Indispensable Quotes

382 quotes by 306 authors

A theatre receives recognition through its initiative, which is indispensable for first-rate performances. — Franz Liszt
I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European… — Angela Merkel
I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase… — Jeanne Moreau
For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Nothing is more indispensable to true religiosity than a mediator that links us with divinity. — Novalis
The most important thing for workers to understand is that you have to make yourself indispensable. You must make money for your employer or make… — Bill O'Reilly
Evolution is an indispensable component of any satisfying explanation of our psychology. — Steven Pinker
After all, the universe required ten billion years of evolution before life was even possible; the evolution of the stars and the evolving of new… — John Polkinghorne
Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. As Charles De Gaulle said, the cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. — Donald Rumsfeld
To be without some of the things you want is an indispensable part of happiness. — Bertrand Russell
Strong advocacy for education, health care and worker safety will be indispensable if they are to get their fair share of President Bush's austere budget… — Arlen Specter
A man's 'original and natural right' to make all contracts that are 'intrinsically obligatory,' and to coerce the fulfillment of them, is one of the… — Lysander Spooner
The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want. — Ben Stein
So long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable; and no man is useless while he has a… — Robert Louis Stevenson
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind. — Henry David Thoreau
If you combat an international phenomenon, it is indispensable to share information internationally. — Gijs de Vries
The blues is like a planet. It's an enormous topic. You can't ignore the impact that it has had and continues to have on the… — Tom Waits
A doctrine serves no purpose in itself, but it is indispensable to have one if only to avoid being deceived by false doctrines. — Simone Weil
In the critic's vocabulary, the word "precursor" is indispensable, but it should be cleansed of all connotations of polemic or rivalry. The fact is that… — Jorge Luis Borges
If a night-moth were to concentrate its will on flying to a star or some equally unattainable object, it wouldn't succeed. Only, it wouldn't even… — Hermann Hesse

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