Important Quotes

"Above all, a query letter is a sales pitch and it is the single most important page an unpublished writer will ever write. It's the first impression and will either open the door or close it. It's that important, so don't mess it up. Mine took 17 drafts and two weeks to write"

Nicholas Sparks, Author

"Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering"

Naomi Watts, Actress

"I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about"

James Caan, Actor

"What is more important is finding the soul of the character, and making sure it fits well into this story. And that it be dramatic and interesting and captivating, because these people weren't entertainers, you know"

Mary Stuart Masterson, Actress

"Memorial Day this year is especially important as we are reminded almost daily of the great sacrifices that the men and women of the Armed Services make to defend our way of life"

Robin Hayes, Politician

"It is extremely important to know what you don't want to find"

Leon Uris, Writer

"English of course is your major tool, but it is not nearly so important as other aspects of writing for example you have to have some natural ability you can't buy it no one puts it there you're born with it"

Leon Uris, Writer

"The memory of things gone is important to a jazz musician"

Louis Armstrong, Musician

"The individual always realizes only one of the possibilities in its development, which could always have taken a different turning whenever it has to make an important decision"

Wilhelm Dilthey, Historian

"And that's very important, too, 'cause a lot of people just assume everyone's a Democrat, or everyone's a Republican or whatever, and they're not. And that's a really important thing to adhere to"

Kurt Loder, Journalist

"I'm not in the business of becoming famous. And that's the advice I give to younger aspiring actors. Work onstage and do the little roles. In the end it's not important to be seen. It's important to do. There's a lot of disappointment in this business, but my family keeps me grounded"

Kristen Bell, Actress

"What our Republican friends are doing, if we look at what they do and not what they say, they have decided that the most important thing in this country is to increase payments for interest on the national debt"

Tom Allen, Politician

"I think I've explained earlier on in the year that I kind of underestimated how important experience was in this series, especially when you're up against such good quality drivers"

Dan Wheldon, Celebrity

"I have grown in my writing and I care about it now and I know how important it is to write stuff"

Charles King, Politician

"If this validates anything, it's that learning how to bunt and hit and run and turning two is more important than knowing where to find the little red light at the dug out camera"

Ryne Sandberg, Athlete

"But as I said to Dr. Rice following her testimony, and I think she appreciated it, we had our job to do and we did it best we could, trying to get answers to the important questions that the 9/11 Commission must answer"

Richard Ben-Veniste, Lawyer

"This crusade is much more important than the anti- lynching movement, because there would be no lynching if it did not start in the schoolroom"

Carter G. Woodson, Historian

"It's very important to me that people who are actual chefs and other professionals in the culinary world, understand that I'm not, and have never held myself out as being, like a CIA trained chef"

Ted Allen, Entertainer

"The most important thing is to just be good at what you do. You do a good job playing the character, and people will be taken up with your character, not your clothes"

Victoria Pratt, Actress

"Our people are excited about building solutions, and it's rewarding to see how much fun Netscape employees have doing something they think is relevant and important"

Jim Barksdale, Businessman

"And music was a very important part of our lives. The radio was on all day"

Ruben Blades, Musician

"As an actor, your life experience is just as important as studying"

Jane Badler, Actress

"I just don't think that I could be the kind of actor I want to be and not be honest with myself. Honesty is very important to me as an actor and as a person. I didn't even think about it"

Randy Harrison, Actor

"The only problem in the past has been my kids. I'd want to bring them to London with me, but they are at an important stage in high school"

Mimi Rogers, Actress

"The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and dancing as often as possible"

Suzanne Farrell, Dancer

"Getting married and settling down isn't the most important thing in my life"

Liam Neeson, Actor

"I believe that today's players who are Christians feel that it's important and their responsibility to acknowledge their faith"

Lynn Swann, Athlete

"Now, if they're there to talk about something specifically, and I determine through my own editorial judgment, that another area isn't germane, or isn't an important part of it, that's something else. But we never agree to anything in advance, absolutely not"

Katie Couric, Journalist

"In particular what is most important to me is the transformation of a sound by slowing it down, sometimes extremely, so that the inner of sound becomes a conceivable rhythm"

Karlheinz Stockhausen, Composer

"It was important on The Shipping News to have my house far enough away from each location so I had this time in the morning to think about my shots and still remain open to surprises once I got to the set"

Lasse Hallstrom, Director

"So no one should rely on television either for their knowledge of music or for news. There's just more going on. It's an adjunct to the written word, which I think is still the most important thing"

Kurt Loder, Journalist

"I loved Veronica right off the bat. She was so strong and I think it is so important because there are so few shows that portray women, especially young women, as being strong and being able to stand up for themselves"

Kristen Bell, Actress

"Over the past two years, the House has passed more than 50 measures focused on stimulating the economy and expanding opportunities for American workers. The tax relief provisions in this package have been an important part of our pro-growth agenda"

Roger Wicker, Politician

"If you're running for reelection in the House of Representatives race, you know, it's very important to you that you be on fairly good terms with the local affiliates in the largest market in your area. I mean you don't want to antagonize them"

Robert McChesney, Critic

"While there have been terrific advances in the state of technology around heuristics, behavior blocking, and things like that, technology is only a part of the approach to solving the problem with the more important aspect involving putting the right process in place"

John W. Thompson, Businessman

"So ensuring the integrity of the data and integrity and validity of the connection is a very important element in any company's strategy that is moving towards a Web service paradigm"

John W. Thompson, Businessman

"Everyone has a story that makes me stronger. I know that the work I do is important and I enjoy it, but it is nice to hear the feedback of what we do to inspire others"

Richard Simmons, Celebrity

"I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now"

John Hughes, Director

"It's important to e alive in those moment, especially when you're doing something you love to do"

Jenifer Lewis, Actress

"It is important to recognize and politics positive thinking is often the slaves' virtue - something that people do to con themselves about the burden and change being placed upon them"

James Bovard, Author

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