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"In a well-functioning democracy, the state constitution is considered more important than God's holy book, whichever holy book that may be, and God matters only in your private life."
"First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it."
"To me hair dressing means shape. It's very important that the foundations should be right."
"We need not to be let alone. We need to be really bothered once in a while. How long is it since you were really bothered? About something important, about something real?"
"One of the most important ways to manifest integrity is to be loyal to those who are not present. In doing so, we build the trust of those who are present."
"The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because words diminish them."
"Every aspect of personal life is radically affected by the quality of general life, and yet the general life is seen at its most important in completely personal terms."
"What's most important in a friendship? Tolerance and loyalty."
"It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never quite eradicated. . . ."
"It is strange, but true, that the most important turning-points of life often come at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected ways."
"Logos and branding are so important. In a big part of the world, people cannot read French or English--but are great in remembering signs."
"I must work harder to achieve my goal of not seeking approval from those whose approval I'm not even sure is important to me."
"Interest is the most important thing in life; happiness is temporary, but interest is continuous."
"For me, I think the only danger is being too much in love with guitar playing. The MUSIC is the most important thing, and the guitar is only the instrument."
"Its important to follow your dreams whatever that may be."
"While it is important to win, it’s even more important to remain undefeated no matter what happens."
"We still did not answer the questions that are important to us"
"Fans have been very important in my career. Even though I'm just doing me and doing my thing, they're the captains of this ship."
"Surprisingly few men are lacking in capacity, but they fail because... they are too indolent to apply themselves with the seriousness and the attention that is necessary to solve important problems."
"Important principles may, and must, be inflexible."
