Quotes About Essentials

Philosophical poetry by moonlight was all right, but guns that shot straight and true were a necessity.

In 1976, the average supermarket stocked 9,000 unique products; today that number has ballooned to 40,000 of them, yet the average person gets 80%–85% of their needs in only 150 different supermarket items. That means that we need to ignore 39,850 items in the store.

It's the little things that count, hundreds of them.

At 46 one must be a miser; only have time for essentials.

My business in life is to eat, drink, sleep, and die. Everything else is superfluity and I will have none of it.

There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.

Women need food, water, and compliments That's right. And an occasional pair of shoes.

I don't need a whole lot to be happy now. You want to have a roof over your head, to have a car, to have Internet. You need to have Internet, that's just, there's just no other way. Like your house is not really actually a habitable house if it doesn't have Internet. You could live without water or trash, but not without Internet. -- young, Emerging Adults interviewed on their lifestyle.

cuando dice que no pasa nada, lo que quiere decir es que sabe que puede sobrevivir con lo mínimo.

Non è che siamo degli emarginati, è che abbiamo imparato cos'è che non ci serve.

Part 1 First Things First

So, if there's a choice between the trimmings or you—then it's easy to leave out the trimmings.

you confine your possessions to babies, weapons

To see things in black and white is to see the basics, and I would recommend to any designer of gardens that he go out and look at his work by the light of the moon.

I always have my Biore strips because they're fun. I always have Crest White Strips. I always have lip balm, and I'll bring concealer with me.

I'm good at the broad strokes but hopeless at the details.

When I found out how many accessories they have for babies, I was overwhelmed.

View the lessons in this book as your playbook for successful living. They describe the essentials for living a remarkable life. Putting them into practice consistently is the prerequisite for designing a life worth living. This playbook also includes a variety of drills and exercises that will sharpen your understanding and application.

Cubans were getting a monthly ration of five pounds of rice, three pounds of beans, five eggs, one chicken, half a pound of coffee, milk for children up to age seven, one bar of soap, two rolls of toilet paper, three packs of cigarettes.

Two blue jackets, sir, one pea jacket, two pair of blue trousers, two pair of shoes, six shirts, four pairs of stockings, two Guernsey frocks, two hats, two black Barcelona handkerchiefs, a comforter, several pair of flannel . . .' he blushed and in a low voice said 'drawers. And two waistcoats; as well as one bed, one pillow, two blankets and two hammocks

Backpacking is the art of knowing what not to take.

The art of reading and studying consists in remembering the essentials and forgetting what is not essential.

80 percent of a product's usage involves 20 percent of its features.

the garden gleams with summer jewelry. We live vy simply—but with all the essentials of life well understood & well provided for—hot baths, cold champagne, new peas, & old brandy.