Important Quotes

"It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it"

Arnold J. Toynbee, Historian

"My mountaineering skills are not important to my best photographs, but they do add a component to my work that is definitely a bit different than that of most photographers"

Galen Rowell, Photographer

"The great and unlooked for discoveries that have taken place of late years have all concurred to lead many men into the opinion that we were touching on a period big with the most important changes"

Thomas Malthus, Economist

"It took me years to understand that words are often as important as experience, because words make experience last"

William Morris, Designer

"Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for your opponent. You see the opportunity but also greater limitations than you should. I have always believed in what I do on the chessboard, even when I had no objective reason to. It is better to overestimate your prospects than underestimate them"

Magnus Carlsen

"I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use a computer for preparing for games at all. I was playing a bit online, was using the chess club mainly. Now, obviously, the computer is an important tool for me preparing for my games"

Magnus Carlsen

"I was lucky enough to attend schools where they were understanding about when I needed to go abroad to play chess. Of course, socially it is important to go to school and interact with people your own age"

Magnus Carlsen

"I'm a student of world religion, so to me, it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing"

Will Smith, Actor

"I think it's important to be involved in things you're passionate about, whether it's a charity, a social cause, or just something that really speaks to you"

Camilla Belle, Actress

"Comparison is the thief of joy. We're all on our own path, and it's important to focus on our own progress and not worry about what others are doing"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

"Life is short, and we never know what's around the corner. So it's important to appreciate the good moments and learn from the bad ones"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

"I believe that everything happens for a reason, even if we don't understand it at the time. So it's important to trust the journey and have faith that things will work out in the end"

Emma Heming Willis, Actress

"I believe that the most important thing is to listen to the people. We need to be responsive to their needs and concerns"

Volodymyr Zelensky, President

"The most important thing in life is to follow your passion and pursue your dreams"

Liv Arnesen, Explorer

"I hope that the younger generation will remember that discrimination of any kind is wrong, and that it is important to speak out against it and to stand up for what is right"

Fred Korematsu, Celebrity

"What is most important for me is to tell a story, not to prove a point"

Otto Friedrich, Writer

"The most important word in the language of the working class is 'solidarity'"

Otto Friedrich, Writer

"I think it's very important to have a feedback loop, where you're constantly thinking about what you've done and how you could be doing it better"

Elon Musk, Businessman

"I think it's important to have a future that is inspiring and appealing"

Elon Musk, Businessman

"If something is important enough, you should try. Even if you - the probable outcome is failure"

Elon Musk, Businessman

"When something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor"

Elon Musk, Businessman

"I believe that how you feel is very important to how you look - that healthy equals beautiful"

Victoria Principal, Actress

"You have to risk failure to succeed. The important thing is not to make one single mistake that will jeopardize the future"

An Wang, Businessman

"When you stand on the stage you must have a sense that you are addressing the whole world, and that what you say is so important the whole world must listen"

Stella Adler, Actress

"We should be proud of liberating the 26 million people in Iraq and should remember that this is why it is important to stick it out to it's successful conclusion"

Evan Bayh, Politician

"I have always maintained that the one important phenomenon presented by modern society is - the enormous prosperity of Fools"

Wilkie Collins, Novelist

"It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years"

Jackie Weaver, Actress

"I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it"

Oscar Hammerstein II, Musician

"I'm doing it with a rock format and the words are about people living in harmony with Mother Earth. It's very important to me - and I feel it should be for every living human on this planet"

Jimmy Carl Black, Musician

"I can only say that one's individual situation is more real and important to oneself than the devastations of fates and empires especially when they do not vitally affect oneself"

Isaac Rosenberg, Poet

"Some of us claim that New York City is the capital of the country, indeed the capital of the world. Now, that may be a bit much for those who don't come from New York, but clearly we are an important city for reasons of our cultural advantages"

David Dinkins, Politician

"I write about things that are important for us as Americans. I'm concerned about al-Qaeda sneaking across the border with the illegal immigrants that are using the coyotes to get across the border. And that's not a Democrat or Republican issue, that's a national security issue"

Brad Thor, Novelist

"The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands"

Bhumibol Adulyadej, Statesman

"Victory is the most important aspect in Iraq, because victory in Iraq will help us have victory in the War on Terror"

Andrew Card, Politician

"While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with"

William Odom, Soldier

"The College Access and Opportunity Act addresses the important need to make higher education more affordable and easier to access for low and middle-income students"

Ron Lewis, Politician

"I believe the record I was allowed to help establish by the side of the president was important"

Rahm Emanuel, Politician

"It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera"

Luciano Pavarotti, Musician

"The 9/11 Commission recently released their report, citing important changes which need to be made to improve our nation's homeland security. I voiced my disappointment with the House leadership when this report was left until after the August recess for action"

Leonard Boswell, Politician

"So May 4th in the labor movement has always been an important date"

William Kunstler, Activist

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