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"An empty shell. Those were the first words that sprang to mind. .... Something incredibly important - .. - had disappeared from Miu for good. Leaving behind not life, but its absence"
"This may be the most important proposition revealed by history: At the time, no one knew what was coming."
"What’s most important is what you can’t see but can feel in your heart. To be able to grasp something of value, sometimes you have to perform seemingly inefficient acts. But even activities that appear fruitless don’t necessarily end up so. That’s the feeling I have, as someone who’s felt this, who’s experienced it."
"Everything has boundaries. the same holds true with thought. you shouldn't fear boundaries, but you also should not be afraid of destroying them. that's what is most important if you want to be free: respect for and exasperation with boundaries. what's really important in life is always the things that are secondary."
"I may be the type who manages to grab all the pointless things in life but lets the really important things slip away."
"As long as possible, I would really like to complete one marathon per year. Though my time has been slowing down as I get older, it has become a very important part of my life."
"And it was the kind of thing that loses the most important nuances when reduced to words. He had never told anyone about it, and he probably never would."
"You know, eating's much more important than most people think. There comes a time in your life when you've just got to have something super-delicious. And when you're standing at that crossroads your whole life can change, depending on which one you go into - the good restaurant or the awful one."
"Taste is so much more important than fashion."
"We depict hatred, but it is to depict that there are more important things. We depict a curse, to depict the joy of liberation."
"The most important part about playing shows and touring, is connecting with fans. At the end of the day it's not really a band and fans, we're all just human beings."
"I really believe that you could do horror very inexpensively. I don't think it has anything to do with the effects, the effects are not the most important parts."
"I remain totally convinced that when children are young, however busy we may be with the practical duties inside the home, themost important thing of all is to devbote enoughh time and care to their needs and problems."
"As prime minister, I worked closely with Ronald Reagan for eight of the most important years of all our lives. We talked regularly both before and after his presidency. And I have had time and cause to reflect on what made him a great president."
"From my experience let me say this: in today's world it is no bad thing for a politician to have had the benefit of a scientific background. And not only politicians. Those who work in industry, in commerce, in investment. Indeed, so important has it become that I believe we are right to make science a compulsory subject for all schoolchildren."
"Melodies are important. I always kind of pride myself on my melodies."
"I like that I stand for something like American Idol which helps musicians and artists get out there. It's important to have shows like Idol because it's so hard to get into the music industry nowadays - nearly impossible."
"I take more to the subject than to my ideas about it. I am not interested in any idea I have had, the subject is so demanding and so important."
"There’s no comparison. Veganism is the single most important thing that one can do today."
"Records can ruin you. That's why it's important to be as intimately familiar as possible with the history of recorded music, I guess. In a way, it's an argument for record collecting."
