#require

That the state of knowledge in any country will exert a directive influence on the general system of instruction adopted in it, is a principle too obvious to require investigation. ↗

— Charles Babbage

#any #country #directive #exert #general

Now the first step has to be taken, the step towards democracy. This step is full of risks, and requires trust on all sides. We don't know where it will lead. But if we just stand still, we will have no chance of escaping the violence. ↗

— Daniel Barenboim

#democracy #escaping #first #first step #full

Creating a nation requires the will of the people! ↗

— Edmund Barton

#nation #people #requires #will

Marriage requires a special talent, like acting. Monogamy requires genius. ↗

— Warren Beatty

#genius #like #marriage #monogamy #requires

I hadn't done much rapping in a while. I really wasn't sure I was going to do that any more. For a couple years I thought I was done with that. It wasn't really required of me. ↗

— Beck

#couple #done #going #hadn #i

Since natural selection requires a function to select, an irreducibly complex biological system, if there is such a thing, would have to arise as an integrated unit for natural selection to have anything to act on. ↗

— Michael Behe

#anything #arise #biological #complex #function

Mitt Romney, happens to have the exact skill set that the next president's going to require. ↗

— Artur Davis

#going #happens #mitt #mitt romney #next

Job creation requires a business friendly environment with a tax structure that is not punitive and a state government designed for efficient use of fewer tax dollars. ↗

— Kenneth Blackwell

#creation #designed #dollars #efficient #environment

At every turn when there has been an imbalance of power, the truth questioned, or our beliefs and values distorted, the change required to restore our nation has always come from the bottom up from our people. ↗

— Howard Dean

#balance of power #been #beliefs #bottom #change

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way. ↗

— Jacques Delors

#collective #demographic #economic #economic growth #futures