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Few people take objectives really seriously. They put average effort into too many things, rather than superior thought and effort into a few important things.… — Richard Koch
I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. — Bill Gates
It's important to have a plan, a big picture. You can deviate from it or change it completely, but it gives you something to work… — Shannon Miller
I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could… — Arthur Ashe
Serbian history tells that family is the most important thing and you have to stick with the family. — Novak Djokovic
The truly important things in life - love, beauty, and one's own uniqueness - are constantly being overlooked. — Pablo Casals
The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as… — Mick Taylor
The spiritual journey involves going beyond hope and fear, stepping into unknown territory, continually moving forward. The most important aspect of being on the spiritual… — Pema Chodron
As we grow in higher consciousness, we discover that it is more important to be the right person then to find the right person. — Ken Keyes Jr.
No-one gets an iron-clad guarantee of success. Certainly, factors like opportunity, luck and timing are important. But the backbone of success is usually found in… — Mia Hamm
I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive… — David Chalmers
But by far the greatest hindrance and aberration of the human understanding proceeds from the dullness, incompetency, and deceptions of the senses; in that things… — Francis Bacon
At least I know I'm bewildered about the really fundamental and important facts of the universe. — Terry Pratchett
I strongly oppose cloning, as do most Americans. We recoil at the idea of growing human beings for spare body parts or creating life for… — George W. Bush
In many ways ideas are more important than people - they are much more permanent. — Charles Kettering
The Chinese are clearly inculcating the idea that science is exciting and important, and that's why they, as a whole-they're graduating four times as many… — Bill Gates
Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading. — Kevin Smith
I remember in the circus learning that the clown was the prince, the high prince. I always thought that the high prince was the lion… — Roberto Benigni
The most important skill to acquire now is learning how to learn. — John Naisbitt
The most important thing women have to do is to stir up the zeal of women themselves. — John Stuart Mill

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