#necessary

Women and birds are able to see without turning their heads, and that is indeed a necessary provision for they are both surrounded by enemies. ↗

— James Stephens

#birds #both #heads #indeed #necessary

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#only #perhaps #politics #preparation #profession

It is most necessary to avoid rusticity in any way, whether in material, design, or execution. ↗

— George Edmund Street

#avoid #design #execution #material #most

I believe the military should be wary of diplomacy until war is declared; then the State Department should keep its nose out and let the military do whatever is necessary to win. ↗

— Stuart Symington

#declared #department #diplomacy #i #i believe

Particularly when you're dealing with very high ranking people, you know, you have to get their attention, they are used to, by their rank, of having their own way and doing their own thing and when it's necessary to all work together on something, sometimes you have to hit the mule between the eyes of the two by four to get its attention. ↗

— Norman Schwarzkopf

#between #dealing #doing #eyes #four

Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion. ↗

— Chuck Norris

#become #champion #concentration #dues #had

During practically all of my public life, I have been a sincere advocate of an agreement between the leading nations of the world to set up all the necessary international machinery that would bring about a practical abolition of war between civilized nations. ↗

— George William Norris

#about #advocate #agreement #been #between

No nation ought to keep a navy larger than is necessary to do police duty. ↗

— George William Norris

#keep #larger #nation #navy #necessary

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed. ↗

— Marvin Olasky

#giver #good #harm #humility #more

The Palestinians are facing a historic junction at which they will have to decide whether they want to remain stuck in a corner of extreme fundamentalism, which will cut them off from the entire world, or whether they are ready to take the necessary steps. My role is to assist in building this process. ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#building #corner #cut #decide #entire