Quotes About Essentials

People should think about their closets like they think about a stock portfolio. There are things you want to invest in; you make those investments, and those are your blue chips. So you should invest in a great pair of jeans, in a great cashmere sweater.

I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don't need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it's very easy.

we always went back to my grandma's pockets, because she carried in them everything you would need to get through the day or start life in a new state. You wanted hard candy, loose change, a little pencil, a bobby pin, a safety pin, a pre-threaded needle, an aspirin, Band-Aids, stamps or rubber bands? She had them on her person at all times. Those pockets carried what are now carried at bodegas.

To me, business isn't about wearing suits or pleasing stockholders. It's about being true to yourself, your ideas and focusing on the essentials.

Are there things we can weed out that we don't need?

I would give up the unessential; I would give my money, I would give my life for my children; but I wouldn't give myself. I can't make it more clear; it's only something which I am beginning to comprehend, which is revealing itself to me.

Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful"- 1834

His house had burned down. That meant he needed … everything. Clothes. Heartburn pills. Replacement contact lenses in case he lost one. Dandruff shampoo. Some Oreos. A book.

Management essentials in the ICU: FASTHUG F=feeding. A=analgesia. S=sedation. T=thrombo-embolism prophylaxis. H=head of the bed elevated (30–45°). U=ulcer prophylaxis (PPI or H2 antagonists). G=glucose control.

When it comes to wardrobe essentials, a man should have a well-fitted suit that he can wear to work or a wedding.

I believe every woman should have a flat, a really good wedge, and then the showstopper shoe.

I can't live without Eucerin cream, lip gloss, gum, nail polish, and sparkly things.

A playwright who limits himself - or is limited - to a handful of characters is forced to concentrate on the essentials of the situation that he has chosen to portray.

I don't travel without a sleep mask or Post Its!

During the day I use a bronzer and highlighter and lip balm. But I always bring a full cosmetic case, just in case.

Having a couple really great basics makes it easy to dress well every day.

I can't do without face wipes and my Dr. Hauschka Quince day cream.

I love cunning containers as much as anyone, but I've found that if I get rid of everything I don't need, I often don't need a container at all.

Animals need food, water and shelter. We humans need all those things, but we need fire too.

Never own more than you can carry in both hands at a dead run.

Why buy good luggage, you only use it when you travel.

There are two things that I cannot live without: music and books. Caffeine isn't dignified enough to qualify.

Frugality is one of the essentials of success," he quipped. "It is the unwritten law of wealth.

To lead the good life in New York, the two most important things for a woman are a chauffeur and a fur-lined raincoat. If you have those two things, you're made.