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“The search for some ultimate significance in the universe, and in our little transient role in it, the compulsion to learn, to know, to find the truth, to answer questions and solve problems - these constitute the essence of an aware existence, the central core of intelligent life.”

Knows Life Littles Problem Universe Answers Existence Roles Essence Ultimate Intelligent Solve Core Significance Compulsion Transient Intelligent Life

Author:Dale Rex Coman

“Man is in pursuit of two goals: he is looking for happinesse and, being by essence empty ("étant vide par essence", Fr.), he is trying to fill (or take up, - "remplir", Fr.) his life; the latter reason play a more considerable role than we ordinarily think. What we take for vainglory, ambition, love of power and riches (or wealth), is often, indeed, a need to mask this emptiness, a need to let one's hair down (or to live it up), to put oneself on a false scent or trail. (de se donner le change", Fr.)”

Thinking Men Needs Trying Two Reason Play Goal Wealth Roles Hair Ambition Empty Essence Oneself Riches Pursuit Emptiness Latter Mask Scent Trails Live It Up

Author:African Spir

“I'm not a psychologist, and I don't know how to play a more sophisticated role than the one that I have played for quite a few years, and that is spending a lot of time with these hard-working scientists in the various fields of expertise that relate to the climate crisis, learning as fully as I can the truths they are discovering, asking them to explain it in language that's simple enough for me to understand and then use that language to convey the essence of it, and then letting the chips fall where they may.”

“My life is not possible to tell. I change every day, change my patterns, my concepts, my interpretations. I am a series of moods and sensations. I play a thousand roles. I weep when I find others play them for me. My real self is unknown. My work is merely an essence of this vast and deep adventure.”

Real Self Play Life Is Roles Adventure Thousand Concepts Essence Series Patterns Mood Interpretation Sensations Real Self

Author:Anais Nin

“Fear arises through identification with form, whether it be a material possession, a physical body, a social role, a self-image, a thought, or an emotion. It arises through unawareness of the formless inner dimension of consciousness or spirit, which is the essence of who you are. You are trapped in object consciousness, unaware of the dimension of inner space which alone is true freedom.”

“In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside the organisation the essence of good business, therefore, is the quality of the relationship between customer and supplier.”

Two Real Quality Roles Essence Function Customers Organisation Good Business Suppliers

Book:The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness

“The stresses of high-altitude climbing reveal your true character; they unmask who you really are. You no longer have all the social graces to hide behind, to play roles. You are the essence of what you are.”

Play Character Social Behinds Roles Grace Essence Stress Climbing True Character Social Graces

Book:High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

Source: High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

“The essence of my work, and of me, is the softer side of a strong woman, and that goes into a number of different roles.”

Different Strong Sides Numbers Roles Essence Strong Women

Author:Dee Wallace

“I think mistakes are the essence of science and law. It's impossible to conceive of either scientific progress or legal progress without understanding the important role of being wrong and of mistakes.”

Thinking Important Law Understanding Mistake Roles Progress Impossible Essence Being Wrong Scientific Progress

Author:Alan Dershowitz