When was the last time anyone ever told you how important…

There is something more important than any ultimate weapon. That is the ultimate position-the position of total control over Earth that lies somewhere out…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

I wanted to write about voodoo tradition that I feel has been very important to survival of black people here: people of the African…

— Jesmyn Ward

Fiscal prudence is very important.

— Smriti Irani

Regardless of the criticisms I receive from the left, the right and the middle, I think it's important to maintain a prolific writing jab,…

— Ishmael Reed

In some circles where very heavy people think they have very heavy brains, words like "charming" and "clever" and "pretty" are all put-downs; all…

— Andy Warhol

I can skate beautifully. While performing on ice I always try to please the audience and to win as well. Being artistic is very…

— Evgeni Plushenko

It’s so important to create in your own voice, to hold onto what makes you unique, and have faith in your vision.

— John Lasseter

The image of blacks usually is one of people who are suffering from hunger, unemployment, and poverty. The idea of them as agents and…

— Grace Lee Boggs

If I had learned how to get along in the quotidian world while keeping up the search for the hidden realm, I might have…

— Jim Woodring

Modeling is more important than the talking we do.

— Wayne Williams

There are more important things to focus on in life than how you look.

— Arden Cho

Doing the right things is more important than doing things right.

— Ko Wen-je

To me, Caribbean food is about fresh, seasonal produce - using what's in season to create vibrant and great tasting food. The spicing is…

— Ainsley Harriott

Boys and boys' body image and clothes have become just as important an issue for boys as for girls.

— Rosalind Wiseman

I think when you’re dying you start looking for important things in the corners. You can’t let anything that seems even semi-important pass, because…

— Chris Crutcher