Important Quotes

"With our Reserve and Guard units playing increasingly important roles in the war on terror and in Iraq, it is unacceptable to make them jump through any unnecessary hurdles"

Pat Roberts, Politician

"I tell her all the time I'd gladly retire and hang out with the kids and clean the house. I want to have a good life and great family, and from a professional standpoint I want to be successful, but it's not the most important thing at all"

Nick Lachey, Musician

"There were some tragic cases of women whose love was abused, who for a certain time procured important documents or information, not knowing who for, what service they worked for, and for a variety reasons got jailed, were tried and sentenced"

Markus Wolf, Public Servant

"Success is the most important to many, to me it's just a bonus"

Lucas Grabeel, Actor

"The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered"

Lee Greenwood, Musician

"The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important"

Kenneth Starr, Lawyer

"We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines. Profitability is very important to us or we wouldn't be in this business"

Jeff Bezos, Businessman

"It was really important in my relationship with James Caan that I understood the relationship between the family and the father"

Jeanne Tripplehorn, Actress

"The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals"

Jane Byrne, Politician

"Our moral authority is as important, if not more important, than our troop strength or our high-tech weapons. We are rapidly losing that moral authority, not only in the Arab world but all over the world"

Robert Reich, Economist

"It's an important thing to remember where you came from"

Michael Bolton, Musician

"Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level"

Winona Ryder, Actress

"Convinced that behavior and conduct are every bit as important as skills and expertise, I sought to build the firm into an enduring, values-based institution"

Marvin Bower, Businessman

"I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious"

LL Cool J, Musician

"Of course, the simple explanation of the fact is that marriage is the most important act of man's life in Europe or America, and that everything depends upon it"

Lafcadio Hearn, Author

"It's not important to me that people understand me"

Kate Bush, Musician

"Now, I feel that if somebody looks through all the numbers through all those years, they will find one for Julius Rosenberg, and it is worth finding if it is such an important issue"

Julius Rosenberg, Criminal

"It's very important to go through periods where you sound just rotten and you know it, and you have to persevere or give up"

Steve Lacy, Musician

"In that match for Holland I asked for a big responsibility, I got it and I dealt with it. I played well, I scored goals and the team qualified for the Euro 2004 finals. It was a big night and an important moment for Holland"

Ruud van Nistelrooy, Athlete

"With any child entering adolescence, one hunts for signs of health, is desperate for the smallest indication that the child's problems will never be important enough for a television movie"

Nora Ephron, Author

"The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type"

Joichi Ito, Businessman

"According to various polls conducted, the single most important issue in last week's election was not the Iraq War, not the War on Terror, not even the economy. It was the cultural war"

John Doolittle, Politician

"I loved Old School. I thought Old School was very different than a lot of the comedies that had come out. And that character I liked. I tried to ground him very much in reality and play him very much finding things important to him that are somewhat ridiculous"

Vince Vaughn, Actor

"I don't know if there is any one secret to successful writing, but one important step is to move beyond imitation and discover what you can write that no one else can - that is, find out who you are and write that in an appropriate narrative and style"

James Gunn, Writer

"He hasn't said whether he remembers the episode itself - or, if he doesn't, whether that is because it never happened or because it happened too often to keep track. More important, he hasn't said what he thinks about it all from the perspective of 2003"

Michael Kinsley, Journalist

"If people are really excited about their music, and that's their primary motivation, then that comes through in demo tapes. That's the most important ingredient"

Greg Ginn, Musician

"We have met on a solemn occasion, and in this crowded assembly there is one thing that appears important, that is, for every one of us to be still, that if any thing should he said, every one may the better hear"

Elias Hicks, Clergyman

"So when we start talking about the state and all those that are so important and engaged and supportive around Florida, we've gotten overwhelming support, and it's so exciting"

Katherine Harris, Politician

"Well, I think what's most important is the idea of something"

Joshua Homme, Musician

"The FA Cup is important to everyone at the club. We have a great record in it and we want to win a trophy"

David Gill, Scientist

"The person who gives you your first job is so important in any industry"

Christopher Eccleston, Actor

"If you're married, and you have a wife, and you really love your wife, is it good enough to only say to your wife 'I love her' the day you get married? Or should you tell her every single day when you wake up and every opportunity? And that's how I feel about my relationship with Jesus Christ is that it is the most important thing in my life"

Tim Tebow, Athlete

"There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay"

Richard Attenborough, Actor

"And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it's enormously comforting to believe that you're going to see your loved ones"

Barbara Walters, Journalist

"In time your relatives will come to accept the idea that a career is as important to you as your family. Of course, in time the polar ice cap will melt"

Barbara Dale

"I was not out to paint beautiful pictures; even painting good pictures was not important to me. I wanted only to help the truth burst forth"

Alice Miller, Psychologist

"Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved"

Barbara Johnson, Critic

"The important matter is freedom. When the people choose what they want, it is good for them and for us"

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Politician

"It's very important for men to look downward, to the next generation"

James Hillman, Psychologist

"My career spanned the era when relievers started to become more important"

Dennis Eckersley, Athlete

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