Quotes About Essentials

paradox: The things you don't need to live—books, art, cinema, wine, and so on—are the things you need to live.

Tant de choses essentielles au bonheur n'ont rien à voir avec des transactions économiques.

I was starting to think that except for the deli counters and five or ten thousand other total essentials, supermarkets were pretty much a waste of time.

Childhood is the fiery furnace in which we are melted down to essentials and that essential shaped for good. —KATHERINE ANNE PORTER

Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun.

I really think guys only need two pairs of shoes. A nice pair of black shoes and a pair of Chuck Taylors.

Principles are easy to have when you have a place to live and regular meals.

I don't have any superstitions, but what I always travel with is my pillow and my coffee.

Coffee will get you through a time of no money. Money will never get you through a time of no coffee.

Come back to basics comprises three points. The first point is more

There is too much world, so it's better to concentrate on particulars, rather than the whole.

How will he get by in the desert without bowls and plates, without coal stoves, without carpets to lie down on with the little ones? Without his toilet, without the view from the window onto the square and the fountains with their crystal-clear water.

The naked every day he cladWhen he put on his clothes.

Give us the luxuries of life and we'll dispense with the necessaries.

Nothing more, nothing less...

I remember taking my entire wardrobe with me on that trip. It consisted of one shirt on a wire hanger, and one pair of underpants in a carrier bag.

you can't say everything, the fact that you have to winnow your thoughts down to the essentials, means that you can get to the heart of the matter quickly.

First master the fundamentals." —LARRY BIRD

Therefore do not worry, saying, ëWhat shall we eat?í or ëWhat shall we drink?í or ëWhat shall we wear?í

and to wear sandals, but not a second tunic.

And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it.

It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:

But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.