Important Quotes - Page 185

I believe I once considerably scandalized her by declaring that clear soup was a more important factor in life than a clear conscience.

Most of all, I like the quiet, rounded tugs. They remind me of women. As I watch them work I see them as kindly, no-fuss boats which patiently tend much larger, grander and more important-looking ships. They make sure these ships get to the right place as the right time, shepherding them with a pull or a push as needed. Their power is not immediately obvious but it is there - inside. I watch them a lot and never tire of seeing their unsung but absolutely essential work. The silent strong women of the sea.

Attitudes are every bit as important as aptitudes.

We've more important studies than your fantasies and fears You know that rock's been perched up there for a hundred thousand years.

How little do the wisest among us know of that which is so important to us all.

Brynjolfsson and McAfee take us on a whirlwind tour of innovators and innovations around the world. But this isn't just casual sightseeing. Along the way, they describe how these technological wonders came to be, why they are important, and where they are headed.

Remember that nothing really important ever happens until someone takes a chance.

Nothing important was ever achieved without someone taking a chance.

How fast you are moving is more important than where you are.

An important lever for sustained action in tackling poverty and reducing hunger is money.

I just want to live my life the best way I can and enjoy the moment that I have off the court because you need to find a good balance. I think this is very important.

Well, I think any national championship is an extremely important championship to play in.

Slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects.

We never get accustomed to being less important to other people than they are to us.

Skill is less important than awareness.

Streamlined time details are especially important, because by having to take a close look, we discover new things. Because of this, details will remain part of the building in the mind's eye

A lot of things people see as innovative are faddish and fleeting, and I'm simply telling you, staying power like broadcasting has is more important in the end than the latest app you can download.

Again and again [Tomas] Jefferson deftly sidesteps many of [John] Adams's often provocative remarks. They both felt the correspondence, which was written for posterity, was too important to risk by being too candid with one another.

I'm fussy. I'm stubborn. I want all the little details and I don't want to look like anyone else - that to me is very important.

I've realized, you know, having turned 40, that rest is just as important as work. In fact, it's equally as important.

While all of these are important and significant events, it is the United States foreign policy that furthers the advancement of freedoms and rights for women that is the most striking for me.

No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents.

Feeding is a very important ritual for me. I don't trust people who don't like to eat.

Since inner peace is the source of all happiness, we can see how important meditation is.

It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important.