Important Quotes

"The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare"

"The key is not the will to win... everybody has that. It is the will to prepare to win that is important"

"Time is very precious to me. I don't know how much I have left and I have some things that I would like to say. Hopefully, at the end, I will have said something that will be important to other people too"

Jim Valvano, Coach

"I talked about my family, my family's so important"

Jim Valvano, Coach

"And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too"

Jim Valvano, Coach

"And how can you achieve such concentration? By recognizing that everything you do is important to God, and is one vital piece of the larger picture of your life"

Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Leader

"Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the "gotta have it" scale"

Zig Ziglar, Author

"I think it is really important to have a sense of business. As a designer you can get so wrapped up in the design and fashion side that you forget the business side"

Tommy Hilfiger, Designer

"Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children"

Joseph Barbera, Cartoonist

"Inaudible prayers, particularly of the Canon, which at first don't seem to have anything to do with music, end up being a very important part of the aesthetic of the traditional structure of the Mass"

Richard Morris, Clergyman

"Education is not so important as people think"

Elizabeth Bowen, Novelist

"From the time we're born until we die, we're kept busy with artificial stuff that isn't important"

Tom Ford, Designer

"I am calling attention just to the main points of these tremendously important matters, which can be understood better by pious meditation than explained by human language"

Martin Chemnitz, Theologian

"Nothing is more important than reconnecting with your bliss. Nothing is as rich. Nothing is more real"

Deepak Chopra, Philosopher

"I am pleased that Prince Charles and Mrs Camilla Parker Bowles have decided to take this important step"

Rowan Williams, Theologian

"The president felt that it was important to send an ordinary citizen to experience the excitement of space travel as a representative for all Americans"

Christa McAuliffe, Astronaut

"We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important"

John W. Snow, Economist

"Finally, in my critique of the immigration image of America, it is also important to know that we're not only a nation of immigrants, but we are in some part a nation of emigrants, which often gets neglected"

Samuel P. Huntington, Sociologist

"My psycho-analytic work has convinced me that when in the baby's mind the conflicts between love and hate arise, and the fears of losing the loved one become active, a very important step is made in development"

Melanie Klein, Psychologist

"The regular hours necessary to be observed by those who follow country business, are perhaps of more consequence than any of the other articles, however important those may be"

William Falconer, Poet

"We can get more energy out of the north slope of Alaska; we have available the ability to make ourselves less dependent on those uncertain sources of supply from the Middle East. And it's important we do that"

John W. Snow, Economist

"The admiral, or commander in chief of a squadron, being frequently invested with a great charge, on which the fate of a kingdom may depend, ought certainly to be possessed of abilities equal to so important a station and so extensive a command"

William Falconer, Poet

"You don't have to know people personally for them to be role models. Some of my most important role models were historical or literary figures that I only read about - never actually met"

John Wilson, Writer

"I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days"

Gerhard Schroder, Statesman

"If bringing up the next generation is important, why aren't they the best qualified, the best paid? Why aren't we as concerned about their career progression as we are about those who work in the education or health services?"

Estelle Morris, Politician

"Broadcasting is really too important to be left to the broadcasters"

Tony Benn, Politician

"I mean, we are facing so many very, very important issues and those are the issues that you heard talked about last night from the Republican convention, and that you'll hear my husband talk about. And those are the really important issues facing our country right now"

Laura Bush, First Lady

"Sometimes stories are inherently important whether or not they have a direct relation to your life"

Linda Vester, Entertainer

"I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you're responsible for your actions, so you don't blame other people"

Prince William, Royalty

"Artists today think of everything they do as a work of art. It is important to forget about what you are doing - then a work of art may happen"

Andrew Wyeth, Artist

"AIDS does not inevitably lead to death, especially if you suppress the co-factors that support the disease. It is very important to tell this to people who are infected"

Luc Montagnier, Scientist

"When George Bush asked me to sign on, it obviously wasn't because he was worried about carrying Wyoming. We got 70 percent of the vote in Wyoming, although those three electoral votes turned out to be pretty important last time around"

Dick Cheney, Vice President

"It's very important to go back and keep in mind the distinction between handling these events as criminal acts, which was the way we did before 9/11, and then looking at 9/11 and saying, "This is not a criminal act," not when you destroy 16 acres of Manhattan, kill 3,000 Americans, blow a big hole in the Pentagon. That's an act of war"

Dick Cheney, Vice President

"Oh, the transition concerns me because as we move towards an important political event, it's clear to me that the terrorists and insurgents will move as hard as they can to disrupt this process"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"It's also natural in that part of the world to blame what people view as the... as the most important authority in the region, and that currently is the United States of America"

John Abizaid, Soldier

"Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill"

Charles R. Swindoll, Clergyman

"Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important"

Charles Stanley, Clergyman

"It is important to remember that some of the most serious thinkers once thought that democracy was not compatible with the cultures of Germany, Italy, Japan, Latin America and Russia"

Natan Sharansky, Writer

"What sculptors do is represent the essence of gesture. What is important in mime is attitude"

Marcel Marceau, Actor

"One of the most important things to me is to make things real, not have models who are perfectly groomed or clothes that are too perfect. It all has to have a twist because that's how people live"

Tommy Hilfiger, Designer

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