Essentials Quotes

Good moral character is the first essential in a man.

Mockery of religion is one of the most essential things... one of the beginnings of human emancipation is the ability to laugh at authority.

The arts are the only things that separate us from the other animals. The arts are not decorative. ... They are essential to our comprehension of consciousness and ourselves.

Believe it or not, I'm a big fan of patchouli oil. I know it's not a universally liked fragrance. I usually combine it with other essential oils - I have many mixtures I like.

Education is essential to change, for education creates both new wants and the ability to satisfy them.

I'm a minimalist. I don't really need much to enjoy a good holiday - just my family and the bare essentials.

The essential point to grasp is that in dealing with capitalism we are dealing with an evolutionary process

Free supplies and open retreat are two essentials to the safety of an army or a fleet.

Self-forgiveness is essential to self-healing.

I surely know that there is no role in life more essential and more eternal than that of motherhood.

The older I've gotten, the more the need to exert comedy no matter how tragic a character I may be portraying because they are essentials for presenting truth.

A public option is essential to creating the cost-savings necessary to offset the cost of providing all Americans access to affordable health care.

There is no single recipe for success. But there is one essential ingredient: Passion

Another essential to a universal and durable peace is social justice.

A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.

I think that what you’ve got to do is discover the essential truth of the situation, and have a point of view about it.

Simply put, success in LSU football is essential for the success of Louisiana State University.

The gospel is not only the most important message in all of history; it is the only essential message in all of history.

I know that everything essential and great originated from the fact that the human being had a homeland and was rooted in tradition.

There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right.

Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague.

To know you are in the company with people who love and care for each other, as well as for whatever they are working on, is almost essential.

We cannot alter the essential shape of a single letter without at the same time destroying the familiar printed face of our language, and thereby rendering it useless.

It is not healthy to be thinking all the time. Thinking is intended for acquiring knowledge or applying it. It is not essential living.

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.

Does it not appear to you versatility is the true and rare characteristic of that rare thing called genius-versatility and playfulness? In my mind they are both essential.

The essential thing is not knowledge, but character.

Family is essential because we all yearn to feel like we belong to something greater than ourselves.

We Americans are trained to think big, talk big, act big, love big, admire bigness but then the essential mystery is in the small.

To garden is to let optimism get the better of judgment.

Infinite Love is who we really are and who we refuse to be. This refusal is our most essential tension.

It is essential that we provide the best possible care for our wounded and disabled veterans.

Not to be absolutely certain is, I think, one of the essential things in rationality.

Honesty does not always bring a response of love, but it is absolutely essential to it.

Of all the duties enjoined by Christianity none is more essential and yet more neglected than prayer.

If I were to let my life be taken over by what is urgent, I might very well never get around to what is essential.

We must face life as it is and understand that diversity is its most essential feature.

The Blackberry is really essential for keeping up on my emails when I'm out of the office, which is a lot.

Immersion in the scriptures is essential for spiritual nourishment

Faith is not an easy virtue; but, in the broad world of a person's total voyage through time to eternity, faith is not only a gracious companion, but an essential guide.

The essential thing is the formation of the political will of the nation: that is the starting point for political action.

You dance because you have to. Dance is an essential part of life that has always been with me.

Food is Essential to life, therefore make it good.

I believe it is essential for our planetary future to develop tools that can change the consciousness which has created the crisis that we are in.

And don't forget music - music in the kitchen is an essential ingredient!

As long as humankind recklessly proceeds in the fateful delusion of being biologically fated for triumph, nothing essential will change.

Mystery is the essential element of every work of art.

This body of ours has one fault: the more you indulge it, the more things it discovers to be essential to it. It is extraordinary how it likes being indulged.

Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

It is essential that our present negative propaganda regarding psychedelic drugs be replaced with honesty and truthfulness about their effects, both good and bad.