Why hyphenate, why parenthesize, unless absolutely…

It is absolutely necessary... for me to have persons that can think for me, as well as execute orders.

— George Washington

We don't have meetings unless absolutely necessary.

— Caterina Fake

The United States need to put internet processes, policies, and procedures in place with real laws that forbid going beyond the borders of what's…

— Edward Snowden

“One should not make more assumptions than are absolutely necessary.”

— Ian Kerner

In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.

— Toni Morrison

There's something really natural to me about being what they call in the business a "hyphenate." Being a musician-actor or writer-musician-actor.

— Lola Kirke

Being a melting pot is what I think is great about being American, and also that we get to do something that other people…

— Keegan-Michael Key

I enjoy being a hyphenate. I've always thought of my career as a plate spinner in the circus.

— Neil Patrick Harris

No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

— Fran Lebowitz

Unless you absolutely have got to do it, don’t buy anything new.

— Wendell Berry

Don't lie to me unless you're absolutely sure that I will never find the truth.

— Ritu Ghatourey

Never hit anyone in anger, unless you're absolutely sure you can get away with it.

— Anonymous

Please don't lie to me, unless you're absolutely sure I'll never find out the truth.

— Anonymous

Every ending is arbitrary, because the end is where you write The end. A period, a dot of punctuation, a point of stasis. A…

— Margaret Atwood

It is absolutely necessary, both for our advancement and the salvation of others, to follow always and in all things the beautiful light of…

— St. Vincent