
Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan… — Boyd K. Packer
If the universal is the essential, then it is the basis of all life and art. Recognizing and uniting with universal therefore gives us the… — Piet Mondrian
A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy. — Ted Kulongoski
One man writes a novel. One man writes a symphony. It is essential that one man make a film. — Stanley Kubrick
Chili is one of the great peasant foods. It is one of the few contributions America has made to world cuisine. Eaten with corn bread,… — Rex Stout

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