Imperative Quotes

287 quotes by 260 authors

The most important imperative to be questioned is the one that tells you to go the the art supply store to be a painter. — Mark Bradford
We've got the science, we've had the debate. The moral imperative is on the table. Great creativity is needed to take it all, make it… — Andy Hobsbawm
After the end of the Second World War it was a categorical imperative for us to declare that we renounced war forever in a central… — Kenzaburo Oe
Engineers are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable; that they catch… — Henry Petroski
I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen,… — Fanny Kemble
It is also vital that our relationship with nature and the environment be included in our education systems. This is not longer something cute or… — Lawrence Anthony
Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you. — Colin Fletcher
Human beings are not meant to live alone. There is a fundamental biological imperative that propels you and every organism on this planet to be… — Bruce H. Lipton
Well, that is very imperative to let North Korea open door to outside. — Kim Dae-jung
God is weaving His tapestry according to his own grand design. All flesh is in His hands. We have no need to fear. We have… — Gordon B. Hinckley
There is nothing so important, so imperative, as the delivery of the divine message that has been entrusted to us. — Orson F. Whitney
Just as we're all students throughout life, we're all teachers. In fact, we learn best by offering what we desire for ourselves to as many… — Wayne Dyer
The computer revolution is a revolution in the way we think and in the way we express what we think. The essence of this change… — Hal Abelson
Black History Month is dedicated to heroes that paved the way for Black people. It's a month that's very imperative because it gives those who… — Alana Beard
A tension has always existed between the capitalist imperative to maximize efficiency at any cost and the moral imperatives of culture, which historically have served… — Michael Pollan
We decided that it was imperative for us to use our resources to create a new paradigm: one in which business operates to add value… — Joseph Mailman
Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The most basic task of any museum must be the protection of works of cultural significance entrusted to its care for the edification and pleasure… — Martin Filler
Most of the time, I regard the judgment of people as a waste of time. I regard the judgment of behavior as imperative. — Nathaniel Branden
Let me end with an explanation of why I believe the move into space to be a human imperative. It seems to me obvious in… — Gene Roddenberry

Who Wrote These Imperative Quotes

260 authors contributed a total of 287 Imperative Quotes, led by these top contributors: