Prominence Quotes
45 Prominence quotes by 42 unique authors
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But the idea of science and systematic knowledge is wanting to our whole instruction alike, and not only to that of our business class ...…
— Matthew Arnold
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The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems…
— Charles Hummel
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At a minimum, in explaining evolutionary pathways through time, the constraints imposed by history rise to equal prominence with the immediate advantages of adaptation.
— Stephen Jay Gould
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It's good to keep in mind that prominence is always a mix of hard work, eloquence in your practice, good timing and fortuitous social relations.…
— Barbara Kruger
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Prominence is cool, but when the delusion kicks in it can be a drag. Especially if you choose to surround yourself with friends and not…
— Barbara Kruger
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If we are to negotiate the coming years safely, we may need a new kind of leadership. To put it more precisely, we need the…
— Jonathan Sacks
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Though it is very easy to do valuations, eyeballs and brand prominence surveys, you should never allow any of them to influence the balance sheet.
— Ashwin Sanghi
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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…
— Alfred North Whitehead
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The speed with which WikiLeaks went from niche interest to global prominence was a real-time example of the revolutionizing power of the digital age in…
— Heather Brooke
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It was no mystery why Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold had singled me out as a prime prospect for their heinous crime. My grandfather, Julius…
— Armand Deutsch
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Discipleship does not come from positions of prominence, wealth, or advanced learning. The disciples of Jesus came from all walks of life.
— James E. Faust
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When even the most strictly logical mind looks round and investigates the phenomena attending its own existence, perhaps the first fact to attract attention by…
— Richard Jefferies
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If the Age of Sport has been all champagne and roses hitherto, then expect our love affair with its newly-acquired prominence to become increasingly tainted…
— Martin Jacques
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Afghanistan is where much of the al Qaeda journey began. It is the main site where Osama bin Laden, Mullah Omar and their cohort rose…
— Jack Keane
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A number of bloggers in economics and the financial sector have risen to prominence through the sheer strength of their work. Note it was not…
— Barry Ritholtz
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The teacher who would be true to his mission and accomplish the most good, must give prominence to moral as well as intellectual instruction.
— Sheldon Jackson
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So many Indian novels, quite unfairly, do not get the prominence they should because they have been written in a language other than English.
— Vikram Seth
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Prominence is the precursor of obsolescence
— Unknown Author
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Well I guess my music came to prominence around one piece called 'In C' which I wrote in 1964 at that time it was called…
— Terry Riley
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If we feed the seed of an unselfish goal in our life with prominence, do our deeds with persistence, proceed with perseverance, accede patience; then…
— Anuj Somany
Who Wrote These Prominence Quotes
42 authors contributed a total of 45 Prominence Quotes, led by these top contributors: