Important quotes

Important

11.5K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.

11.5K quotes

Explore further

Browse quotes that often appear alongside important — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.

Quote collection

Important quotes (page 18 of 576)

Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.

Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
Important

"There are two ways of forming an opinion. One is the scientific method; the other, the scholastic. To the scientific mind, experimental proof is all-important, and theory is merely a convenience in description, to be junked when it no longer fits. To the academic mind, authority is everything, and facts are junked when they do not fit theory."

Read quote 23 likes
Stephen Covey Author, Speaker
Important

"Where you are headed is more important than how fast you are going. Rather than always focusing on what's urgent, learn to focus on what is really important."

Read quote 23 likes
Ki Longfellow Author
Important

"... the most important concept ever put forth was that matter, ALL matter, with no exceptions from stone to star to starfish to student to sovereign, is as divine as all else in the cosmos, for all flows from Consciousness, the Word that came before the World - and all, in time, will flow back."

Read quote 23 likes
Jay Adams Skateboarder
Important

"Church membership was so important that Paul and Silas baptized the Philippian jailer into the membership of Christ's church at midnight with Paul's back still bloody from a beating! He did not even wait till morning! Identification with Christ's church is important; without it, one must be treated 'as a heathen and publican.'"

Read quote 23 likes
Jim Carrey Actor, Comedian
Important

"I feel like I've lived the dream for sure, I'm the luckiest guy in the world and I never forget that. I always feel like I'm proof of positive thought and manifestation, and that faith is more important than talent. But if you have both you're really doing something."

Read quote 23 likes
Calvin Coolidge Politician
Important

"Whether one traces his Americanism back three centuries to the Mayflower, or three years to the steerage, is not half so important as whether his Americanism of today is real and genuine. No matter by what various crafts we came here, we are all now in the same boat."

Read quote 22 likes
Amartya Sen Economist, Philosopher
Important

"It is important to reclaim for humanity the ground that has been taken from it by various arbitrarily narrow formulations of the demands of rationality"

Read quote 22 likes
Thomas Keller Chef, Restaurateur
Important

"I can make dough in a machine faster than I can make it by hand, but I want to make it by hand, because I want to remember the way it feels. It's so important for me to make it by hand - whether it's a pasta dough or a pâte brisée. You become involved in it. You become personal with it. For me it's such a wonderful way to get satisfaction and gratification when I'm cooking."

Read quote 22 likes
Friedrich Nietzsche Philosopher, Writer
Important

"School has no task more important than to teach strict thought, cautious judgment, and logical conclusions, hence it must pay no attention to what hinders these operations, such as religion, for instance."

Read quote 22 likes