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Edward leaned close and whispered in my ear so that Olaf would think he was whispering sweet nothing...

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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.

A theory is like medicine (or government): often useless, sometimes necessary, always self-serving, ...

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Nassim Nicholas TalebThe Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable

Politics is a necessary evil, or a necessary annoyance, a necessary conundrum.

I am a good runner. There are many faster, but not so many for whom it has been as necessary to lear...

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As soon as laws are necessary for men, they are no longer fit for freedom.

Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we ha...

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Any necessary truth, whether a priori or a posteriori, could not have turned out otherwise.

Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.

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

The superfluous, a very necessary thing.

It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory.

Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.

There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.

Not to unlearn what you have learned is the most necessary kind of learning.

Beginning a novel is always hard. It feels like going nowhere. I always have to write at least 100 p...

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Man needs difficulties they are necessary for health.

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership.

Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

No small art is it to sleep: it is necessary for that purpose to keep awake all day.

This pain, this terrible seeing-through that is in me now. It wasn't necessary. It is all pain, and ...

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