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"Pythagoras took the next important step by subordinating the mere matter of nature to its essential principle of form and order, identifying the latter with reason or the soul."
"The most important history is the history we make today."
"The thing to do with money is to put it back into yourself, into your work, into the thing that is important, into whatever you are so much interested in that it is more important than money."
"And it's difficult for the average American to understand why something like that could be so important and why a little small place like Taiwan would be so important to the PRC"
"Culture is very important to the Mavs.... It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings."
"The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries. Communication then is secondary: it is perpetuation which is important. For this only one good reader is necessary."
"If I am against the condition of the world it is not because I am a moralist, it is because I want to laugh more. I don't say that God is one grand laugh: I say that you've got to laugh hard before you can get anywhere near God. My whole aim in life is to get near to God, that is, to get nearer to myself. That's why it doesn't matter to me what road I take. But music is very important. Music is a tonic for the pineal gland. Music isn't Bach or Beethoven; music is the can opener of the soul. It makes you terribly quiet inside, makes you aware that there's a roof to your being."
"Come back!" the Caterpillar called after her. "I've something important to say." This sounded promising, certainly. Alice turned and came back again. "Keep your temper," said the Caterpillar."
"The right to have our environment protected for the benefit of present and future generations is our most important human right."
"Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's not good enough."
"Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for."
"To hate is to show you still care, who needs that, focus on what's really important."
"An important species of pleasure, and therewith the source of morality, arises out of habit."
"Unexplained, obscure matters are regarded as more important than explained, clear ones."
"Sometimes the path you're on is not as important as the direction you're heading."
"Forget about Nobel prizes; they aren't really very important."
"It's really important to me to go to church, which is sometimes tough when I get back from road trips late on Saturday night, but I try to make it a priority to go every week."
"When someone becomes a millionaire, the least important thing is what they have. The most important thing is what they have become."
"Counting time is not as important as making time count."
"I wouldn't say I was organised at all. I just have to prioritise. Is it more important for them to be organised, or to have their dinner, do you know what I mean?"
