Necessities Quotes

192 Necessities quotes by 162 unique authors

In meditation all the fake dull thoughts that you think, all the ridiculous philosophies, the necessities, all the things that won't matter a bit when… — Frederick Lenz
Personal prayer, it seems to me, is one of the simplest necessities of life, as basic to the individual as sunshine, food and water-and at… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ports are necessities, like postage stamps or soap, but they seldom seem to care what impressions they make. — Elizabeth Bishop
That's why I wanted to be part of this AIDS Project Los Angeles party. We help raise funds for those who are having a tough… — Brande Roderick
Our hopes of avoiding the fate which threatens must...[be to make]adjustments that will be needed if we are to recover and surpass our former standards...and… — Friedrich August von Hayek
The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while… — Amelia Bloomer
My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work… — David Suzuki
The old Indian teaching was that is is wrong to tear loose from its place on the earth anything that may be growing there. It… — Wooden Leg
Advertising tries to stimulate our sensuous desires, converting luxuries into necessities, but it only intensifies man's inner misery. The business world is bent on creating… — Fulton J. Sheen
He has much who needs least. Do not create necessities for yourself. — Josemaria Escriva
O America, how you've taken necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is so rich a country that luxury has developed at the expense of necessities, and even the destitute partake of the luxury. We are… — Dorothy Day
Simply to have all the necessities of life and three meals a day will not bring happiness. Happiness is hidden in the unnecessary and in… — Edward M Hays
He who has the base necessities of life should pay nothing; taxation on him who has a surplus may, if need be; extend to everything… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
A society that refuses to strive for superfluities is likely to end up lacking in necessities. — Eric Hoffer
When grubbing for necessities man is still an animal. He becomes uniquely human when he reaches out for the superfluous and extravagant. — Eric Hoffer
The more various our artificial necessities, the wider is our circle of pleasure; for all pleasure consists in obviating necessities as they rise; luxury, therefore,… — Oliver Goldsmith
The necessities that exist are in general created by the superfluities that are enjoyed. — Johann Georg Ritter von Zimmermann
And the law of God is written in every heart, and it is there that he manifests himself; And in infinite love, according to our… — Elias Hicks
Millions and millions of people don't pay an income tax, because they don't earn enough to pay on one, but you pay a land tax… — Will Rogers
Get a sales tax, small on necessities and large on luxuries; then a stiff inheritance tax on the fellow that saves and don't spend. That… — Will Rogers
There are some, I know, who see beautification as a frill, as an extra, or as something that is luxurious enough to postpone. Well, they… — Lyndon B. Johnson
I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cheap music, childish images, the vulgate in language, in its crassest sense, can penetrate to the deeps of our necessities and dreams. It can assert… — George Steiner
Obama considers himself above deal-making and back-slapping, political necessities he often delegates to Vice President Joe Biden and other lesser sorts. — Ron Fournier

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