#sence

The essence of war is violence. Moderation in war is imbecility. ↗

— John Arbuthnot Fisher

#imbecility #moderation #violence #war

Every artist undresses his subject, whether human or still life. It is his business to find essences in surfaces, and what more attractive and challenging surface than the skin around a soul? ↗

— Richard Corliss

#artist #attractive #business #challenging #essences

Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal. ↗

— Gustave Courbet

#forms #ideal #negation #painting #realism

If there is anybody in this land who thoroughly believes that the meek shall inherit the earth they have not often let their presence be known. ↗

— W. E. B. Du Bois

#believes #earth #inherit #known #land

Five days a week I drive from our home to the Episcopal Cathedral Center of Los Angeles where I have an office, my computer, and a wonderful sense of community - especially nurtured by the presence of several younger gay men and women who are good friends. ↗

— Malcolm Boyd

#cathedral #center #community #computer #days

Without feeling abashed by my ignorance, I confess that I am absolutely unable to say. In the absence of an appearance of learning, my answer has at least one merit, that of perfect sincerity. ↗

— Jean Henri Fabre

#absolutely #am #answer #appearance #confess

Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention. ↗

— Bill Bruford

#captured #close #discipline #edge #essence

It is near thirty years since He made it sure; and since that time, though there has fallen out much sin, yet I was never out of an assurance of mine interest, nor long out of sight of His presence. ↗

— Donald Cargill

#fallen #his #i #interest #long

Fairness through leveling is the essence of Obamaism. ↗

— Charles Krauthammer

#fairness #leveling #through

I don't see a benefit in accepting every single little morsel of work that comes along because I think, in essence, what you're doing is you're raping yourself really. ↗

— Karl Urban

#along #because #benefit #comes #doing