Quotes about essence
essence far found life lyricist quite talents wonderful
As far as I'm concerned, collaboration is the essence of life. It's wonderful to be able to have talents, and, very often, we think that we know what our talents are, or we find out through a back door that we have a talent. I know that I found out I was a lyricist quite through a back door. Lesley Gore
essence civilization tribes
... poetry is one of the essential structures of civilization -- carrying myth, ritual, 'tales of the tribe' and the essence of language ... Diane Wakoski
essence ideas liberty
No state, upon its own mere motion, can lawfully get out of the Union. Plainly, the central idea of secession, is the essence of anarchy. Abraham Lincoln
essence knew
I was such a fan of 'True Blood;' I knew the essence of it. Robert Kazinsky
essence life material source truth worth
The source of all the material comes from nothingness, illusion is working more on things you can prove. That's the principle, the essence of life, it is actually an illusion, not immaterial. That's worth pursuing. So illusion is not nothing. In a way, that is the truth. Ang Lee
essence games play
Inconsistency is my very essence; it is the game I never cease to play as I turn my wheel in its ever changing circle, filled with joy as I bring the top to the bottom and the bottom to the top Boethius
essence tragedy passing-away
It's my belief that history is a wheel. 'Inconstancy is my very essence,'? says the wheel. Rise up on my spokes if you like but don't complain when you're cast back down into the depths. Good times pass away, but then so do the bad. Mutability is our tragedy, but it's also our hope. The worst of times, like the best, are always passing away. Boethius
essence community democracy
The best way to protect your own freedom is to watch everybody else's back. That's the essence of community. Bode Miller
essence way detachment
The essence of the Way is detachment. Bodhidharma
essence information flow
Withholding information is the essence of tyranny. Control of the flow of information is the tool of the dictatorship. Bruce Coville
essence skills cities
Movement was the essence of Manhattan. It had always been so, and now its sense of flow, energy, openness, elasticity as Charles Dickens had called it, was headier than ever. Half the city’s skill and aspirations seemed to go into the propagation of motion. Jan Morris
essence sort taking whatever
'St. Trinian's' is probably taking it to the extreme, but in essence it's saying, 'If you be yourself, you can do whatever you want,' and it's sort of a fun message. Talulah Riley
essence ideas innovation
It is the essence of genius to make use of the simplest ideas. Charles Peguy
essence patterns findings
Finding patterns is the essence of wisdom Dennis Prager
essence culture losing
Being so deeply rooted in one place and culture allows a genuine writer to experiment wildly with the material without ever losing touch with its essence. Dana Gioia
essence movement action
The essence of the stage is concentration and penetration. Of the screen action, movement, sweep. Elia Kazan
essence democracy transcendentalism
The essence of a democracy is a free electorate. Arlen Specter
essence matter abstract
To abstract is to draw out the essence of a matter. Ben Shahn
essence risk return
The essence of investment management is the management of risks, not the management of returns. Benjamin Graham
essence safety unnecessary
The function of the margin of safety is, in essence, that of rendering unnecessary an accurate estimate of the future. Benjamin Graham
essence great job original pieces shakespeare stories taking turning
Shakespeare does a great job of taking 5,000-year-old stories and turning them into modern pieces that are true to the original essence but are completely remade. Mark Ruffalo
essence people design
We're at a moment where people are rediscovering their ability to design, to create (engineer)and in essence, to become a true maker. Brit Morin
essence play work-out
In essence, we string theorists have been trying to work out the score of the universe, the harmonies of the universe, the mathematical vibrations that the strings would play. So musical metaphors have been with us in science since the beginning. Brian Greene
essence deeds abundance
The essence of faith is fewness of words and abundance of deeds
essence giving competition
Competition is pretty much the essence of everything, it gives humans drive. Ashton Eaton
essence liberty guilt
It is the essence of the institutions of liberty that it be recognized that guilt is personal and cannot be attributed to the holding of opinions or to mere intent in the absence of overt acts. Charles Evans Hughes
essence mad people
This is very important -- to take leisure time. Pace is the essence. Without stopping entirely and doing nothing at all for great periods, you're gonna lose everything...just to do nothing at all, very, very important. And how many people do this in modern society? Very few. That's why they're all totally mad, frustrated, angry and hateful. Charles Bukowski
essence substance study
Metaphysics is universal and is exclusively concerned with primary substance. ... And here we will have the science to study that which is, both in its essence and in the properties which it has. Aristotle
essence soul three
The soul is the cause or source of the living body. The terms cause and source have many senses. But the soul is the cause of its body alike in all three senses which we explicitly recognize. It is (a) the source or origin of movement, it is (b) the end, it is (c) the essence of the whole living body. Aristotle
essence perfection mind
Having an open mind does not necessarily lead to perfection. It is your ability to observe, analyze, discern, and understand the true essence that basic principles contain that point the way to perfection. Ed Parker
essence finals poetic
Have not all poetic truths been already stated? The essence of a poetic truth is that no statement of it can be final. Elizabeth Bowen
essence mind suffering
The essence of wisdom is to see that there is always a solution once you realize that the mind, which seems to create so much suffering, has infinite potential to create fulfillment instead. Deepak Chopra
essence choices violence
The essence of God is consciousness. Consciousness can be used for either violence or peace; the choice is ours. When it is expanded, human consciousness chooses non-violence, since that is compatible with love. Deepak Chopra