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For books are more than books, they are the life, the very heart and core of ages past, the reason why men lived and worked and died, the essence and quintessence of their lives.

~Gene Fowler

Topics: Ages Books Core Died Essence Heart Life Lived Lives Men More Past Quintessence Reason Than Very Why Worked

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The main thing in acting is honesty, to feel the humanity and get to the essence of the character. You can't put anything into a character that you haven't got within you.

~Genevieve Bujold

Topics: Acting Anything Character Essence Feel Get Got Honesty Humanity Main Main Thing Put Thing Within You

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The essence of my character is an inability to get used to things. This, in fact, is the one thing I have grown accustomed to: an inability to get used to things.

~Geoff Dyer

Topics: Accustomed Character Essence Fact Get Grown In Fact Inability One Thing The One Thing Thing Things Used

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One must love humanity in order to reach out into the unique essence of each individual: no one can be too low or too ugly.

~Georg Buchner

Topics: Each Each Individual Essence Humanity Individual Love Low Must Order Out Reach Too Ugly Unique

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The essence of mathematics lies in its freedom.

~Georg Cantor

Topics: Essence Freedom Lies Mathematics

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Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

~George Ayittey

Topics: Because Decisions Democracy Does Essence Group Just Just Because Mean Take Understanding Voting

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The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them, but to be indifferent to them: that's the essence of inhumanity.

~George Bernard Shaw

Topics: Creatures Essence Fellow Hate Indifferent Inhumanity Our Sin Them Toward Worst

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It is not of the essence of mathematics to be conversant with the ideas of number and quantity.

~George Boole

Topics: Essence Ideas Mathematics Number Quantity

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The essence of being human is that one does not seek perfection.

~George Orwell

Topics: Being Being Human Does Essence Human Perfection Seek

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Back through the ages of barbarism and civilization, in all tongues, we find this instinctive pleasure in the imitative action that is the very essence of all drama.

~George Pierce Baker

Topics: Action Ages Back Barbarism Civilization Drama Essence Find Instinctive Pleasure Through Tongues Very

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