"The old notion that brevity is the essence of wit has succumbed to the modern idea that tedium is the essence of quality."
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"Looking to the material world for the satisfaction of our inner needs is the source of much fear. All fear is, in essence, fear of the future. We are afraid of things that have not yet happened, but which if they did might bring us pain, suffering, or some other discomfort - or stand in the way of some future contentment. And we are afraid that circumstances that are already causing us displeasure may continue in the future."
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"Art is a process of concentration. It is both the distilled essence and the commentary upon otherwise mundane activities and reflections. Musical notes must be charged, must gather more than one and the surface meaning, must reveal audible and "inaudible" connections to other notes, patterns, and meaning, either by way of affinity or contrast."
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"But if the cow is purple, you'd notice it, OK? The thing that's going to decide what gets talked about, what gets done, what gets changed, what gets purchased, what gets built is, is it remarkable? And remarkable's a really cool word 'cause we think it just means neat, but it also means worth making a remark about, and that is the essence of where idea diffusion is going."
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"I don't view interviewing as much of a performance. My whole life is in essence a performance but singing and dancing for television is an entirely different thing."
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"Urgh — essence of Millicent Bulstrode."
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"Hinduism is synonymous with humanism. That is its essence and its great liberating quality."
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"I guess I've always written more from the opposite perspective, that kind of existentialist perspective which argues that existence precedes essence. And there really isn't anything essential in there - you're the product of your actions, which can always change. And they retrospectively make you one way or another."
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"Other than the obvious, like Cher and Diana Ross, I actually find a lot of inspiration from time periods. So it's not necessarily people, it's the essence of the time period, whether it be the '90s or the '70s or the '40s. The specific time and what vibe it gave you, what the emotion of that time was, and trying to get that emotion again."
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"To die in the act of killing is, in essence, to die defeated."
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"My own opinion is that just as fundamentally man and woman are one, their problems must be one in essence."
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"The truth is that God is the force. He is the essence of life. He is pure and undefiled consciousness. He is eternal."
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"It goes without saying that moderation and sobriety are of the very essence of vow-taking."
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"He who atones for sins never calculates; he pours out the whole essence of his contrite heart."
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"The essence of a vow does not consist in the difficulty of its performance but in the determination behind it unflinchingly to stick to it in the teeth of difficulties."
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"The external is in no way the essence of religion, but the external often proclaims the internal."
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"The essence of true religious teaching is that one should serve and befriend all."
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"Ancient masters of excellence had a subtle essence, and a depth too profound to comprehend."
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"When our goals are clearly defined and intelligently set, you have, in essence, taken a major step toward programming your left brain. That frees your right brain to be its creative best."
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"The secret to being successful is to find a way to bring yourself through, even in your stories. People are looking for the essence of your truth. When you can bring your own truth to it, that's when it works."
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