Education is not a luxury in modern American society-it is…

We must live in groups; other people are like nutrients for us, and are absolutely essential for our survival.

— Willard Gaylin

Agreeable society is the first essential in constituting the happiness and of course the value of our existence

— Thomas Jefferson

“Any society that would give up essential liberty to obtain a little security will deserve neither and lose both." Ben Franklin”

— Ben Franklin

Education is not a luxury, it is a basic human right.

— Madonna Ciccone

Higher education cannot be a luxury reserved just for a privileged few. It is an economic necessity for every family. And every family should…

— Barack Obama

Higher education cant be a luxury, its an economic imperative that every family in America should be able to afford.

— Barack Obama

My BlackBerry is essential to my survival.

— Stephanie Winston Wolkoff

For interests that are vital to the U.S. - that is, essential for our survival and wellbeing - the U.S. should be prepared to…

— Graham T. Allison

In this possibly terminal phase of human existence, democracy and freedom are more than just ideals to be valued - they may be essential…

— Noam Chomsky

The buddy system is essential to your survival; it gives the enemy somebody else to shoot at!..

— Anonymous

Selfishness can be a virtue. Selfishness is essential to survival, and without survival we cannot protect those whom we love more than ourselves.

— Duke Ellington

In a world where change is inevitable and continuous, the need to achieve that change without violence is essential for survival.

— Andrew Young

We must realize that nature is absolutely essential for our survival, and we must act on that premise now.

— Edward Norton

To a certain degree, I think both self-narrativizing and selective memory are essential survival skills.

— Laura van den Berg

“In America, education and quality of life are directly related. Lacking a good education means lacking, among other things, access to the very doorway…

— John M. Perkins