Importance Quotes

1777 Importance quotes by 1325 unique authors

Positively inclined people see everything in their right proportions. They put right things into perspective and are not envious of others. They attach importance to… — Herman Van Rompuy
Darwin's book is very important and serves me as a basis in natural science for the class struggle in history. One has to put up… — Karl Marx
Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something important. — John N. Bahcall
For the sick it is important to have the best. — Florence Nightingale
I must admit that when I chose the name, "vitamine," I was well aware that these substances might later prove not to be of an… — Unknown Author
It is more important to know the properties of chlorine than the improprieties of Claudius! — Frederick Lindemann, 1st Viscount Cherwell
Mary Anning [is] probably the most important unsung (or inadequately sung) collecting force in the history of paleontology. — Stephen Jay Gould
Often the great scientists, by turning the problem around a bit, changed a defect to an asset. For example, many scientists when they found they… — Richard Hamming
Religion has run out of justifications. Thanks to the telescope and the microscope, it no longer offers an explanation of anything important. Where once it… — Christopher Hitchens
The determination of the average man is not merely a matter of speculative curiosity; it may be of the most important service to the science… — Adolphe Quetelet
The ends of scientific classification are best answered, when the objects are formed into groups respecting which a greater number of general propositions can be… — John Stuart Mill
The relative importance of the white and gray matter is often misunderstood. Were it not for the manifold connection of the nerve cells in the… — Edward Anthony Spitzka
These microscopic organisms form an entire world composed of species, families and varieties whose history, which has barely begun to be written, is already fertile… — Louis Pasteur
Poetry challenges you. Much of its importance is that it's one of the few places left in culture that makes things difficult-it asks you to… — Dan Beachy-Quick
Even in the most beautiful music, there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence. Silence is more important… — Andrea Bocelli
You learn this great lesson of life: it's not about me. It's just not. The matter of talent-which seemed so important to you when you… — Garrison Keillor
I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings being of particular importance. — David Massengill
We are living in a highly organized state of socialism. The state is all; the individual is of importance only as he contributes to the… — Bernard Baruch
From my youth onwards I have found in Jesus my great brother. That Christianity has regarded and does regard him as God and Savior has… — Martin Buber
From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but… — Niall Ferguson
Man is as full of potential as he is of importance. — George Santayana
My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the… — Albert Einstein
I cannot pursue my architecture without considering the minimization of energy consumption, simple and direct technologies, a respect for site, climate, place and culture. Together,… — Glenn Murcutt
In terms of my profession, I'm passionate about financial literacy. I want to live in a financially literate society. I want kids to understand the… — Mellody Hobson
The place of the arts in the classroom is essential in encouraging invention, ambition, and an understanding of the importance and pleasures of living an… — Barbara Kruger

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