Imperative Quotes

287 quotes by 260 authors

Information is not synonymous with knowledge. Information is only data, parts of the whole. Knowledge has a moral imperative to enhance intellectual and spiritual unity. — Ruth Nanda Anshen
The rapid growth of industry, the ever increasing population and the imperative need for more varied, wholesome and nourishing foodstuff makes it all the more… — George Washington Carver
What a museum chooses to exhibit is sometimes less important than how such decisions are made and what values inform them. To have the crucial… — Martin Filler
We're all agreed that climate change is one of the greatest and most daunting challenges of our age. We have a moral imperative to act… — David Cameron
The commands of democracy are as imperative as its privileges and opportunities are wide and generous. Its compulsion is upon us. — Woodrow Wilson
Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative. — Vandana Shiva
The Lourie Center is an important model to consider...(in) mental health care... It is imperative that we use this knowledge to help ensure that every… — Tipper Gore
It is imperative to maintain portions of the wilderness untouched so that a tree will rot where it falls, a waterfall will pour its curve… — Bernard DeVoto
Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality. — Hillary Clinton
No duty is more imperative for the government than the duty it ;owes the people to furnish them with a sound and uniform currency, an… — Abraham Lincoln
The scientists are virtually screaming from the rooftops now. The debate is over! There's no longer any debate in the scientific community about this. But… — Al Gore
The moral imperative of life is to live a life that detracts not at all from the lives available to those who will follow us… — Don Richardson
Environmental policies are not just about good publicity; they are about responding to the moral imperative to address both climate change and resource depletion...A company… — Toby Robins
Unknown objects are operating under intelligent control... It is imperative that we learn where UFOs come from and what their purpose is... — Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter
With control of the universe at stake, a crash program is imperative.We produced the A-bomb, under the huge Manhattan Project, in an amazingly short time.… — Donald Keyhoe
It is those who have this imperative demand for the best in their natures, and who will accept nothing short of it, that holds the… — Orison Swett Marden
The Green Party is no longer the alternative, the Green Party is the imperative — Rosa Clemente
There's an evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends. And there's an evolutionary imperative why we don't give a crap… — David Foster
Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You can lie down or get back into life. Do something… — Doris Roberts
The moral imperative to make big changes is inescapable...that what we take for granted may not be here for our children — Al Gore

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