Importance Quotes

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The health of the people is of supreme importance. All measures looking to their protection against the spread of contagious diseases and to the increase… — Chester A. Arthur
I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving… — Charles Babbage
The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military… — Charles Babbage
The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity. — William Barclay
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. — John Adams
The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do. — Bruce Barton
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. — Robert Benchley
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth. — Warren G. Bennis
Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're… — Candice Bergen
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that… — Irving Berlin
Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. — Andrea Bocelli
Popularity gets up people's noses. But I understand the importance and the function of popular music. There is an artistic purpose. Popular music helps people… — Andrea Bocelli
And that is why marriage and family law has emphasized the importance of marriage as the foundation of family, addressing the needs of children in… — John Boehner
It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements in comparison with what we owe others. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The importance to the writer of first writing must be out of all proportion of the actual value of what is written. — Elizabeth Bowen
I have always been amazed at the way an ordinary observer lends so much more credence and attaches so much more importance to waking events… — Andre Breton
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice. — James Buchan
My intention in making a comment about the importance of breastfeeding has nothing to do with the law. It comes from my passion and beliefs… — Gisele Bundchen
I believe there are Steve Jobses all around us. Really, what is happening is that they're being edited out of importance. — Nolan Bushnell
Nowadays, the process of growth and development almost never seems to manage to create this subtle balance between the importance of the individual parts, and… — Christopher Alexander

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