The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak. Votes: 6
Hans HofmannA drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. Votes: 4
William Strunk, Jr.Be discreet in all things, and so render it unnecessary to be mysterious about any. Votes: 4
Duke of WellingtonA mother is not a person to lean on, but a person to make leaning unnecessary. Votes: 4
Dorothy Canfield FisherUnnecessary bureaucracy hinders creativity, growth, justice and the attainment of peace. Votes: 3
Widad AkrawiUnity in things Necessary, Liberty in things Unnecessary, and Charity in all. Votes: 3
Richard BaxterPolitics sometimes is not only unnecessary but also unnecessary complicated. Votes: 0
Jonas JonassonCurrency trading is unnecessary, unproductive and totally immoral. It should be stopped. Votes: 0
Mahathir MohamadPrecautions are always blamed. When successful they are said to be unnecessary. Votes: 0
Benjamin JowettI do not like giving advice: it is incurring an unnecessary responsibility. Votes: 0
Benjamin DisraeliIf the hammer and the shuttle could move themselves, slavery would be unnecessary. Votes: 0
AristotleWe are ignorant of things necessary, because we learn things superfluous and unnecessary Votes: 0
Richard BaxterAtheism, a term which will, I'm sure, eventually become as unnecessary as round-earthism... Votes: 0
Daniel DennettOn the fourth day of telecommuting, I realized that clothes are totally unnecessary. Votes: 0
Scott AdamsMy phone just auto-corrected my name to "Jamie unnecessary," instead of Jamie Lynn. Votes: 0
Jamie Lynn SiglerGive thanks to God, who made necessary things simple, and complicated things unnecessary. Votes: 0
Gregory SkovorodaEvery job will demand some sacrifice. The key is to avoid unnecessary sacrifice. Votes: 0
Sheryl SandbergI think meaning is something that's really unnecessary in music, at least for me. Votes: 0
Tim RutiliWhen morals are sufficient, law is unnecessary; when morals are insufficient, law is unenforceable. Votes: 0
Emile DurkheimSimplicity is that grace which frees the soul from all unnecessary reflections upon itself. Votes: 0
Francois FenelonMemory is the greatest of artists, and effaces from your mind what is unnecessary. Votes: 0
Maurice BaringIf one has belief, knowledge is lacking. If one has knowledge, belief is unnecessary. Votes: 0
David EllerAfter Wakefield Poole's films, mine are unnecessary and a bit naive, don't you think? Votes: 0
Andy WarholEvery word that is unnecessary only pours over the side of a brimming mind. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroWhen you access and evaluate your goals, you will uncluttered your life of the unnecessary. Votes: 0
Mike MurdockIt's simply a tragedy that anyone today goes blind from glaucoma, when it's so unnecessary. Votes: 0
Willard ScottWhat is necessary is possible, what we want is expensive. What is unnecessary is unlikely. Votes: 0
Robert Frippstarvation is a shame and disgrace to the world and totally unnecessary in modern times. Votes: 0
Pearl S. BuckTo me an unnecessary action, or shot, or casualty, was not only waste but sin. Votes: 0
T. E. LawrenceI don't believe in taking unnecessary risks, but a life without risk isn't worth living. Votes: 0
Charles LindberghThere are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary. Votes: 0
Mona SutphenA smattering of English is worse than useless; it is an unnecessary tax on our women. Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiA committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary. Votes: 0
Fred AllenI think there's a lot of unnecessary bullshit on the Internet. You can drown in it. Votes: 0
Sky FerreiraThe State is said by some to be a necessary evil; it must be made unnecessary. Votes: 0
Benjamin TuckerIf your mind isn't clouded by unnecessary things, This is the best season of your life. Votes: 0
Wumen HuikaiA fancy watch, it's completely unnecessary. I just need a watch to tell the right time. Votes: 0
Judd Nelson...two thirds of all sorrow is homemade and, so far as the universe is concerned, unnecessary. Votes: 0
Aldous HuxleyUntil we respect bin Laden, we are going to die in numbers that are probably unnecessary. Votes: 0
Michael ScheuerA leader should never risk their ability to make a difference by making an unnecessary point. Votes: 0
Andy StanleyI have never in my whole life asked for an autograph. It seems a little ... unnecessary. Votes: 0
Jack WhiteWhat happens if I try to build a life dedicated to avoiding all danger and all unnecessary risk? Votes: 0
Sam KeenIn America, one sure sign of success is the presence of an unnecessary waterfall in a person's yard. Votes: 0
Demetri MartinFreedom of speech is unnecessary if the people to whom it is granted do not think for themselves. Votes: 0
Mokokoma MokhonoanaDo not believe that it is very much of an advance to do the unnecessary three times as fast. Votes: 0
Peter DruckerWhat's the ONE Thing you can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary? Votes: 0
Gary W. KellerSo, my advice to young scientists is, think critically about your work; probably don't blab unnecessarily. Votes: 1 Peter Agre
Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation. Votes: 1 Gail Sheehy
We all owe life a death, an inevitable death which we can meet. But the unnecessary death that wastes life denies all consolation. Votes: 3 Laura Bohannan
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Don't store unnecessary data, keep an eye on what's happening, and don't take unnecessary risks. Votes: 3 Chris Bell
Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress. Votes: 4 Melody Beattie
We live in an age when unnecessary things are our only necessities. Votes: 4 Oscar Wilde
Be carefree yet careful: While you should work on overcoming unnecessary worrying, have a healthy fear of danger and sensibly guard yourself from harm. Overcoming worry does not mean putting yourself in danger, but in having a calm attitude in dealing with difficulties and accepting what cannot be changed. Votes: 3 Zelig Pliskin