Necessity Quotes

1320 Necessity quotes by 894 unique authors

The study of an idea is, of necessity, the story of many things. — Willy Ley
We were suddenly faced with the necessity of training a lot of young men in the art of navigation. — Clyde Tombaugh
And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the… — Giovanni Agnelli
But these realities will make themselves felt soon enough and while I am certainly not asking you to close your eyes to the experiences of… — Felix Bloch
Plurality should not be posited without necessity. — William of Occam
I, Alexander B. Campbell, make this statement of the cause of my death to relieve the coroner of the necessity of an inquest, and also… — Alex Campbell
For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He… — Origen
The very necessity of bringing our armament up to a certain level as rapidly as possible must place in the foreground the idea of as… — Hjalmar Schacht
For if God is a title of the highest power, He must be incorruptible, perfect, incapable of suffering, and subject to no other being; therefore… — Lactantius
Not because they were servants were we so reserved, for many noble persons are forced to serve through necessity, but by reason the vulgar sort… — Margaret Cavendish
The spirit in which the offer was made must of necessity contribute to improving and alleviating the situation of the Jewish people without our renouncing… — Theodor Herzl
I am coming more and more to the conviction that the necessity of our geometry cannot be demonstrated, at least neither by, nor for, the… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
Thence results, for science as well as for industry, the necessity of the division and association of labor. I receive and I give - such… — Mikhail Bakunin
New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well… — John Lawson
With Cold Sassy Tree having its first production, I saw no necessity to do anything other than produce it with the correct setting. — Bruce Beresford
Evil, when we are in its power, is not felt as evil, but as a necessity, even a duty. — Simone Weil
Progress is what happens when impossibility yields to necessity. — Arnold H. Glasow
No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man. — Bernard Barton
It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity. — Slobodan MiloseviÄ‡
Finally, treat domestic energy production as the economic necessity it is and the job creator it can be. Drill, and frack, and lease, and license,… — Mitch Daniels
Today, war of necessity is used by critics of military action to describe unavoidable response to an attack like that on Pearl Harbor that led… — William Safire
We say that necessity is the mother of invention, and no country has more of a necessity to develop clean power than China. — Thomas Friedman
I looked at films as a career from necessity but all I have really wanted is my home and children. The two things just do… — Dinah Sheridan
I faded away for a while out of necessity. — Phoebe Snow
Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies. Those whom God has… — John Fitzgerald Kennedy

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