Essence Quotes

"The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection."
-George Orwell

"Self-trust is the essence of heroism."
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."
-Aristotle

"The very essence of love is uncertainty."
-Oscar Wilde

"Thinking is the essence of wisdom."
-Persian Proverb

"Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence."
-Vincent van Gogh

"The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."
-Confucius

"The essence of pleasure is spontaneity."
-Germaine Greer

"Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit."
-Frank Borman

"We take this matter very seriously and realize time is of the essence."
-Christine Karbowiak

"The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility."
-John Arbuthnot Fisher

"Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so."
-Stephen Leacock

"They created, in essence, an Eden. It's a popular destination for young families, for anyone actually."
-David Greenwood

"Time is of the essence. I'm going to deteriorate a little faster than anyone else."
-Adam Morrison

"What is the essence of America? Finding and maintaining that perfect, delicate balance between freedom "to" and freedom "from.""
-Marilyn vos Savant

"It does the same thing for in essence barrel horses that it does for humans."
-Murray Turner

"So what I did on the field was the essence of what I am. Remember me like that."
-Steve Carlton

"In essence, Dean is paying all that money to someone who is keeping him away from his children."
-Dawn Nelson

"This is the essence of character: the will and ability to put principle into action."
-Scott Allen

"Time is of the absolute essence if we are to restore the public's trust."
-Gerald Parsky

"The essence of all art is having pleasure giving pleasure."
-Mikhail Baryshinikov

"I had an essence in my life that I was nothing."
-Demi Moore

"Dover's modest curriculum change embodies the essence of liberal education."
-Patrick Gillen

"The toughest thing about the power of trust is that it's very difficult to build and very easy to destroy. The essence of trust building is to emphasize the similarities between you and the customer."
-Thomas J. Watson

"In essence we are insolvent now."
-Scott Provancher

"In essence, they seem to be faulting us for not coming up with the information one would get by doing the study."
-Deborah Murray

"The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom."
-Georg Cantor

"It's important that we never veer away from the essence of the brand."
-David Lipman