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The design of everyday things is in great danger of becoming the design of superfluous, overloaded, unnecessary things. — Donald A. Norman
I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated. — Brian P. Cleary
While Christianity was able to agree with pagan writers that inordinate attachment to earthly goods can lead to unnecessary pain and grief, it also taught… — Timothy Keller
Cot-death is no longer a problem of clinical medicine, but is one of medical politics. We have long had the knowledge and experience as to… — Irwin Stone
At first sight nothing seems more obvious than that everything has a beginning and an end, and that everything can be subdivided into smaller parts.… — Svante Arrhenius
Everything I have designed is absolutely unnecessary, — Philippe Starck
The rapid, sweeping deterioration of values is characterized by a preoccupation-even an obsession-with the procreative act. Abstinence before marriage and fidelity within it are openly… — Boyd K. Packer
The really great thing about my shop is that there's not one dead animal in it. ... Manolo's got a load of fabric shoes as… — Stella McCartney
The need for Government is the need for force; where force is unnecessary, there is no need for Government. — Rose Wilder Lane
Lord Darlington (LD): I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules. Lady Windemere (LW): If we had… — Oscar Wilde
By relieving the brain of all unnecessary work, a good notation sets it free to concentrate on more advanced problems, and in effect increases the… — Alfred North Whitehead
Be careful that the love of gain draw us not into any business which may weaken our love of our Heavenly Father, or bring unnecessary… — John Woolman
If there is any one proof of a man's incompetence, it is the stagnant mentality of a worker who, doing some small routine job in… — Ayn Rand
There are some disabling myths about what art is, how to do it, what is good art, and what art is for, that have gagged… — Peter London
Photos always seem to exist as sort of stuffy, unnecessary antiques that we put in a drawer — unless we take them out, put them… — Unknown Author
Do you want to increase your hunger for the Lord? Try weaning yourself from the world's diet- be prepared for some withdrawal symptoms when you… — Nancy Leigh DeMoss
I'm proud of the fact that I made my way in life very rigorously. I was a bit too stubborn when it came to certain… — Thomas Kretschmann
The primary aim, object, and purpose of consciousness is control. Consciousness in a mere automaton is a useless and unnecessary epiphenomenon. — C. Lloyd Morgan
Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as… — Watchman Nee
Unnecessary hustle is one of the American follies. We hustle at both work and play, and consequently enjoy neither to the utmost. — William Feather
We're all proud of the communities that we've built and are a part of, but we shouldn't accept lost time and unnecessary stress when traveling… — Melissa Bean
Design has become the cover for unnecessary consumption. — Peter Saville
When there is an old maid in the house, a watchdog is unnecessary. — Honore de Balzac
If a man does not work at necessary and good things, then he will work at unnecessary and stupid things — Leo Tolstoy
While I have very little to say in favor of sex (it's vastly overrated, it's frequently unnecessary, and it's messy), it is greatly to be… — Quentin Crisp

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