#sence

Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people. ↗

— Jawaharlal Nehru

#absence #also #brought #come #condition

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate. ↗

— Arlen Specter

#electorate #essence #free

All my day is spent dealing with other people. When I come home I like it to be empty. The presence of others in my house kind of annoys me. I love coming home and shutting the doors. I feel brain dead. I'm relatively available, but not to live with. ↗

— Graham Norton

#available #brain #come #coming #coming home

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

The way we're going about things and what we want to do, we feel it has to be a really pure essence of music. That's where you get the most out of it. ↗

— Chris Robinson

#essence #feel #get #going #most

Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#absence #candles #diminishes #extinguishes #fans

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret. ↗

— Kid Rock

#hard #presence #secret #steady #success

I've got a presence on all the social networks, in fact, but I've never once sent a message. I'm there because otherwise, someone's going to pretend to be me. ↗

— Robert Smith

#fact #going #got #i #in fact

For peace is not mere absence of war, but is a virtue that springs from, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#benevolence #confidence #disposition #justice #mere

Desire is the essence of a man. ↗

— Baruch Spinoza

#essence #man