Essentials Quotes

2179 quotes by 1543 authors

Charm was the luxury of those who still believed in the essential rightness of things. In purity and picket fences. — Dennis Lehane
man is free, in so far as he has the power of contradicting himself and his essential nature. Man is free even from his freedom;… — Paul Tillich
Books are infinite in number and time is short. The secret of knowledge is to take what is essential. Take that and try to live… — Swami Vivekananda
If I had learned anything in my life about love, it was that they were tenous things that could end at any moment. Caution was… — Richelle Mead
Each of us needs periods in which our minds can focus inwardly. Solitude is an essential experience for the mind to organize its own processes… — Daniel J. Siegel
John Matthew was her well of soul, as the symphaths called it,or her pyrocant, to the vampires. Her essential weakness. — J R Ward
You don't want me to feel obligated? Well, I'm sorry, Lily. I am here because I feel obligated." He brought her hand to his chest,… — Tessa Dare
but you see, just because we've been...dealt a certain hand...it doesn't mean we can't choose to rise above- to conquer the boundaries of a destiny… — Stephenie Meyer
Humans â€” who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals â€” have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. A… — Carl Sagan
The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill. — Albert Einstein
Dead bodies didn't resemble unconscious ones; it was as if you could sense that something had fled from them, that some essential spark was now… — Cassandra Clare
Often the deep valleys of our PRESENT will be UNDERSTOOD only by LOOKING BACK on them from the mountains of our FUTURE experience. Often we… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Inequality of wealth and incomes is an essential feature of the market economy. It is the implement that makes the consumers supreme in giving them… — Ludwig von Mises
The beauty of the ragamuffin gospel lies in the insight it offers into Jesus: the essential tenderness of His heart, His way of looking at… — Brennan Manning
Hope is essential to any political struggle for radical change when the overall social climate promotes disillusionment and despair. — Bell Hooks
It is essential that anyone reading this book know at the outset that the author is apolitical. I was convinced in 1927 that humanity's most… — R. Buckminster Fuller
Being raised in an unstable household makes you understand that the world doesn't exist to accommodate you, which... is something a lot of people struggle… — Curtis Sittenfeld
Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through… — Chin-Ning Chu
It seems like suffering's the only time we can see what's essential. If peace ever comes back I'm making a vow: I'll design myself special… — John Marsden
Nobody had noticed, nobody had paid attention, but, as usual, the essential part of the matter had been settled before the story had begun, and… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Who Wrote These Essentials Quotes

1,543 authors contributed a total of 2,179 Essentials Quotes, led by these top contributors: