James Monroe
Politician
"In a representative republic, the education of our children must be of the utmost importance!"
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Importance
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Jiddu Krishnamurti
Philosopher, Speaker
"Change in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself."
Teresa of Avila
Saint, Mystic, Writer
"Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole."
Albert Camus
Philosopher, Writer
"If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance."
Albert Schweitzer
Philosopher, Theologian
"The only thing of importance, when we depart, will be the traces of love we have left behind."
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"I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music."
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"To acquire immunity to eloquence is of the utmost importance to the citizens of a democracy."
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"Religion, in India, means realisation and nothing short of that."
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"Software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time."
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"One can not start by saying that our earthly destiny has or has not importance, for it depends upon us to give it importance."
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"What we do and think in our own lives, then, becomes of extreme importance as it effects everything we're connected to."
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"When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count."
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"There's nothing of any importance in life-except how well you do your work."
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"To photograph is to confer importance."
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"When a thing is new, people say: ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say: ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say: ‘Anyway, it is not new."
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"To the Indian mind there is nothing higher than religious ideals, that this is the keynote of Indian life."
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"I have always maintained the importance of Aunts"
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"Teaching is of more importance than urging."
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"If Christianity is only one more bit of good advice, then Christianity is of no importance."
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"As a painter I shall never signify anything of importance. I feel it Absolutely."
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"It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance."
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"The object becomes aesthetically significant when it becomes metaphysically significant."
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"If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are."
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"Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment."
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"Very idle is all curiosity concerning other people's estimate of us, and all fear of remaining unknown is not less so."
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