Nonnecessities Quotes & Sayings

Don't forget that love is all you came here for, not anything less. Need I say more? — Brett Dennen

Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom. — Umar

There is so much that the past can teach us.
-The Cripple — F. Sionil Jose

To us, the argument for material well-being might seem uncontroversial. But in the eighteenth century, material prosperity was frequently condemned as "luxury" by religious and civic moralists. It was not a morally neutral word but a pejorative one, connoting not comfort but excess, the possession of nonnecessities. The notion of luxury was intricately connected with the existence of a recognized social hierarchy: what was necessary for those of high status was regarded as excessive for those of low status. Luxury meant the enjoyment of material goods not appropriate to one's station in life. Critics of luxury saw it as confounding social ranks. P. 40 — Jerry Z. Muller

A surge of emotion washed over him, took him under. He was helpless against it, flailing, gasping for air. Drowning in her. — Hanna Martine

The good times were over. Nobody gave a shit and nobody had any money and if they had any, they kept it. — Charles Bukowski

Being an artist, it's always tempting to measure success through other people's eyes, be they critics, journalists or audiences. — Sara Blecher

All surgery and no makeup make Jack a dull girl. — Brian Spellman