Necessity Quotes

1320 Necessity quotes by 894 unique authors

Having been adopted, I really have a strong sense- a necessity almost- for stability, a foundation where my family is concerned. [Success] would be meaningless… — Faith Hill
The Americans speak so much about freedom in their sermons. Freedom as a possession is a doubtful thing for a church; freedom must be won… — Eric Metaxas
Guide to the world of the dead. When you are certain that the body has left you, feel sad for the good you didnâ€™t get… — Rodrigo Rey Rosa
I remember being disappointed when Papa had shown me Caravaggio's Judith. She was completely passive while she was sawing through a man's neck. Caravaggio gave… — Susan Vreeland
People often criticize my films for being pessimistic; there are certainly many reasons for being pessimistic but I donâ€™t see my films that way. Theyâ€™re… — Rainer Werner Fassbinder
It occurred to me that if I could invent a machine - a gun - which could by its rapidity of fire, enable one man… — Unknown Author
There are some who question the scale of our ambitions, who suggest that our system cannot tolerate too many big plans. Their memories are short,… — Barack Obama
Who, doomed to go in company with Pain And Fear and Bloodshed,-miserable train!- Turns his necessity to glorious gain. — William Wordsworth
Art is a necessity - an essential part of our enlightenment process. We cannot, as a civilized society, regard ourselves as being enlightened without the… — Ken Danby
True, there are architects so called in this country, and I have heard of one at least possessed with the idea of making architectural ornaments… — Henry David Thoreau
As however the ancients say that in case of necessity any Christian lay person can administer the sacrament of baptism, so Luther says the same… — Martin Chemnitz
The leaders I met, whatever walk of life they were from, whatever institutions they were presiding over, always referred back to the same failure something… — Warren G. Bennis
I speak as a man of the world to men of the world; and I say to you, Search the Scriptures! The Bible is the… — John Quincy Adams
People only accept change when they are faced with necessity, and only recognize necessity when a crisis is upon them. — Jean Monnet
Contemporary industrial society is now characterised more than ever by the need for stupefying work where it is no longer a real necessity. — Herbert Marcuse
Duty is the necessity to act out of reverence for the law. — Immanuel Kant
There is no lasting happiness outside the prescribed cycle of painful exhaustion and pleasurable regeneration, and whatever throws this cycle out of balance â€“ poverty… — Hannah Arendt
Whatever is beautiful is beautiful by necessity — Pindar
All methods are sacred if they are internally necessary. All methods are sins if they are not justified by internal necessity. — Wassily Kandinsky
Plato spoke of the necessity for divine madness in the poet. It is a frightening thing to open oneself to this strange and dark side… — Madeleine L'Engle

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