#necessary

You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is. ↗

— Lord Robertson

#act #got #necessary #threat #where

Many of the technologies we've invented are necessary to keep 6.5 billion people alive. We can't go back from that, so we need to decarbonize really rapidly. ↗

— Kim Stanley Robinson

#back #billion #go #invented #keep

I believe in keeping running simple and, in regard to shoes, that would mean no gimmicks, unnecessary cushioning, etc. ↗

— Bill Rodgers

#etc #gimmicks #i #i believe #i believe in

In my book, I detail the critical information we obtained from al Qaeda terrorists after they became compliant following a short period of enhanced interrogation. I have no doubt that that interrogation was legal, necessary and saved lives. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#al #became #book #compliant #critical

The actions we took in the aftermath of 9/11 were harsh but necessary and effective. These steps were fully sanctioned and carefully followed. The detention and interrogation of top terrorists like Abu Zubaydah, Khalid Sheikh Muhammed and Abu Faraj al-Libbi yielded breakthroughs which have kept this country safe. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#actions #aftermath #breakthroughs #carefully #country

We knew that if the photos of CIA officers conducting authorized EIT (enhanced interrogation techniques) ever got out, the difference between a legal, authorized, necessary, and safe program and the mindless actions of some MPs (military police) would be buried by the impact of the images. ↗

— Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr.

#authorized #between #buried #cia #conducting

The world must be filled with unsuccessful musical careers like mine, and it's probably a good thing. We don't need a lot of bad musicians filling the air with unnecessary sounds. Some of the professionals are bad enough. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#air #bad #careers #enough #filled

Work is a necessary evil to be avoided. ↗

— Mark Twain

#avoided #evil #necessary #necessary evil

If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him. ↗

— Voltaire

#exist #god #him #invent #necessary

Art is the elimination of the unnecessary. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#elimination #unnecessary