Important Quotes
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Football (soccer) is a matter of life and death, except more important.
Bill Shankly
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[Being judge] is about being honest and giving everybody a fair shot and telling them what you think. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it isn't. It's more important to be honest than say things to make people feel better. I don't think you have to be rude, but I think you have to be honest. But I think it's really important to be specific: Here's what you did that was great and why. And here's what you did that wasn't great and why.
Harry Connick, Jr.
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That's an important statement to make, and I think that certainly has to get out there because I think it is still -- there is a lot of fear among seniors.
Olympia Snowe
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The most important thing I think teachers can do for young people is to make them inquiring, is to ensure that they know how to gather information, that they check information and they take their information from a multiplicity of sources.
David Puttnam
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And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene.
John Breaux
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Planting native species in our gardens and communities is increasingly important, because indigenous insects, birds and wildlife rely on them. Over thousands, and sometimes millions, of years they have co-evolved to live in local climate and soil conditions.
David Suzuki
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It's so important to believe in yourself. Believe that you can do it, under any circumstances. Because if you believe you can, then you really will. That belief just keeps you searching for the answers, and then pretty soon you get it.
Wally Amos
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I am not against marriage. I lived with someone for 11 years. But we weren't in love, and I thought that was quite important.
Lynne Truss
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I think it's really important for managers to be liked by his players because ultimately, on the pitch, those players will give everything for their manager.
Diego Costa
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For many people with HIV, finding the right doctor is the most important decision they'll make.
David Mixner
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Sliding headfirst is the safest way to get to the next base, I think, and the fastest. You don't lose your momentum, and there's one more important reason I slide headfirst, it gets my picture in the paper.
Pete Rose
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The horrible truth is we are linear beings; we can't multitask, and we shouldn't keep interrupting important connections to each other with the latest message coming in.
Douglas Rushkoff
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For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is.
Jodi Picoult
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I felt it was really, really important, not just in the vein of feminist erasure or whatever but also just as an artist that I honored my work.
Kathleen Hanna Bikini Kill
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I think it's really important to realize that small businesses are often the portal for immigrants into the New York City economy.
Christine Quinn
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People need to have enough to eat and have work and money. But there are other things that are important.
Daniel Barenboim
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It's about learning what's important and what's not important, and at the end of the day, what size you are does not matter at all. I don't have time to worry about that stuff; I'm going to be healthy.
Aubrey Peeples
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And trust, yes, which is important, but that is what I aim towards. Now that is difficult for some people, and with that desire to get things as good as possible, I would say that I'm probably regarded as quite prickly to work with.
Jeremy Irons
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That time when you're waiting for a job can be the most impactful and important time because you develop your preferences as a person. Knowing what you like will make you more confident. And then you'll stand out.
Jenny Slate
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It's important that the way you dress tells a story and reveals something about you and your philosophy.
Li Lykke Timotej Zachrisson
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In TV, it is important to get everything on film as fast as possible. You rehearse every day of the week, and each day, the performance may be changed. The process is more result-oriented than in the movies. It's more about working quickly.
Jean Louisa Kelly
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Generally, when it comes to covers, I try and add elements that may not take your immediate attention but really become important the more you look at them.
Lee Bermejo
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The cognitive skills prized by the American educational establishment and measured by achievement tests are only part of what is required for success in life. Character skills are equally important determinants of wages, education, health and many other significant aspects of flourishing lives.
James Heckman
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The two most important words in marriage for me are 'yes, dear.'
Eric Close