"I like it when the waiter askes you if you want parmesan cheese on your dinner, yeah, give me essence of puke all over me tea!"
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"Indifference is the essence of inhumanity."
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"The essence of constitutionalism in a democracy is not merely to shape and condition the nature of majorities, but also to stipulate that certain things are impermissible, no matter how large and fervent a majority might want them."
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"Time is of the essence - and I'm very short of essence."
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"The shell must be cracked apart if what is in it is to come out, for if you want the kernel you must break the shell. And therefore if you want to discover nature's nakedness you must destroy its symbols, and the farther you get in the nearer you come to its essence. When you come to the One that gathers all things up into itself, there you must stay."
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"Each human needs to find his or her timeless and formless essence identity"
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"The essence of generosity is letting go. Pain is always a sign that we are holding on to something - usually ourselves."
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"To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!"
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"Desire is the essence of a man."
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"Learn to get in touch with the innermost essence of your being. This true essence is beyond the ego. It is fearless; it is free; it is immune to criticism; it does not fear any challenge. It is beneath no one, superior to no one, and full of magic, mystery, and enchantment."
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"The ego relies on the familiar. It is reluctant to experience the unknown, which is they very essence of life."
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"The essence of war is fire, famine, and pestilence. They contribute to its outbreak; they are among its weapons; they become its consequences."
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"Real happiness comes from having an unassailable connection to the deep state of unbounded awareness at our core. This state of being is our own inner joy that expresses the exuberance and wonder of being alive at this moment; it is our own self-luminous essence made conscious of itself."
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"It is no valid objection that science as yet throws no light on the far higher problem of the essence or origin of life. Who can explain gravity? No one now objects to following out the results consequent on this unknown element of attraction."
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"The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason."
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"Advertising is the very essence of democracy."
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"If we don't know ourselves, our essence, where our true power comes from, we will believe our power comes from collecting victories, trophies, money, or recognition. And these are all fine, but it's not ultimately what life is about. When we think it is, we really waste our greatest possibilities."
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"History is the essence of innumerable biographies."
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"If we live in our oneness-heart, we will feel the essence of all religions which is the love of God. Forgiveness, compassion, tolerance, brotherhood and the feeling of oneness are the signs of a true religion."
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"The ability to subordinate an impulse to a value is the essence of the proactive person."
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