Unnecessary Quotes

“Poverty is unnecessary.”

“Vigorous writing is concise. A sentence should contain no unnecessary words a paragraph no unnecessary sentences for the same reason that a drawing should have no unnecessary lines and a machine no unnecessary parts. This requires not that the writer make all his sentences short or that he avoid all detail and treat his subjects only in outline but that every word tell.”

“Art is the elimination of the unnecessary.”

“Great is the guilt of an unnecessary war.”

“A man should remove not only unnecessary acts but also unnecessary thoughts for then superfluous activity will not follow.”

“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.”

“Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest.”

“Sports allow men to build up situations of emergency. What he then demands of himself is unnecessary achievement - and unnecessary sacrifice. He artificially creates the tension that he has been spared by affluent society.”

“Unnecessary violence against animals is a heinous crime. Be a voice for those who do not have one.”