Great Importance Quotes

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It is of great importance, when we begin to practise prayer, not to let ourselves be frightened by our own thoughts. — Teresa of Avila
Considering the great importance to the public liberty of the freedom of the press, and the difficulty of submitting it to very precise rules, the… — Thomas Jefferson
I have always attached great importance to the manner in which an experiment is set up and conducted ... the experiment should be set up… — Frederic Joliot-Curie
This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.… — E. M. Forster
Uniformity in the currency, weights, and measures of the United States is an object of great importance, and will, I am persuaded, be duly attended… — George Washington
Hitherto my observations have only aimed at a vindication of the provision in question, on the ground of theoretic propriety . . . . But… — Alexander Hamilton
It is of great importance in a republic, not only to guard the society against the oppression of its rulers; but to guard one part… — James Madison
You learn this great lesson of life: it's not about me. It's just not. The matter of talent-which seemed so important to you when you… — Garrison Keillor
I hold the view that the alchemistâ€™s hope of conjuring out of matter the philosophical gold, or the panacea, or the wonderful stone, was only… — Carl Jung
The human frame being what it is, heart, body and brain all mixed together, and not contained in separate compartments as they will be no… — Virginia Woolf
Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society. — Kenzo Tange
The high food value of field beans and the shortage of supply due to the light yields of 1915 and 1916 render them of great… — David F. Houston
I may be expediting the attainment of an object that will in time be found of great importance to mankind; so much so, that a… — George Cayley
Sara Scherr and Jeff McNeely have given us a thoughtful, sensible book about a topic of great importance to the world. There is no food… — Ismail Serageldin
What you envision in your mind, how you see yourself, and how you envision the world around you is of great importance because those things… — Eric Thomas
The plea for the predominance of learning to read in early school life because of the great importance attaching to literature seems to be a… — John Dewey
The fact that the 7 hours time control allows us to play a great deep game is not of great importance for mass-media. — Alexei Shirov
Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination. — Garry Kasparov
Now, some people might look at something and let it go by, because they don't recognize the pattern and the significance. It's the sensitivity to… — Jonas Salk
Science tells us what we can know, but what we can know is little, and if we forget how much we cannot know we become… — Bertrand Russell

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