#essence

It is thus necessary to examine all things according to their essence, to infer from every species such true and well established propositions as may assist us in the solution of metaphysical problems. ↗

— Maimonides

#all things #assist #essence #established #every

Politics is repetition. It is not change. Change is something beyond what we call politics. Change is the essence politics is supposed to be the means to bring into being. ↗

— Kate Millett

#beyond #bring #call #change #essence

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music into the service of the whimsical telling of it. ↗

— Graeme Murphy

#get #important #into #me #music

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#electorate #essence #free

The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection. ↗

— George Orwell

#being human #does #essence #human #perfection

Just touching that old tree was truly moving to me because when you touch these trees, you have such a sense of the passage of time, of history. It's like you're touching the essence, the very substance of life. ↗

— Kim Novak

#essence #history #just #life #like

Our invisibility is the essence of our oppression. And until we eliminate that invisibility, people are going to be able to perpetuate the lies and myths about gay people. ↗

— Jean O'Leary

#about #eliminate #essence #gay #going

Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence. ↗

— Paracelsus

#earth #elements #extract #firmament #little

The essence of conservative ideology is its being anchored in the divine order of things. ↗

— Franz von Papen

#being #conservative #divine #essence #ideology

People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself. ↗

— Vanessa Paradis

#away #essence #famous #get #girl