Pressing Quotes

276 Pressing quotes by 237 unique authors

Raising awareness on the most pressing environmental issues of our time is more important than ever. — Leonardo DiCaprio
We now accept the fact that learning is a lifelong process of keeping abreast of change. And the most pressing task is to teach people… — Peter Drucker
I think that we should be eternally vigilant against attempts to check the expression of opinions that we loathe and believe to be fraught with… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
Arizona faces many challenges ahead. None is more important or more pressing than passing a new state budget. — Jane D. Hull
The most pressing and significant problems in the global economy are unsustainable structural issues with regard to the E.U. - fiscal deficits and the structure… — Henry Paulson
Terror is only justice: prompt, severe and inflexible; it is then an emanation of virtue; it is less a distinct principle than a natural consequence… — Maximilien Robespierre
When it comes to Chinese food I have always operated under the policy that the less known about the preparation the better. A wise diner… — Calvin Trillin
How about no one's ever going to outsell Michael Jackson at selling records because the record industry is over. Game over. There's no more record… — will.i.am
The idea that the mind can extend even beyond the body is an intriguing one, and is bound to become more pressing as we increasingly… — Julian Baggini
All over the world, social innovation is tackling some of the most pressing problems facing society today - from fair trade, distance learning, hospices, urban… — Geoff Mulgan
Oh Jake," Brett said, "We could have had such a damned good time together." Ahead was a mounted policeman in khaki directing traffic. He raised… — Ernest Hemingway
With my cheek leant upon the window pane I like to fancy that I am pressing as closely as can be upon the massy wall… — Virginia Woolf
A primary object should be the education of our youth in the science of government. In a republic, what species of knowledge can be equally… — George Washington
Don't be a victim of the urgent. In the long run, much of what seems so pressing right now won't even matter. What you do… — Gary Chapman
Your wedding completely changes the direction of your life, you know, no matter how greatly you desire it. I think that moment of doubt and… — Sharon Shinn
Everyone wanted to be the best. Best student. Best servant. Best Christian. They got caught up in it, pressing and pushing until they forgot whom… — Francine Rivers
Some things don't last forever, but some things do. Like a good song, or a good book, or a good memory you can take out… — Sarah Dessen
My misfortune is doubly painful to me because it will result in my being misunderstood. For me there can be no recreation in the company… — Ludwig van Beethoven
It’s not always easy to get over some of those bumps in the road, those disillusionments and disappointments. It’s going to take a strong will.… — Joel Osteen
The hand descended. Nearer and nearer it came. It touched the ends of his upstanding hair. He shrank down under it. It followed down after… — Jack London
Embraces do not matter; they merely indicate the will to love and may as well be followed by defeat as victory. But disregard means that… — Rebecca West
Pritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the… — Karen Chance
Exhaustion was pressing upon and overpowering her. "Good-by--because I love you." He did not know; he did not understand. He would never understand. Perhaps Doctor… — Kate Chopin
Sometimes, I feel the past and the future pressing so hard on either side that there's no room for the present at all. — Evelyn Waugh
Once he entered my life, I promptly forgot all my years of putting on a brave face while browsing at bookstores until closing time, and… — Douglas Coupland

Who Wrote These Pressing Quotes

237 authors contributed a total of 276 Pressing Quotes, led by these top contributors: