Somebody asked me earlier if I thought it was really important to tell stories about women's struggles. And I said yes, but at the same time, it's also important to tell stories about women's triumphs, women being slackers, women being criminals, women being heroes.
If my lyrics mean something special to someone... that's the most important thing to me.
The first listen is very important to me. Half of my favorite records just hit you in the face immediately with something memorable and within three-and-a-half minutes you know you've heard something really special. I want to make records like that, but it's a big challenge.
Humility is a fantastic trait and is one of the most important things we can have
It is important for women to know who they are, and to know what makes their hearts sing.
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president.
It's important when you're married not to forget those things you used to do when you were trying to get her to marry you. You can't send flowers and buy gifts then, when you're married, say, 'Right, get my tea on'. That doesn't go down well. So you've got to keep that level of interest going.
I'm the most important person in the lives of almost everyone I know and a good number of the people I've never even met.
The headline is the most important element in most advertisements. It is the telegram which decides the reader whether to read the copy.
I feel that history is in many ways the most important of all subjects because it is about everything and because it's about who we are and how we came to be the way we are.
In the contest between talent and hard work as to which is the more important element of success, there's no comparison. A mediocre talent with lots of hard work will go further than a stellar talent who coasts.
Everything in my own immediate experience supports my deep belief that I am the absolute center of the universe, the realest, most vivid and important person in existence.
Courage is the most important virtue because it is the hardest.
I don't profess to have music as my big wheel and there are a number of other things as important to me apart from music. Theatre and mime, for instance.
It was important for the Supreme Court to say it’s a matter of constitutional law that everyone is equal, to say everyone is entitled to the dignity that comes from being married to the person you love.
It's really important to do everything that you possibly can to stay true to yourself.
The MacGuffin is that thing which is most important to us - that most essential thing. The audience will supply it, each member for himself.
The pace of change means that relationship is more important than ever before.
I don't watch TV. I think that tends to polarize us and diminish important issues.
In order to change unwanted habits and actions, it is important to take the time to get to know yourself.
Democracy is about criticism. I didn't elect Obama because he's a black; I voted for Obama because he was the right person at the time. Period. The exceptionalism of a black U.S. President is not important to me. It's what he does. And who he has at the table. And what he does to change the world - that's what's important.
What's more important is that we talk about movements; change happens through movements. The movement to end slavery, the movement to bring justice for those who have been left out of the system, movements to include women, movements around sexual preference - all these movements brought about change.
I wanted something that had the feel of a complete band and a variety of instrument. Apart from doing the album for musical satisfaction, I felt it was an important statement for other women - showing you don't have to rely on other people to do things for you.
Logic obviously is important. You need to be able to figure things out, to go to the end of a particular problem. But intuition is very important because it references things that logic alone cannot.
...in life it is often the tiny details that end up being the most important.
