Necessity Quotes

1320 Necessity quotes by 894 unique authors

There was a time when the average reader read a novel simply for the moral he could get out of it, and however na?ve that… — Flannery O'Connor
The necessity of loyalty between friends, the responsibility that the strong owe the infirm, the illusion of ill-gotten gain, the rewards of hard work, honesty,… — Michael Dorris
I love nice things - I consider Ralph Lauren sheets to be a necessity, not a luxury - but I've known what it's like to… — Martine McCutcheon
When Socrates was about 30, and his father was long dead, he was still pursuing the art of sculpture, but from necessity, and without much… — Moses Mendelssohn
Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it. — Zosia Mamet
The powers, aspirations, and mission of man are such as to raise the study of his origin and nature, inevitably and by the very necessity… — Richard Owen
Men only act in a state of necessity and usually only recognise necessity in a situation of crisis. — Jean Monnet
Artists, writers and people in creative fields are entrepreneurs by necessity. Nobody gives them a paycheck or picks up their medical insurance. The ones who… — Steven Pressfield
Look - There's good creepy and there's bad creepy. Today's creepy is tomorrow's necessity. — Sean Parker
It is a miracle of harmony, of the adaptation of the free inner life to the outward necessity of things. — John Crowe Ransom
I think it's become an economic necessity for people to be able to learn and grow throughout their lives, because most people can't get through… — Chesley Sullenberger
People always want an explanation about everything and I cannot give it to them. Because I don't know myself. 'Why did you do a pair… — Hedi Slimane
There's a whole generation of young people who are faced with the so-called 'jobless recovery.' Necessity is the mother of invention. They are out there,… — Don Tapscott
People recognize certain things, like 'D' means 'this dialogue stinks.' We're dealing with shows that are written here, shot in New York and posted back… — Dick Wolf
Put crudely, one is left with a choice between two unsatisfactory combinations: artistic integrity married to spiritual compromise; and spiritual integrity married to artistic banality-or,… — John Walford
Peak performers see the ability to manage change as a necessity in fulfilling thier missions. — Charles Garfield
I've been able to sleep with my eyes open ever since I started watching baseball." "Drinking is such a necessity to human life that people… — Criss Jami
As far as military necessity will permit, religiously respect the constitutional rights of all. — George B. McClellan
By definition, poetry works with qualities and dynamics that mainstream society is reluctant to face head-on. It's an interesting phenomenon that by necessity, poetry is… — David Whyte
In science, a healthy skepticism is a professional necessity, whereas in religion, having belief without evidence is regarded as a virtue. — Paul Davies
This above all-ask yourself in the stillest hour of your night: must I write? Delve into yourself for a deep answer. And if this should… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The economic transmission of power without wires is of all-surpassing importance to man. By its means he will gain complete mastery of the air, the… — Nikola Tesla
Necessity may be mother of invention, but fun is the father. — Alex Faickney Osborn
Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate. A plurality (of reasons) should not be posited without necessity. — William of Ockham
Education is an organic necessity of a human being. — Horace Mann

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