Essentials Quotes

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An awareness of our past is essential to the establishment of our personality and our identity as Africans. — Haile Selassie
I have lived too long to cherish many illusions about the essential high-mindedness of men when brought into stark confrontation with the issue of control… — Haile Selassie
For me, playwriting is and has always been like making a chair. Your concerns are balance, form, timing, lights, space, music. If you don't have… — Sam Shepard
A full and fair discussion is essential to democracy. — George Soros
One essential of a free government is that it rest wholly on voluntary support. And one certain proof that a government is not free, is… — Lysander Spooner
After 'Born to Run,' I had a reaction to my good fortune. With success, it felt like a lot of people who'd come before me… — Bruce Springsteen
People don't realize that when they 'throw out' their back, it's often because of weak abs. These muscles are essential for lower-back strength and good… — Sylvester Stallone
There was no division I could see between the essential teaching of all Prophets and wise men of religion. — Cat Stevens
Motherhood has a very humanizing effect. Everything gets reduced to essentials. — Meryl Streep
I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not… — Henry David Thoreau
The essential ingredient of politics is timing. — Pierre Trudeau
But which is the State's essential function, aggression or defence, few seem to know or care. — Benjamin Tucker
In extreme situations, the entire universe becomes our foe; at such critical times, unity of mind and technique is essential - do not let your… — Morihei Ueshiba
The essential self is innocent, and when it tastes its own innocence knows that it lives for ever. — John Updike
The essential support and encouragement comes from within, arising out of the mad notion that your society needs to know what only you can tell… — John Updike
A stable and nurturing childhood is essential for the healthy psycho-emotional and spiritual development of a human being. While we may understand what is supposed… — Iyanla Vanzant
To me, the black black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the more us she is and to see the hatred that… — Alice Walker
For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and… — Ai Weiwei
The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying trapeze or in an aquarium, you do it. — Orson Welles
The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate… — Orson Welles

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