Important Quotes
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The essence of competitiveness is liberated when we make people believe that what they think and do is important - and then get out of their way while they do it.
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All prizes have a role, if they are run with integrity and with a clear focus on reading and quality writing. I don't think any of them is necessary, but they all play an incredibly important role in building a body of literature, in introducing new authors to new readers, and extending reading.
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Becoming a mother has been the most amazing experience - in an instant, you become strong. You have to be a little bit wiser; it's the most important job in the world.
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I know it can be dangerous, but I love racing. I worry my wife, but she knows it's important to me.
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We all know that a beautiful face is an important aspect of an actor's personality if he or she wants to make it big in Bollywood.
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We try so hard to be happy that we end up missing the most important parts of our lives and destroying the very peace that we were seeking
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You probably can't name more than a handful of comedies that would qualify for Best Picture. I can think of a lot of comedy screenplays; Woody Allen has had numerous nominations for his screenplays. But most comedies are calculated. They tend to pander. They're not about anything important.
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In a basic sense, 'A Little Life' is a homage to how my friends and I live our lives. I wanted to push past the definitions of how we typically define friendship. It's a different version of adulthood, but it's no less important and no less legitimate than anyone else's.
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People must feel that the natural world is important and valuable and beautiful and wonderful and an amazement and a pleasure.
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Thread count is actually a lie. Just because a thread count is 1,500 on a set of sheets doesn't mean that they're well-made sheets. Truly, the quality of the cotton and the quality of the way something is woven is much more important than thread count.
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To harmonize the One with the Many, this is indeed a difficult adjustment, perhaps the most difficult of all, and so important, withal, that nations have perished from their failure to achieve it.
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Energy is so important. If you don't have it, don't bother with rock and roll.
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Comedy has become, I think, a very important branch of public intellectualism. But it still ain't Washington.
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It is really important for women to look up and see other women being successful. When I was in that position, all I wanted to do was blend in and be one of the guys.
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I grew up in a middle class household with parents, went to good schools, and never feared for anything, never wanted for anything that was really important. For all of us living in this world, all of us who have the resources, for us to not dedicate ourselves to giving something back, is to leave the world a lesser place.
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Mentorship is really important. I really like to talk to people who have been in the music industry much longer than me about artists' block, things I'm struggling with, or the music business. It's really important for artists to have a community. Sometimes you can feel quite isolated.
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The most important thing in the kitchen is the waste paper basket and it needs to be centrally located.
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If you can react the same way to winning and losing, that's a big accomplishment. That quality is important because it stays with you the rest of your life, and there's going to be a life after tennis that's a lot longer than your tennis life.
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The information revolution has changed wealth. Intellectual capital is far more important than money.
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Phones remain a critical component of the Microsoft device portfolio and an important piece of our mobility strategy, but a restructuring is in order.
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Spain is an important historical ally of the United States, and if confirmed, I will add to our more than 200 years of diplomatic history to further our shared interests.
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The most important thing is to defend the euro.
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Youku Tudou kicked off 2014 in a positive direction. Mobile has become the number one screen for Youku Tudou, and we are the undisputed leader in all of the important mobile video traffic metrics.
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It's very important, at least for me and for Cynthia, to get outside input.
