Quotes About Essence

There are four questions of value in life... What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for, and what is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love.

Genes do not make you, any more than brain chemistry makes you hungry, food makes you breathe, breathing makes you die.

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Rose is undistractable, indefatigable, a problem solver. Work is her essence, her animating spirit, and the core of her impact on me. Her dedication to it helps make my life possible, connects the two of us in this powerful way.

Tribalism is natural, but it can also be manufactured. Manufactured tribalism is the very essence of identity politics, the heart of aristocracy, and the soul of nationalism. "Identity politics" may be a modern term, but it is an ancient idea. Embracing it is not a step forward but a retreat to the past.

The most private essence of a person's fiber can only be measured by deed; not through written tests.

Man får inte leva om sitt liv. Det är det som är själva grejen!

Seek the insignificant small but essential qualities, essential to life.

But it is doubtless true, and evident from [the] Scriptures, that the essence of all true religion lies in holy love; and that in this divine affection, and an habitual disposition to it, and that light which is the foundation of it, and those things which are the fruits of it, consists the whole of religion.

When God spreads his glory, he is not seeking to add to himself, rather, he is just being himself.

time fixes the nature of man, because if man is the offspring of God, he must partake of the nature of God, since the nature of the offspring

la vida es la realidad radical».

Cuando uno se olvida de ir a lo sustancial, se pierde en lo anecdótico.

el recuerdo de aquel día de su juventud en el que iba sin paraguas y, aun así, se dedicó a perder el tiempo mirando fijamente a la cara de los transeúntes a la caza de la esencia única de cada uno, y terminó muy mojado.

It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.

Creation is not something that God does, or did. It is what God is. It is what you are.

My own style grew out of my work as a graphic designer. I try to express the essence of my stories and ideals very clearly, using simple shapes, often in bright colors against a white background. You might almost think of my illustrations, and especially the cover art, as little posters.

Only the soul matters, in the end. All else is dross. That is as true of an empire as it is of a man.

Yes, a car is still a car, even if you change it later.

God had the ability to say whatever He desired, but He chose to speak life! Why? Because the words He spoke are the essence of who He is: Life!

religion to other religions. Then he came to his main point: the essence of Christianity is not about religion at all, but about the person of Christ.

the essence of Christianity is not about religion at all, but about the person of Christ.

When in doubt, simplify.

Teams steeped in traditional product development methods are trained to make go/kill decisions on a regular basis. That is the essence of the waterfall or stage-gate development model.