“Buddha was speaking about reality. Reality may be one, in its deepest essence, but Buddha also stated that all propositions about reality are only contingent. Reality is devoid of any intrinsic identity that can be captured by any one single proposition - that is what Buddha meant by "voidness." Therefore, Buddhism strongly discourages blind faith and fanaticism.” MayRealityIdentityBuddhismEssenceBlindPropositionsFanaticismCapturedDiscouragingBlind Faith Author:Dalai Lama
“So what's the difference between republican and democratic forms of government? John Adams captured the essence of the difference when he said, 'You have rights antecedent to all earthly governments; rights that cannot be repealed or restrained by human laws; rights derived from the Great Legislator of the Universe.' Nothing in our Constitution suggests that government is a grantor of rights. Instead, government is a protector of rights.” HumansSaidGovernmentFormLawUniverseDifferencesRightsRepublicanEssenceConstitutionDemocraticCapturedForms Of GovernmentLegislatorsProtector Book:Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism: Controversial Essays Source: Liberty Versus the Tyranny of Socialism: Controversial Essays
“It seems to me I am trying to tell you a dream - making a vain attempt, because no relation of a dream can convey the dream-sensation, that commingling of absurdity, surprise, and bewilderment in a tremor of struggling revolt, that notion of being captured by the incredible which is of the very essence of dreams.” TryingDreamSeemsGivenExistenceStruggleImpossibleEssenceRelationSurpriseNotionIncrediblesVainSubtleSensationsAbsurdityCapturedRevoltEpochBewildermentHeart Of Darkness Author:Joseph Conrad
“There are certain things that are fundamental to human fulfillment. The essence of these needs is captured in the phrase 'to live, to love, to learn, to leave a legacy.' The need to leave a legacy is our spiritual need to have a sense of meaning, purpose, personal congruence, and contribution.” NeedsHumansSpiritualPurposeCertainEssenceFundamentalsLegacyFulfillmentPhrasesContributionCapturedPersonal FulfillmentCongruence Author:Stephen Covey
“The essence of the best thinking in the area of time management (practice planning) can be captured in a single phrase: Organize and execute around priorities” ThinkingPracticeAreasEssenceManagementPrioritiesPlanningPhrasesTime ManagementOrganizeCapturedVolleyball Author:Stephen Covey
“One graphic element captured the essence of spring” ElementsSpringEssenceCapturedGraphic Author:Nina Garcia
“When you approach something to photograph it, first be still with yourself until the object of your attention affirms your presence. Then don't leave until you have captured its essence.” FirstsStillsAttentionObjectsApproachEssencePhotographCapturedYour Presence Author:Minor White
“Martin Buber suggested that evil prevailed because of the inability of man to imagine the real. Yet human beings do have that capacity. Lord Byron, a poet favored by Alfred Nobel, captured the stark essence of a post-nuclear world in his poem Darkness.” MenWorldHumansRealEvilHuman BeingsLordDarknessImaginePoetCapacityEssenceNuclearPostsInabilityCapturedNobelStarksByron Author:Bernard Lown