Unessentials Quotes & Sayings

Let us fill our hearts with our own compassion - towards ourselves and towards all living beings. — Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is who we are without our stories. — Byron Katie

Homo sapiens Yuck You contemporary fools laugh at religious and political lies spewed by sociopaths, lies that tether you forever to poverty and mediocrity. Yet, when your ears come upon the truth, the facts of life, you hide your faces and cry, not able — Bobby Miller

I have yet to met a liberal who can withstand the attrition of prolonged discussion of the unessentials. — Tom Sharpe

You two will figure it out. I know you will." Maybe we will, maybe we are, but not if she tells him. "You're very much alike. You both feel things very deeply, too deeply sometimes." What? "Jude and I have quite a bit of armor on us," she continues. "It takes a lot to break through it. Not you and Dad." This is news. I never thought I was anything like Dad. But what she's really saying is that we're both wusses. That's what Brian thinks too. I'm just someone who "draws pictures." And it burns in my chest that she thinks Jude's like her and I'm not. How come everything I think about our family keeps changing? How come the teams keep switching? Is this how all families are? And most importantly, how do I know she's not lying to me about not telling Dad? — Jandy Nelson

What is the relation between Christianity and modern culture; may Christianity be maintained in a scientific age? It is this problem which modern liberalism attempts to solve. — John Gresham Machen

In brief, sir, study what you most affect. — William Shakespeare

Under all of the factors that make up the art world, it's up to the individual artist to discern which of those influences are present and at what time and what really serves the deeper process that is constantly running like a stream underground. Influence is incessant. Influence is a fact. But, carry a big shovel and dig constantly to clear away all the unessentials so that the origins of mystery and the poetic force of life can get into and inspire the work. — Paul Caponigro

What happened? How did I get here? How could I have known that my choices mattered? — Isaac Marion

It is a paradox of the acquisitive society in which we now live that although private morals are regulated by law, the entrepreneur is allowed considerable freedom to use - and abuse - the public in order to make money. — Gore Vidal

Life begins with hope. Every seed has the hope of becoming a tree. — Debasish Mridha

If you're going to invest a valuable asset (like time), go ahead and make it productive. Use a postit or two, or some index cards or a highlighter. Not to write down stuff so you can forget it later, but to create marching orders. It's simple: if three weeks go by and you haven't taken action on what you've written down, you wasted your time. — Seth Godin

Sometimes if you talk trash, you end up taking out the garbage. — Len Elmore

There is no question that Los Angeles expects its long-termers to survive the inevitable and chronic ass-kickings alone. — Jennifer Harrison

Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head. — A.R. Rahman

I think if you get asked to do this, then that's called doing your homework, and I try and do it. — Mark Harmon