Necessary Quotes

“The motive behind criticism often determines its validity. Those who care criticize where necessary. Those who envy criticize the moment they think that they have found a weak spot.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we have accomplished, or even failed to accomplish. At the same time, if nostalgia precipitates actions to return to that fabled, rosy-painted time, particularly in one who believes his life to be a failure, then it is an empty thing, doomed to produce nothing but frustration and an even greater sense of failure.”
― R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver

“He wanted to tell her she'd have more room if she'd just get rid of her books, but he supposed that in her case, it would be like telling a mother she'd have more room if she threw out her children.”
― Cynthia Hand, My Lady Jane

“It is a profound and necessary truth that the deep things in science are not found because they are useful; they are found because it was possible to find them.”
― J. Robert Oppenheimer

“Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through you. Always be kinder than necessary.”
― Germany Kent

“He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want -- not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable...'very few things matter and nothing matters very much”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise

“One does not have to be a philosopher to be a successful artist, but he does have to be an artist to be a successful philosopher. His nature is to view the world in an unpredictable albeit useful light.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“She gazed at him alluringly and grinned. No further words were necessary.”
― Jason Medina, A Ghost In New Orleans

“Nothing is intolerable that is necessary.”
― Jeremy Taylor

“Burn every memory that does not help you grow. Destruction, too, can be necessary.”
― Nikita Gill, Where Hope Comes From: Poems of Resilience, Healing, and Light

“No! Wait! I've got a better idea..."

"Your ideas tend to result in unnecessary violence, Sergeant Schlock."

"And your point is..."

"Let's broaden the definition of 'necessary'.”
― Howard Tayler, The Tub of Happiness

“Marriage is a necessary evil”
― Amit Abraham

“There is nothing necessary like a need.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“You look just as I hoped you would.'

From the cobwebs of my memory, I recalled similar words Tamlin had once whispered in my ear. 'If this necessary?' I said, gesturing to the paint and clothing.

'Of course,' he said coolly. 'How else would I know if anyone touches you?'

He approached, and I braced myself as he ran a finger along my shoulder, smearing the paint. As soon as his finger left my skin, the paint fixed itself, returning the design to its original form. 'The dress itself won't mar it, and neither will your movements,' he said, his face close to mine. His teeth were far too near to my throat. 'And I'll remember precisely where my hands have been. But if anyone else touches you- let's say a certain High Lord who enjoys springtime- I'll know.' He flicked my nose. 'And, Feyre,' he added, his voice a caressing murmur, 'I don't like my belongings tampered with.'

Ice wrapped around my stomach. He owned me for a week every month. Apparently, he thought that extended to the rest of my life, too.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses

“It is his incurable illness to regard the accidental as necessary.”
― Johann Gottlieb Fichte, The Closed Commercial State

“Advice is not for fish how to swim.”
― Monaristw

“There's something hidden in the Maze," he says quietly.
"Really?" My eyes widen. "Like buried treasure?"
"Something like that. But you'll have to be my good little girl and wait," he cautions. "We can't go get it, not for a while."
I frown, unaccustomed to waiting. Sensing my displeasure, Dad takes my hand.
"It's there for you when you really need it. You'll know when that day comes." He looks at me intently. "If I'm not here to show you... just remember the hydrangeas. When you see them, that means you're close.”
― Alexandra Monir, Suspicion

“What is necessary is the need.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Habits are necessary, but not sufficient for mastery.”
― Balayz

“The narrative that can stand the test of time or be dominant is what will have legitimacy as fact but not necessarily the truth.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is A Circus

“Simplicity and perseverance are on many occasions what is necessary to obtain the desired outcome quickly.”
― Steven Redhead, Life Is A Circus

“All need a bitter reason...
to justify a necessary change.”
― Toba Beta, Master of Stupidity

“It is not necessary to have a reason to do good,
it is only necessary to do so.”
― Augusto Branco

“Reviewing children's education at that time is necessary when they denied did something.”
― Kamaran Ihsan Salih

“Nature reveals the necessary.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“There is nothing like the necessary.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Nature reveals what is necessary.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“Nature teaches what is necessary.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“What is necessary is taught by nature.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita

“The most dangerous person on earth is the arrogant intellectual who lacks the humility necessary to see that society needs no masters and cannot be planned from the top down.”
― Friedrich A. Hayek, The Fatal Conceit (Paper)(Hardback) - 1991 Edition