I don't think poetry is something that can be taught. We can encourage young writers, but what you can't teach them is the very essence of poetry.
Robert Morgan

I get to show the reader the essence of the book without giving anything away.
Mary Grandpre

I had an essence in my life that I was nothing.
Demi Moore

I had no album title, and the album is like a journey in that it's a complete body of work. It's not just a couple of catchy songs and filler, so I felt that I needed to capture the essence of the album.
Vanessa Carlton

I maintain also that substances, whether material or immaterial, cannot be conceived in their bare essence without any activity, activity being of the essence of substance in general.
Gottfried Leibniz

I want to know what the difference between the essence of a man and woman is.
Tina Turner

I watched Janis one time - we opened for her - and that's the only time I ever saw her. We opened for Jimi Hendrix. I got to stand on the side of the stage and watch him for two hours and then he died. But I got the essence before they left.
Stevie Nicks

I wish to note that intellectual property theft by a government represents the very essence of organized crime.
Howard Berman

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.
Paul Simon

I'm always uneasy with messages. I think if there is a message, it's about taking control of your life. Not becoming a victim. Be true to yourself. In essence it's about love in the drug culture.
Neil Tennant

I'm curious about other people. That's the essence of my acting. I'm interested in what it would be like to be you.
Meryl Streep

I'm studying Kabbalah, which is really the essence of Jewish spirituality.
Sandra Bernhard

If a man went simply by what he saw, he might be tempted to affirm that the essence of democracy is melodrama.
Irving Babbitt

If I have been of service, if I have glimpsed more of the nature and essence of ultimate good, if I am inspired to reach wider horizons of thought and action, if I am at peace with myself, it has been a successful day.
Alex Noble

If there is one creature that represents my essence, it's butterflies.
Patricia Velasquez

If we need to be reminded to love one another, then we have already lost sight of the very essence of our existence.
Darren L. Johnson

In essence the Renaissance was simply the green end of one of civilization's hardest winters.
John Fowles

In essence, if we want to direct our lives, we must take control of our consistent actions. It's not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.
Tony Robbins

In essence, String Theory describes space and time, matter and energy, gravity and light, indeed all of God's creation... as music.
Roy H. Williams

In essence, the science of agronomy is inseparable from biology.
Trofim Lysenko