Important Quotes

Small: It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important
Gertrude Stein
"It is not what France gave you but what it did not take from you that was important"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: I think the reason I am important is that I know everything
Gertrude Stein
"I think the reason I am important is that I know everything"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking
Gertrude Stein
"Once more I can climb about and remind you that a woman in this epoch does the important literary thinking"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business
Gertrude Stein
"It is awfully important to know what is and what is not your business"
Gertrude Stein, Author
Small: Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma - which is living w
Steve Jobs
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we dont get on the wrong track or try to do too much.
Steve Jobs
"And it comes from saying no to 1,000 things to make sure we don't get on the wrong track or try to do too much. We're always thinking about new markets we could enter, but it's only by saying no that you can concentrate on the things that are really important"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: Things dont have to change the world to be important
Steve Jobs
"Things don't have to change the world to be important"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: Technology is nothing. Whats important is that you have a faith in people, that theyre basically good and smar
Steve Jobs
"Technology is nothing. What's important is that you have a faith in people, that they're basically good and smart, and if you give them tools, they'll do wonderful things with them"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: Remembering that Ill be dead soon is the most important tool Ive ever encountered to help me make the big choi
Steve Jobs
"Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important"
Steve Jobs, Businessman
Small: The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their
"The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department"
Thomas Sowell, Economist
Small: Mans main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important produ
Erich Fromm
"Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality"
Erich Fromm, Psychologist
Small: Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the la
Erich Fromm
"Both dreams and myths are important communications from ourselves to ourselves. If we do not understand the language in which they are written, we miss a great deal of what we know and tell ourselves in those hours when we are not busy manipulating the outside world"
Erich Fromm, Psychologist
Small: Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon
Dag Hammarskjold
"Constant attention by a good nurse may be just as important as a major operation by a surgeon"
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat
Small: It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and i
Søren Kierkegaard
"It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important"
Søren Kierkegaard, Philosopher
Small: Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast and effective con
"Prices are important not because money is considered paramount but because prices are a fast and effective conveyor of information through a vast society in which fragmented knowledge must be coordinated"
Thomas Sowell, Economist
Small: How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!
Maya Angelou
"How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes!"
Maya Angelou, Poet
Small: Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you cant practice any other virtue c
Maya Angelou
"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice any other virtue consistently. You can practice any virtue erratically, but nothing consistently without courage"
Maya Angelou, Poet
Small: For a creative writer possession of the truth is less important than emotional sincerity
George Orwell
"For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity"
George Orwell, Author
Small: Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work
"Committees have become so important nowadays that subcommittees have to be appointed to do the work"
Laurence J. Peter, Writer
Small: The future is called perhaps, which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is
"The future is called 'perhaps,' which is the only possible thing to call the future. And the important thing is not to allow that to scare you"
Tennessee Williams, Dramatist
Small: The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. Thats the time to list
George S. Patton
"The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go ahead!"
George S. Patton, Soldier
Small: Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life
"Enthusiasm is the most important thing in life"
Tennessee Williams, Dramatist
Small: The most important thing in communication is hearing what isnt said
"The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said"
Peter Drucker, Businessman
Small: Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do
"Money differs from an automobile or mistress in being equally important to those who have it and those who do not"
John Kenneth Galbraith, Economist
Small: The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future genera
"The Freudian theory is one of the most important foundation stones for an edifice to be built by future generations, the dwelling of a freer and wiser humanity"
Thomas Mann, Writer
Small: It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa
Wangari Maathai
"It is important to nurture any new ideas and initiatives which can make a difference for Africa"
Wangari Maathai, Activist
Small: Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one it is man and not materials that counts
"Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts"
Mao Tse-Tung, Leader
Small: Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions ari
Jim Rohn
"Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people"
Jim Rohn, Businessman
Small: The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinio
Samuel Butler
"The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach pri
Samuel Butler
"The most important service rendered by the press and the magazines is that of educating people to approach printed matter with distrust"
Samuel Butler, Poet
Small: Laughter is Americas most important export
"Laughter is America's most important export"
Walt Disney, Cartoonist
Small: In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in
Michael Graves
"In designing hardware to be used every day, it was important to keep both the human aspects and the machine in mind. What looks good also often feels good"
Michael Graves, Architect
Small: You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a l
Earl Warren
"You sit up there, and you see the whole gamut of human nature. Even if the case being argued involves only a little fellow and $50, it involves justice. That's what is important"
Earl Warren, Judge
Small: It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the
Vincent Van Gogh
"It is not the language of painters but the language of nature which one should listen to, the feeling for the things themselves, for reality is more important than the feeling for pictures"
Vincent Van Gogh, Artist
Small: Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so
Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Every individual has a place to fill in the world and is important in some respect whether he chooses to be so or not"
Nathaniel Hawthorne, Novelist
Small: There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a diffe
Marc Garneau
"There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a difference in our lives and we are committed to supporting this important vocation"
Marc Garneau, Astronaut
Small: Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and goo
"Show interest in all people, not just those from whom you want something. Making people feel important and good about themselves is just the right thing to do"
Bo Bennett, Businessman
Small: If you want to make good use of your time, youve got to know whats most important and then give it all youve g
Lee Iacocca
"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got"
Lee Iacocca, Businessman
Small: Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile
Isaac Asimov
"Humanity has the stars in its future, and that future is too important to be lost under the burden of juvenile folly and ignorant superstition"
Isaac Asimov, Scientist
Small: Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, th
Coco Chanel
"Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem, the most important problem, is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous"
Coco Chanel, Designer