Importance Quotes

1777 Importance quotes by 1325 unique authors

There's an importance of keeping an open mind. The brain is programmed to protect us, and that can mean imposing limits on what it thinks… — Chrissie Wellington
Nothing is of greater importance in time of war than in knowing how to make the best use of a fair opportunity when it is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
What is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. — Sun Tzu
War is a matter of vital importance to the state; the province of life or death; the road to survival or ruin. It is mandatory… — Sun Tzu
International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the importance of literacy to individuals, communities and societies everywhere — Koichiro Matsuura
we must go on fighting for basic education for all, but also emphasize the importance of the content of education. We have to make sure… — Amartya Sen
The elimination of ignorance, of illiteracy... and of needless inequalities in opportunities (is) to be seen as objectives that are valued for their own sake.… — Amartya Sen
People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated.… — John Kenneth Galbraith
That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance. — Abraham Lincoln
My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work. — Steve Young
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability. — Jerry Pournelle
These phantoms speak with human voices . . . able to vanish or appear at will, to pass in and out through the walls of… — Charles Lindbergh
Basically we could not have peace, or an atmosphere in which peace could grow, unless we recognized the rights of individual human beings... their importance,… — Eleanor Roosevelt
In our way of working, we attach a great deal of importance to humility and honesty; With respect for human values, we promise to serve… — Azim Premji
I have visited sweatshops, factories, and crowded slums. If I could not see it, I could smell it. The foundation of society is laid upon… — Helen Keller
No matter how much someone may irritate me, I have no right to puff myself up with my own self-importance so as to declare that… — Paulo Freire
It is impossible to talk of respect for students for the dignity that is in the process of coming to be, for the identities that… — Paulo Freire
Architecture is a dangerous mix of power and importance. — Rem Koolhaas
I will defend the importance of bedtime stories to my last gasp. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Nothing of any importance has ever been accomplished by a pessimist. — Jack Welch
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
I am sorry to say that sometimes matters of very small importance waste a good deal of precious time, by the long and repeated speeches… — William Whipple
Soldiers of the Reich! This day, you are to take part in an offensive of such importance that the whole future of the war may… — Adolf Hitler
To judge of the real importance of the individual, we should think of the effect his death would produce. — Unknown Author
Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese. — Billie Burke

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