#precondition

Under adversity, under oppression, the words begin to fail, the easy words begin to fail. In order to convey things accurately, the human being is almost forced to find the most precise words possible, which is a precondition for literature. ↗

— Rita Dove

#adversity #almost #begin #being #convey

But getting your party structure right may also be a precondition for getting your policies right. ↗

— Patricia Hewitt

#getting #may #party #policies #precondition

High moral character is not a precondition for great moral accomplishments. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#character #great #high #moral #moral character

You need education. You need subsistence protection. We need jobs and social security. These are preconditions under which it will perhaps be possible to deal with these complex circumstances. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

#complex #deal #education #jobs #need

Information, usually seen as the precondition of debate, is better understood as its by-product. ↗

— Christopher Lasch

#better understood #by-product #debate #information #precondition

And this speaks to the larger problem that no one wants to talk about: the restoration of the Roman rite is a precondition for a long-term fix for the problem. ↗

— Richard Morris

#fix #larger #long-term #precondition #problem

The Israeli government has proved over the past year its commitment to peace, both in words and deeds. By contrast, the Palestinians are posing preconditions for renewing the diplomatic process in a way they have not done over the course of 16 years. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#commitment #contrast #course #deeds #diplomatic

Why are we talking about talking? Why negotiating about negotiating? It's very simple. If you want to get to peace, put all your preconditions on the side, sit down opposite a table, not in a studio, by the way. ↗

— Benjamin Netanyahu

#down #get #negotiating #opposite #peace

For art to exist, for any sort of aesthetic activity to exist, a certain physiological precondition is indispensable: intoxication. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#aesthetic #any #art #certain #exist

Education is a precondition to survival in America today. ↗

— Marian Wright Edelman

#education #precondition #survival #today