#imperative

Why we play as children is not because it is our work or because it is how we learn, though both statements are true; we play because we are wired for joy, it is imperative as human beings. ↗

— John Thorn

#beings #both #children #how #human

If those committed to the quest fail, they will be forgiven. When lost, they will find another way. The moral imperative of humanism is the endeavor alone, whether successful or not, provided the effort is honorable and failure memorable. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

#another #another way #committed #effort #endeavor

A high-speed connection is no more an essential civil right than 3G cell phone service or a Netflix account. Increasing competition and restoring academic excellence in abysmal public schools is far more of an imperative to minority children than handing them iPads. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#academic #account #cell #cell phone #children

After the end of the Second World War it was a categorical imperative for us to declare that we renounced war forever in a central article of the new Constitution. ↗

— Kenzaburo Oe

#article #categorical #central #constitution #declare

With tens of thousands of patients dying every year from preventable medical errors, it is imperative that we embrace available technologies and drastically improve the way medical records are handled and processed. ↗

— Jon Porter

#drastically #dying #embrace #errors #every

We must make it an imperative duty of our government to protect the gifts which Nature has bestowed on America and to insure the maintenance of a clean, healthy, wholesome environment for our people. ↗

— George Lincoln Rockwell

#bestowed #clean #duty #environment #gifts

When it comes to animal agriculture, there is conventional, which is really hideous, and "compassionate" or "certified humane" or whatever, which *may* be *slightly* less hideous. But it's all torture. It's all wrong. These "happy" gimmicks are just designed to make the public feel better about exploiting animals. Don't buy the propaganda of "happy" exploitation. Go vegan and promote veganism. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ethical-veganism #francione #happy-meat #humane

Theere is an imperative to be in a process, the energy & consciousness of life means for us to be constantly observing, learning & becoming. ↗

— Jay Woodman

#consciousness #energy #imperative-for-life #learn #observe

It is imperative that we make consumers more aware of the long-term effects of their financial decisions, particularly in managing their credit card debt, so that they can avoid financial pitfalls that may lead to bankruptcy. ↗

— Daniel Akaka

#aware #bankruptcy #card #consumers #credit

Universal education is not only a moral imperative but an economic necessity, to pave the way toward making many more nations self-sufficient and self-sustaining. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#education #imperative #making #many #moral