Essence
If we had no hope — for a cure, for winning the lottery, for falling in love, for the end of war, for being free of abuse, or for having food, warmth, clothing, and shelter — we would have no reason to go on. What you hope for doesn't matter, but rather the essence of hope itself.
Love in its essence is spiritual fire.
Battle is the most magnificent competition in which a human being can indulge. It brings out all that is best; it removes all that is base. All men are afraid in battle. The coward is the one who lets his fear overcome his sense of duty. Duty is the essence of manhood.
The essence of Government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to abuse.
Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
Music, at its essence, is what gives us memories. And the longer a song has existed in our lives, the more memories we have of it.
The essence of all religions is one. Only their approaches are different.
Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.
The essence of all beautiful art, all great art, is gratitude.
The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.
The essence of global health equity is the idea that something so precious as health might be viewed as a right.
A revolutionary party is, in its essence, the party of its leader that carries out his ideology and cause, and the main thing in its building is to ensure the unitary character and inheritance of his ideology and leadership.
The industrial revolution in the new century is, in essence, a scientific and technological revolution, and breaking through the cutting edge is a shortcut to the building of an economic giant.
In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of God's creation... as music.