Significant Quotes

1199 Significant quotes by 946 unique authors

I'm sure a psychologist would see something highly significant in how absent-minded I am. I mean I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached to… — Alexei Sayle
The most significant indicator that there is no disaster in Iraq is the fact that there is no exodus. — Bashar al-Assad
Time is our most precious currency. So it's significant that we are being encouraged, wherever possible, to think of our attention not as expenditure but… — Mohsin Hamid
Few progressives would take issue with the argument that, significant accomplishments notwithstanding, the Obama presidency has been a big disappointment. — Eric Alterman
The great majority of Americans are suspended between these opposing attitudes. They are uneasy with injustice but unwilling yet to pay a significant price to… — Martin Luther
There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed. — Bill Gates
No erotic work of art is filth if it is artistically significant; it is only turned into filth through the beholder if he is filthy. — Egon Schiele
A number of holistic and complementary medical doctors in the US, from general practitioners to psychiatrists, are using maca with a variety of patients. Both… — Chris Kilham
I don't think it's possible for the Fed to end its easy-money policies in a trouble-free manner. Recent episodes in which Fed officials hinted at… — Alan Greenspan
Because there still exists a significant pay gap, women tend to earn less than men over the course of their lifetimes. Compounding the problem, women… — Steve Israel
More ubiquitous mobile technologies have led to a significant shift from desktops and laptops to the use of mobile tablets. Australian schools are increasingly using… — Susan Mann
The pressures for human cloning are powerful; but, although it seems likely that somebody, at some time, will attempt it, we need not assume that… — Ian Wilmut
Analysis does not owe its really significant successes of the last century to any mysterious use of sqrt(-1), but to the quite natural circumstances that… — Leopold Kronecker
The list of non-democratic regimes that have seen significant reforms since 2001 is long and significant. — Ginny Brown-Waite
The amount of gender violence that I experience is absolutely extraordinary. And a significant part of my day today will be spent filing police reports… — Ashley Judd
When my mother left me waiting for her, [she] established in me the habit of waiting and expectation which makes any present moment most significant… — Marilynne Robinson
I had an idea for a story about a young woman who was living with people who were different, not just superficially different - such… — Jean M. Auel
At this time, the only thing that would get me back in the ring is something that would positively impact those in need. If selling… — Bill Goldberg
The discoveries which we make abroad are special and particular; those which we make at home are general and significant. The further off, the nearer… — Henry David Thoreau
All of the changes in publishing since 1960 are significant. There are far fewer publishers. — Donald E. Westlake
It is a very good thing, and a significant one too, to exterminate the bourgeoisie and capitalism in China. — Mao Zedong
On the earth, satellite of a star speeding through space, living things had arisen under the influence of conditions which were part of the planet's… — W. Somerset Maugham
In my own words, I played some significant part in changing the social-sexual values of our time. I had a lot of fun in the… — Hugh Hefner
The pack includes analysis and summary forms as well as very explicit links between assessment and individualised intervention...these materials are often lacking in published therapy… — Linda Armstrong
Typical pay increases are not enough to motivate employees, but they are enough to irritate them. … Even when companies create seemingly significant pay differentiation… — Jeffrey Pfeffer

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