#indispensable

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#always #boost #coin #competitiveness #europe

The university's business is the conservation of useless knowledge; and what the university itself apparently fails to see is that this enterprise is not only noble but indispensable as well, that society can not exist unless it goes on. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

#business #conservation #enterprise #exist #fails

Self-denial is indispensable to a strong character, and the highest kind comes from a religious stock. ↗

— Theodore Parker

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Curiosity is idle only to those who fail to realize that it may be a very rare and indispensable thing. ↗

— James Harvey Robinson

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Hard conditions of life are indispensable to bringing out the best in human personality. ↗

— Alexis Carrel

#bringing #conditions #hard #human #human personality

Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#indispensable #leadership #learning #other

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism. ↗

— Bill Kristol

#barbarism #civilization #defense #indispensable #patriotism

I stand for simple justice, equal opportunity and human rights. The indispensable elements in a democratic society - and well worth fighting for. ↗

— Helen Suzman

#democratic society #elements #equal #equal opportunity #fighting

I don't think that the permanence of the individual human soul is an indispensable part of religious thought. ↗

— Lewis Thomas

#human soul #i #indispensable #individual #individual human

The business of a scientific school is the dissemination of useful knowledge, and this is a noble enterprise and indispensable withal; society can not exist unless it goes on. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

#dissemination #enterprise #exist #goes #indispensable