Critical Quotes · Page 61

A healthy loyalty is not passive and complacent, but active and critical.

— Harold Laski

In great teams, conflict becomes productive. The free flow of conflicting ideas is critical for creative thinking, for discovering new solutions no…

— Peter Senge

The critical first billion years, during which life began, are blank pages in the earth's history.

— Robert Jastrow

I would require every producer of food to follow and have enforced a standard safety plan. We know how to produce safe…

— Marion Nestle

Nothing is more important to national security and the making and conduct of good policy than timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence. Nothing…

— Dennis C. Blair

Working with people, the musical part is one thing but the personal part is totally different and just as critical. If the…

— John Mayall

Evidence from mobile devices has provided critical help in solving crimes ranging from homicides to drug trafficking.

— Del Quentin Wilber

I am very critical about the way I look.

— Ileana D'Cruz

Proper school nutrition must be complemented by activities outside of the cafeteria. The decisions parents make to keep their kids healthy are…

— Tom Vilsack

I think the idea of getting money out of politics is critical.

— Russell Simmons

A critical knowledge of the evolution of the idea of property would embody, in some respects, the most remarkable portion of the…

— Lewis Henry Morgan

We must face the No. 1 critical issue of our day. It is youth crime in general and black-on-black crime in particular.…

— Jesse Jackson

The Fed's independence is critical.

— Ben Bernanke

Media literacy is not just important, it's absolutely critical. It's going to make the difference between whether kids are a tool of…

— Linda Ellerbee

You have to be critical of what you do every day, to analyze it and be willing to push it further.

— Charlie Trotter

Men educated in [the critical habit of thought]are slow to believe. They can hold things as possible or probable in all degrees,…

— William Graham Sumner

Running back-to-back races requires a certain tactical prudence. Going too hard in any one race might jeopardize your performance in another. Maintaining…

— Dean Karnazes

“Where attention is placed is obviously the most critical.”

— Steven Redhead

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks…

— Jessica Jackley

When you feel yourself to be in critical condition, you must treat yourself as gently as you would a sick friend.

— Julia Cameron

Some people don't need parental commitment, they will still come out great, but for others, parents can be critical in providing moral…

— Amy Chua

Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with…

— Garry Kasparov

This past year has been very turbulent for the Middle East, and my conversation with Prime Minister Netanyahu strengthened my belief that…

— Rob Portman

You know the critical thing with the Communist countries is Communism, which by definition consists of control by the government.

— Margaret Thatcher

The cognitive functioning of a human brain depends on a delicate orchestration of many factors, especially during the critical stages of embryo…

— Nick Bostrom