Desirability

Famous quotes containing the word desirability:

“He was too delicate to admit, even to himself, the desirability of marrying two thousand a year.”
—E.M. (Edward Morgan)

“I suggested to them also the great desirability of a general knowledge on the Island of the English language. They are under an English speaking government and are a part of the territory of an English speaking nation.... While I appreciated the desirability of maintaining their grasp on the Spanish language, the beauty of that language and the richness of its literature, that as a practical matter for them it was quite necessary to have a good comprehension of English.”
—Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933)