“And when you talk about realization, accomplishment for that matter enlightenment is that when you realize the fundamental essence of your mind.” MindMatterRealizingEnlightenmentEssenceFundamentalsRealizationAccomplishment Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“Each time I saw a cliff, I wondered whether I could free solo it. My life shaped itself around the understanding that falling means I die. To break the paradigm I had to empty out my essence, rummaging for fundamentals I thought were gone forever.” MeanDiesFallUnderstandingBreakGoneForeverSawsEmptyEssenceFundamentalsSoloCliffsParadigm Author:Dean Potter
“The essence of science is that it is always willing to abandon a given idea, however fundamental it may seem to be, for a better one; the essence of theology is that it holds its truths to be eternal and immutable. To be sure, theology is always yielding a little to the progress of knowledge, and only a Holy Roller in the mountains of Tennessee would dare to preach today what the popes preached in the Thirteenth Century, but this yielding is always done grudgingly, and thus lingers a good while behind the event.” MayLittlesIdeasDoneSeemsTodayScienceReligionGivenBehindsProgressCenturyEventsWillingHolyMountainEternalEssenceFundamentalsDareTheologyAbandonPopeTennessee Book:Minority Report Source: Minority Report
“Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in successive outer layers of the product or service. The iMac is not just the color or translucence or the shape of the shell. The essence of the iMac is to be the finest possible consumer computer in which each element plays together.” MenMadeSoulEndsPlayTogetherCreativityDesignCreationColorProductsShapesElementsComputerEssenceInnovationFundamentalsConsumersLayersShellsFinestWorkplaceImac Book:Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs Source: Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs
“Education is fundamental. And I know some aren't blessed to be afforded the luxury, 'cause as sad as it is in 2016, it is still a luxury. I'd say when you're young, look for someone, an older woman, you'd like to emulate. Not necessarily her career, but the soul and essence of that woman. I use women like Susan Taylor and Tyra Banks to girdle me up so I can find my own strength and forge my own path.” KnowsLooksStillsI CanSoulUseYoungCausesMy OwnCareersPathEssenceBlessedFundamentalsLuxuryEmulateOlder WomenGirdles Author:Eva Marcille
“[Giving] is the essence of the great religions of the world - whether you are discussing the Muslim, Hindu, Jewish or Christian religion. It is an essential fundamental principle of all religions, whatever stage of development a society has reached, to sympathize with others and to promote that spirit of equality.” WorldGivingChristianSpiritPrinciplesStageDevelopmentEssentialsEssenceFundamentalsDiscussingFundamental PrinciplesStages Of Development Author:Nelson Mandela
“Kindness is the essence of greatness and the fundamental characteristic of the noblest men and women I have known. Kindness is a passport that opens doors and fashions friends. It softens hearts and molds relationships that can last lifetimes.” MenHeartLastsKnownKindnessDoorsFashionGreatnessMen And WomenEssenceFundamentalsLifetimeCharacteristicsMoldPassports Author:Joseph B. Wirthlin
“Difference is of the essence of humanity. Difference is an accident of birth and it should therefore never be the source of hatred or conflict. The answer to difference is to respect it. Therein lies a most fundamental principle of peace: respect for diversity.” ShouldLyingHumanityCultureDifferencesAnswersPrinciplesSourceBirthConflictDiversityRespectHatredEssenceFundamentalsUnityAccidentsBrotherhoodUnity In DiversityFundamental PrinciplesTolerance And RespectPeace And UnityHuman DiversityTolerance And Diversity Author:John Hume
“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
“To abstract is to draw out the essence of a matter. To abstract in art is to separate certain fundamentals from irrelevant material which surrounds them.” ArtMatterCertainMaterialsDrawsArt IsEssenceFundamentalsAbstractSurroundIrrelevantAbstraction Book:The Shape of Content Source: The Shape of Content
“To regard the fundamental as the essence, to regard things as coarse, to regard accumulation as deficiency, and to dwell quietly alone with the spiritual and the intelligent - herein lie the techniques of Tao of the ancients.” SpiritualLyingSpiritualityEssenceIntelligentRegardFundamentalsTechniqueTaoismTaoAccumulationDeficiencyCoarse Author:Zhuangzi