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Absolute Necessity Quotes

What people have called truly essential

This page collects quotes that name something as an absolute necessity, from a 19th-century push for a transcontinental railroad to a poet's case for love.

Also, I had read a book called She's Not There: A Life in Two Genders, written by a professor who had gone through transgender surgery, but it took this person well into his thirties to come to terms with the...

Quotes by Mercedes Ruehl

The public conviction that a railroad linking the West and the East was an absolute necessity became so pronounced after the gold discoveries of '49 that Congress passed an act in 1853 providing for a survey of several lines from...

Quotes by John Moody

My earliest poems sing of the absolute necessity of allowing love to invade and pervade one's life. That can make the miracle happen in reality. Try it.

Quotes by James Broughton

The gruesomeness of 'Death Line' was an absolute necessity for me to bring up the political content of the film. I wanted to show how devastating class distinction could be.

Quotes by Gary Sherman

Act Quotes

I want to promote the introduction of art history in primary schools and to convince the general public that, even in a period of economic crisis, arts funding is an absolute necessity at the federal, state, and local levels.

Quotes by Camille Paglia

Ginger Baker was never my favorite, but he was part of the group Cream that opened the door to what we did. They were the first band to really get into improvisation. They were an absolute necessity to what came...

Quotes by Butch Trucks

No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man.

Quotes by Bruce Barton

No age, sex, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one is vastly beneath the rank of man.

Quotes by Bernard Barton

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of things are called an absolute necessity here?
Examples include a transcontinental railroad, letting love into your life, and using difficult imagery to make an honest artistic point.
Is there a historical quote about infrastructure?
Yes, one quote describes how public conviction after the gold discoveries made a railroad linking the West and East seem like an absolute necessity.
Does a quote frame love as essential?
Yes, one poet describes love as something that absolutely must be let in and allowed to reshape a person's whole life.
Is there a quote connecting necessity to filmmaking?
Yes, one quote explains that a film's gruesome tone was an absolute necessity to expose the harshness of class distinction.
Does any quote touch on a personal life story?
One quote references a memoir about transitioning genders, noting it took years for the author to come to terms with that journey. See also Art Quotes.

Other lines describe a memoir's honest account of transition and a filmmaker's use of harsh imagery, each an absolute necessity for telling its story.