"Don't ask a man what is important to him. Watch how he spends his time"
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"It's particularly important that we reach out to everybody in our countries, those who feel disaffected, those who feel left behind by globalization and address their concerns in constructive ways as opposed to more destructive ways."
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"There's nothing more important on our spiritual path than developing gentleness to oneself."
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"Asking a question is the simplest way of focusing thinking...asking the right question may be the most important part of thinking."
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"To be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the human soul."
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"I've always learned how to deal with my problems through my words, through my education, and through my intelligence, which I think is important and the best way to deal with an issue."
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"Every man's story is important, eternal and sacred. That is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous and worthy of every consideration."
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"I took two important phone calls while in the shower today because I'm a goddam professional."
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"It is likely that America will be more important during the next century or two, but after that it may well be the turn of China."
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"Learning how to live is much more important than learning how to make a living."
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"Nature is really important because it's a manifestation of love that hasn't been run through human minds."
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"People often remark that I'm pretty lucky. Luck is only important in so far as getting the chance to sell yourself at the right moment. After that, you've got to have talent and know how to use it."
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"In expressing briefly my views upon an important subject which has recently agitated the nation..., I fervently hope that the question is at rest and that no sectional or ambitious or fanatical excitement may again threaten the durability of our institutions."
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"One of the problems in the United States is the refusal on the part of our young people to remember or to want to remember, or to recognize the experiences of the past as being relevant, germane, important to the present and to the future. They simply don't want anything that's painful. They want to live in a painless society where everything is pleasant, and everything is joyful."
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"Every time you do something that is important, write down what you expect will happen."
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"Taking LSD was a profound experience, one of the most important things in my life. LSD shows you that there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could."
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"It is more important to know the person who has the condition than it is to know the condition the person has."
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"I have always challenged myself and it's also important to learn from the rivals. Every rider has his own style, and you have to count on some elements that cannot be changed. On the contrary, the bike or the tires can change and it's important to adapt yourself. It's up to the rider to understand what he can change and how much he can adapt."
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"Some things are too important to be taken seriously."
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"I made so many films which were more important, but the only one people ever want to talk about is that one with [Humphrey Bogart]."
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