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Painting is the representation of visible forms. The essence of realism is its negation of the ideal.
He [John Hampden] knew that the essence of war is violence, and that moderation in war is imbecility.
A calm despair, without angry convulsions or reproaches directed at heaven, is the essence of wisdom.
With human beings it could be argued that all music-making is, in essence, grounded in improvisation.
The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
If you look at the true essence of the Black Panthers, they were more of a community protection group.
And killing time is perhaps the essence of comedy, just as the essence of tragedy is killing eternity.
Zeal is not of necessity religion, neither is it always of the same essence with poetry or patriotism.
The essence of strategy is to align your ends with your means: to match your goals and your resources.
In essence, the tragedy of the Warsaw Rising resulted from a systemic breakdown of the Grand Alliance.
Puerto Rico got too futuristic with the electronic reggaeton. It lost the essence of the reggae music.
The essences of all religions speak of peace, compassion, justice and the interconnection of all life.
Impermanence is the very essence of joy-the drop of bitterness that enables one to perceive the sweet.
To cognize the Divine Essence - this is the highest purpose of soul, sent by the Creator to the Earth!
The essence of the enjoyment of a garden is that things should look as though they like to grow in it.
The essence of leadership is making up your own mind and then being able to take other people with you.
Objectivity is of the very essence of photography, its contribution and at the same time its limitation
Pretending to be other people is my game and that to me is the essence of the whole business of acting.
The essence of being a gentleman is to understand the way you're supposed to treat a respectable woman.
A snake will always be a snake, even if you put a chain around its neck and try to make it walk upright.
John David captured the 25-year-old essence of me very well. I'm proud to call him a Stallworth brother.
Don't fear the unknown. Embrace the opportunity. Failure is not permanent it is the essence of learning.
Everything in the world was about creativity: belief and creation. Storytelling was the essence of both.
Meaning is what essence becomes when it is divorced from the object of reference and wedded to the word.
Pleasure, that immortal essence, the beauteous bead sparkling in the cup, effervesces soon and subsides.
Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.
All science would be superfluous if the outward appearance and the essence of things directly coincided.
What's the advantage to have hundreds of words to define stupidity, when the essence is always the same.
We are equal inhabitants of a paradise of individuals in which everybody has the right to be understood.
I feel like if you boil supernatural ghost films down to their core essence, they're really about death.
It is blessed to eat into the very soul of the Bible until the very essence of the Bible flows from you.
The essence of life is finding something you really love and then making the daily experience worthwhile.
Theory is the essence of facts. Without theory scientific knowledge would be only worthy of the madhouse.
The essence of saintliness is total acceptance of the present moment, harmony with things as they happen.
You picked the right road, even though it is the most difficult. That is the essence of heroism. (p. 326)
In this movement of colors I find the essence, which does not arise from a system, or an a priori theory.
If someone praises you with what you are not, they are in essence criticizing you of a deficiency in you.
The essence of effective portfolio construction is the use of a large number of poorly correlated assets.
We should be in constant evolution and adapt to the new without ever losing our essence or our integrity.
I think it's always important to put your own spin and bring your essence to whatever character you play.
The essence of a university is free and open inquiry, and when it loses that it is no longer a university.
The essence of compassion is a desire to alleviate the suffering of others and to promote their well-being
Money is the alienated essence of man's work and existence; this essence dominates him and he worships it.
It's a thrilling world, and people really like stories about secrets, which is the essence of a spy drama.
My own opinion is that just as fundamentally man and woman are one, their problems must be one in essence.
The 'soul' is one of the words you can use to talk about your innermost being, the essence of who you are.
Understand that the essence of martial arts is not the art itself, but what's hidden deep within yourself.
The essence of good taste is a sense of values, and a sense of values is the pivotal point of good living.
That is the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer.
The essence of intelligence was to know when, or if, to expose even the heart's deep need for instruction.