Necessary Quotes

A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.

Every civilization finds it necessary to negotiate compromises with its own values.

It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.

Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it.

Words of praise, indeed, are almost as necessary to warm a child into a genial life as acts of kindness and affection. Judicious praise is to children what the sun is to flowers.

We set forth our petitions before god, not in order to make known to him our needs and desires, but rather so that we ourselves may realize that in the things it is necessary to turn to god for help.

Prayer gives time back to God. It makes us step away from the obsession of a life that is always lacking time and rediscover the peace of necessary things.

Love the necessary hard work.

Each man is good in the sight of the Great Spirit. It is not necessary for eagles to be crows. Now we are poor but we are free. No white man controls our footsteps. If we must die, we die defending our rights.

We got a lot of letters of people who didn’t like them, like my own family who thought they were unnecessary and unpleasant and taking advantage of women in a sad situation – I never saw that. And I think that sometimes, you have to take a risk.