"I think it's important to have some documentation of the past."
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"I continually remind myself to live by a code. It's very important to me. I've got a bad temper."
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"Not infrequently, we encounter copies of important human beings; and here, too, as in the case of paintings, most people prefer the copies to the originals."
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"All parties attempt to represent important things that have developed outside themselves as unimportant, and where they fail in this they assail those things all the more bitterly the more admirable they are."
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"Men seldom persevere in a vocation unless they believe or can convince themselves that it is fundamentally more important than anyother calling. Women are the same with their lovers."
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"For a novelist, it’s kind of an onerous burden to represent an entire culture. That said, I’m in a unique position to speak on behalf of Afghanistan on certain issues that I feel are important, particularly the issue of Afghan refugees."
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"Good relations with Egypt are extremely important to us. Egypt is our neighbor and the largest Arab country. The people in all Muslim countries are on our side."
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"Is the human race a joke? Was it devised and patched together in a dull time when there was nothing important to do?"
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"It is an important thing, in our never-ending pursuit of happiness, to stop and just be happy for a while."
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"I didn't like the '60s because it was too important what people who had nothing to do with the war thought about it."
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"The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me."
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"When studio art started being seen as important, I joined Colab, and then I became very involved."
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"Things that are very significant and important to you when constructing an identity when you're younger change."
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"It’s up to you to fill it. Find things that mean something to you, that represent times where you’ve overcome an obstacle, learned something important. Put those items in the bag and they’ll help you find your strength.’ ‘I’m not sure if that’s going to help much.’ Unless I put a brick in it and nail Brandy between the eyes."
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"I can never be important to any one.' 'What is to prevent you?' 'Every thing — my situation — my foolishness and awkwardness."
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"I think the most important thing is to keep active, and to hope that your mind stays active."
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"I believe that accurate knowledge is very, very important, but find that out in free time. Don't let it take over every hour of the day. Perhaps most important, talk about it."
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"The most important thing is that you're comfortable with who you're working with as a person. Forget the music, if you can sit in a room with someone and you don't have awkwardness."
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"It must be important or he wouldn't dare disturb me now,” he muttered. Then he drew away to look at me. “If it's not, I'll kill him and return to you directly."
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"It's important to be alive in those moment, especially when you're doing something you love to do."
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