Necessary First Quotes

15 quotes by 13 authors

• In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful… — Thomas Aquinas
• We [may] answer the question: "Why is snow white?" by saying, "For the same reason that soap-suds or whipped eggs are white"-in other words, instead… — William James
• In order to translate a sentence from English into French two things are necessary. First, we must understand thoroughly the English sentence. Second, we must… — George Polya
• In order for us human beings to commit ourselves personally to the inhumanity of war, we find it necessary first to dehumanize our opponents, which… — Jimmy Carter
• Separation from evil is the necessary first principle of communion with Him ... Separation from evil is His principle of unity — John Nelson Darby
• The basic problem is not political, it is a-political and human. One of the most important things to do is to keep cutting deliberately through… — Thomas Merton
• I think that in order to achieve progress in the study of language and human cognitive faculties in general it is necessary first to establish… — Noam Chomsky
• In order to contract, It is necessary first to expand. In order to weaken, It is necessary first to strengthen. In order to destroy, It… — Laozi
• Political poetry is more profoundly emotional than any other-at least as much as love poetry-and cannot be forced because then it becomes vulgar and unacceptable.… — Pablo Neruda
• It is necessary first in the practice of Kundalini yoga to determine what the dharma is. There is a dharma for you. — Frederick Lenz
• It is possible that mankind is on the threshold of a golden age; but, if so, it will be necessary first to slay the dragon… — Bertrand Russell
• To abolish war it is necessary to abolish patriotism, and to abolish patriotism it is necessary first to understand that it is an evil. Tell… — Leo Tolstoy
• Religion prevents our children from having a rational education; religion prevents us from removing the fundamental causes of war; religion prevents us from teaching the… — Bertrand Russell
• The hardest thing you can do is smile when you are ill, in pain, or depressed. But this no-cost remedy is a necessary first half-step… — Allen Klein

Who Wrote These Necessary First Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 15 Necessary First Quotes as follows:

• 2 Necessary First Quotes by Bertrand Russell
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Thomas Aquinas
• 1 Necessary First Quote by William James
• 1 Necessary First Quote by George Polya
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Jimmy Carter
• 1 Necessary First Quote by John Nelson Darby
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Thomas Merton
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Noam Chomsky
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Laozi
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Pablo Neruda
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Frederick Lenz
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Leo Tolstoy
• 1 Necessary First Quote by Allen Klein