"It’s not how you start that’s important, but how well you finish!"
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"The most important thing is to DARE."
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"If there's anything that's important to a reporter, it is integrity. It is credibility."
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"Common European thought is the fruit of the immense toil of translators. Without translators, Europe would not exist; translators are more important than members of the European Parliament."
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"People are beginning to realize that it's important that we see animals in a natural state - but through film, through video, through documentaries, at wildlife preserves, and through other humanely protected ways, which don't involve... performing for us."
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"I don't know what my favorite film of mine is... But I think the most important film I was in was Glory."
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"The important thing, Jesus is saying (in Matthew 5:33-37), is to tell the truth and keep one's pledges without insisting that a certain form of words must be used if it is to be binding. No oath is necessary for the truthful person... Their word is so reliable that nothing more than a statement is needed from them."
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"I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business letter."
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"It is important to direct our intelligence with good intentions. Without intelligence, we cannot accomplish very much. Without good intentions, the way we exercise of our intelligence may have destructive results."
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"It is important not to allow ourselves to be put off by the magnitude of others' suffering. The misery of millions is not a cause for pity. Rather it is a cause for compassion."
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"Our attitude towards suffering becomes very important because it can affect how we cope with suffering when it arises."
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"The important thing is that men should have a purpose in life. It should be something useful, something good."
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"To keep is more important than to make friends."
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"This is why the anti-discrimination principle being enforced is important. Because it won't stop if some of the underlying biases aren't challenged and surfaced. And that in and of itself creates backlash and denial. This is what I mean when I say better is hard."
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"I don't think leaders are born. Well, they're born; everybody's born, but I think leadership can be enhanced, they can be developed, and I think that it's important we do that, particularly with our youngsters."
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"The planet is under pressure and our choices have never been more important. The Food Revolution Summit is an informative and empowering platform which highlights ways to set a new pattern for the future of the planet."
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"When mouths close, it’s because there’s something important to be said."
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"The element of harmony is super important."
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"The most important thing is just like creativity and music. It's the one thing that you never lose if you just stay loyal to that."
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"The most important part of a story is the piece of it you don't know."
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