"When the most important things in our life happen we quite often do not know, at the moment, what is going on."
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"Before God closed in on me, I was offered what now appears a moment of wholly free choice. But I feel my decision was not so important. I was the object rather than the subject in this affair."
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"What I was is unimportant, what I am now is important."
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"To master fear is the most important battle to win."
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"Knowing how to keep a friend is more important than gaining a new one."
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"The biggest threat that we face right now is not a nuclear missile coming over the skies. It's in a suitcase. This is why the issue of nuclear proliferation is so important. It is the - the biggest threat to the United States is a terrorist getting their hands on nuclear weapons."
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"It's very important that we have a president who is mindful of the cruelty that is perpetrated on animals."
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"The men and women of America's homeland security apparatus do important work to protect us, and Republicans and Democrats in Congress should not be playing politics with that."
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"I'll go anywhere and I'll do whatever it takes to get this done. It's too important for Washington to screw this up. Now's the time for us to work on what we all agree to, which is let's keep middle-class taxes low. That's what our economy needs. That's what the American people deserve."
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"Its important for people to know that I will make many promises to get their votes."
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"Please proceed, Governor."
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"Short term, the most important thing is to put people back to work ... If they're working, that means they're paying taxes, that means that they're buying goods and services - and the economy, instead of being on a downward spiral, starts back up on an upward spiral."
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"With respect to the pledge I made that if you like your plan you can keep it. The way I put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate."
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"Be the best father you can be to your children. Because nothing is more important."
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"There are few things in life that are harder to find and more important to keep than love. Well, love and a birth certificate."
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"So I think it's important to understand that your duly elected representatives have been consistently informed about exactly what we're doing."
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"First and foremost, it's important to remember that, from my perspective at least, my most important legacy was making sure that the world didn't go into a Great Depression."
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"What I've seen in my own life is that when I get something important done it's because of a lot of other people - some who get credit, some who don't."
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"It is important for us to understand that the way we are perceived in the world is going to make a difference, in terms of our capacity to get cooperation and root out terrorism. And one of the things that I intend to do as president is to restore America's standing in the world."
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"I believe it`s important to be open and honest, especially with your friends."
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