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Importance Quotes by Alfred North Whitehead
- To come very near to a true theory, and to grasp its precise application, are two different things, as the history of science teaches us.…
- I am sure that one secret of a successful teacher is that he has formulated quite clearly in his mind what the pupil has got…
- It is more important that a proposition be interesting than that it be true. This statement is almost a tautology. For the energy of operation…
- Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language. It is essentially a written language, and it endeavors to exemplify in its written…
- Algebra reverses the relative importance of the factors in ordinary language.
- The importance of an individual thinker owes something to chance. For it depends upon the fate of his ideas in the minds of his successors.
- Some philosophers fail to distinguish propositions from judgements; ... But in the real world it is more important that a proposition be interesting than that…
- Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.
- The ideas of Freud were popularized by people who only imperfectly understood them, who were incapable of the great effort required to grasp them in…
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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… — 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… — Charles Babbage
- The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance,… — 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… — 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… — 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… — 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… — Andrea Bocelli