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I am disturbed when I see the majority of so-called Christians having such little understanding of the real nature of the faith they profess. Faith is a subject of such importance that we should not ignore it because of the distractions or the hectic pace of our lives. -- William Wilberforce
I've now realised for the first time in my life the vital Importance of Being Earnest. -- Oscar Wilde
A work of art has no importance whatever to society. It is only important to the individual. -- Vladimir Nabokov
Lesson Number One: The Importance of Being Jewish -- Malcolm Gladwell
Self Importance is the worst sin a person can get into -- Rajesh Nanoo
The Importance of Being Earnest' is important, but it says nothing about anything. -- Tom Stoppard
I started doing regional theater. My first job was 'The Importance of Being Earnest' at Dallas Theater Center. -- Anna Camp
The first professional play I ever saw was The Importance Of Being Earnest, and I just fell in love. -- Kim Cattrall
I'd done an Edinburgh show before, in 1981, called 'The Importance of Being Varnished' - I was in the pun trade at the time. -- Rory Bremner
Never, ever underestimate the importance of having fun. -- Randy Pausch
American business has just forgotten the importance of selling. -- Barry Goldwater
Exaggerated self-importance is deemed an individual fault, but a racial virtue. -- Kelly Miller
In matters of grave importance, style, not sincerity, is the vital thing. -- Oscar Wilde
The importance of a warm up and cool down can't be stressed enough. -- Jamie Redknapp
Being happy is of the utmost importance. Success in anything is through happiness. -- Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it. -- Alfred North Whitehead
It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. -- Thomas Huxley
The activity of art is... as important as the activity of language itself, and as universal. -- Leo Tolstoy
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. -- Martin Luther King, Jr.
It is not important to convince people; they should convince themselves, they should look with their own eyes. -- Luc Tuymans
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. -- John Adams
I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back. -- Patrick Schwarzenegger
Our time and attention is scarce. Art is not that important to us, no matter what we might like to believe... -- Tyler Cowen
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. -- C. S. Lewis
Art and religion first; then philosophy; lastly science. That is the order of the great subjects of life, that's their order of importance. -- Muriel Spark
Obstacles are necessary for success because in selling, as in all careers of importance, victory comes only after many struggles and countless defeats. -- Og Mandino
I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me. -- Marcus Samuelsson
The most valuable thing I can share is the importance of living in truth. Sometimes, facing those truths can actually be your worst fear. -- Liberty Ross
Every task is given equal importance - that way I can pick and choose my tasks based on the ebb and flow of my creative metabolism. -- Sara Genn
A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business. -- Lee Iacocca
The important things usually prove to be very simple. They are also open secrets in the sense that no one is hiding the knowledge from us except ourselves. -- Robert Moss
I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much. -- Junior Seau
And that is why marriage and family law has emphasized the importance of marriage as the foundation of family, addressing the needs of children in the most positive way. -- John Boehner
Most important... develop your technical ability. You are handicapped if you do not develop well enough to hold the subconscious process so as not to have problems of inexperienced painters... -- Sergei Bongart
Eating is not merely a material pleasure. Eating well gives a spectacular joy to life and contributes immensely to goodwill and happy companionship. It is of great importance to the morale. -- Elsa Schiaparelli
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. -- Theodore Roosevelt
You must make the main thing in your picture appear most important. If anyone tells me my hat is more important than my head - by God I'm taking off my hat. -- Harvey Dunn
Writers and musicians know well the importance of extensive reading for successful writing or extensive listening for musical composition. Likewise, visual artists... understand that successful artistic creativity depends upon extensive visual exposure. -- Paul Laseau
None of us got to where we are alone. Whether the assistance we received was obvious or subtle, acknowledging someone's help is a big part of understanding the importance of saying thank you. -- Harvey Mackay
Growing Stronger' emerged from a need to relate my life experiences as well as my constant struggle to prevail each day, and as a reminder to myself of the importance of never giving up. -- Thalia
If you have forest, if you have green forest, the water table goes up. What happens with deforestation is the water level goes down and we all know how much importance drinking water has. -- Mahendra Singh Dhoni
When you draw a crowd of people in a street or room or landscape, decide whether you want to say that the people dominate the place or that the place is more important than the people. -- John French Sloan
Being a father has been, without a doubt, my greatest source of achievement, pride and inspiration. Fatherhood has taught me about unconditional love, reinforced the importance of giving back and taught me how to be a better person. -- Naveen Jain
We had to learn that we're beautiful. We had to relearn something forcefully taken from us. We had to learn about Black power. People have power if we unite. We learned the importance of coming together and being active -- Assata Shakur
If paintings are so important - worth so much, reproduced, cherished, and visited so often - then isn't it troubling that we can hardly make emotional contact with the artists? Few centuries, it seems, are as determinedly tearless as ours. -- James Elkins
Regardless of the importance of known evidence to the contrary, the arts are generally regarded as being so much entertaining fluff, a commodity that isn't a priority in the traditional program of learning. This is unacceptable in a so-called 'enlightened' society. -- Ken Danby
When elected officials abandon our environment and ruin our natural resources, public health is endangered. I know the importance of providing a clean environment for our children; I have attended more than one funeral for a child who has died from an asthma attack. -- Gwen Moore
The importance of human life should be universally respected - and that refers to children before they are born and after. All children have the right to be brought up in a loving two-parent family where the notion of divorce is not even possible. -- Christopher Monckton
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I have learned that, although I am a good teacher, I am a much better student, and I was blessed to learn valuable lessons from my students on a daily basis. They taught me the importance of teaching to a student - and not to a test. -- Erin Gruwell
Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation. -- Robin Hayes
You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world's problems at once but don't ever underestimate the importance you can have because history has shown us that courage can be contagious and hope can take on a life of its own. -- Michelle Obama
Be clear in your mind why learning to draw well is important. Drawing enables you to see in that special, epiphanous way that artists see, no matter what style you use to express your special insight. Your goal in drawing should be to encounter the reality of experience... to see ever more clearly, ever more deeply. -- Betty Edwards
We need to understand that we are not each others' enemies in this country. And it is only the political class that derives its power by creating friction. It is only the media that derives its importance by creating friction... that uses every little thing to create this chasm between people. This is not who we are. -- Ben Carson
In early 1961 a new president, John F. Kennedy, was told by military leaders and civilian officials that the Kingdom of Laos - of no conceivable strategic importance to the U.S. - required the presence of American troops and perhaps even tactical nuclear weapons. Why? Because if Laos fell, Asia would go red from Thailand to Indonesia. -- Jeff Greenfield
From the very beginning, art meant something very important to the people who made it. It was a correspondence of the emotions to what you saw; it wasn't knowledge. You were being at one with something eternal; something outside of yourself. And no matter how many fake things have been brought in to suit other conditions... That is still true. -- Milton Resnick
Nothing of importance happened today. -- King George III
To photograph is to confer importance. -- Susan Sontag
To give importance to trifling matters. -- John Heywood
Self importance is man's greatest enemy. -- Carlos Castaneda
Teaching is of more importance than urging. -- Martin Luther
You cannot underestimate the importance of preparation. -- Ray Mears
Celebrity gives us delusion of self importance. -- Al Goldstein
The importance of gratitude is never forgotten. -- Debra L. Lee
He also knows the importance of intuition. -- Paulo Coelho
A good beginning is of great importance. -- Catherine McAuley
Every man is of importance to himself. -- Samuel Johnson
No human thing is of serious importance. -- Plato
Believe in the importance of your art. -- Theodora Goss
Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special. -- Benjamin Carson
Airs of importance are the credentials of impotence. -- Johann Kaspar Lavater
They pondered the importance of coffee in silence. -- Henning Mankell
Size and elaboration were often mistaken for importance. -- Stephen L. Carter
I have always maintained the importance of Aunts -- Jane Austen
The importance of education plays a huge role. -- Wes Moore
Never forget the importance of living with unbridled exhilaration. -- Robin Sharma
The importance of the assistant director cannot be overemphasized. -- John Frankenheimer
Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech. -- Ted Alexandro
Trifles discover a character, more than actions of importance. -- William Shenstone
Unemployment is of vital importance, particularly to the unemployed. -- Edward Heath
Suffering over something is proof positive of its importance. -- James Cook
Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. -- George Washington
Rien, rien n'avait d'importance et je savais bien pourquoi. -- Albert Camus
Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential. -- Winston Churchill
I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy. -- Jacques Santer
Nothing that actually occurs is of the smallest importance -- Oscar Wilde
People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting. -- Tab Hunter
The importance of education is ingrained in Scottish history. -- Nicola Sturgeon
The importance of high expectations plays a big role. -- Wes Moore
Architecture is a dangerous mix of power and importance. -- Rem Koolhaas
If you never assume importance, you never lose it. -- Laozi
I am reminded of the importance of small kindnesses. -- Kay Redfield Jamison
Everybody puts importance in money on a film set. -- Clint Eastwood
My wife taught me the importance of living well. -- Robert Mondavi
Not enough gets said about the importance of abandoning crap. -- Ira Glass
I understand the importance of bondage between parent and child. -- Dan Quayle
Work to recognize the primary importance of the present moment. -- Eckhart Tolle
We must acknowledge the importance of teachers to the society. -- Narendra Modi
Just because it's broken doesn't mean it loses its importance. -- Jessica Sorensen
God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance. -- Abraham Joshua Heschel
Don't minimize the importance of luck in determining life's course. -- Alex Trebek
Never confuse the importance of things with things of importance. -- Mardy Grothe
E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender. -- Chris Alexander
I've never been one to shortchange the importance of actors. -- Warren Beatty
For success, focus has utmost importance, but distraction is disastrous. -- Debasish Mridha
Inspiration? - a hoax fabricated by poets for their self-importance. -- Jean Anouilh
It is art that makes life, makes interest, makes importance. -- Henry James
The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability. -- Jerry Pournelle
The importance and unimportance of the self cannot be exaggerated. -- Reginald Horace Blyth
War is a matter of vital importance to the state. -- Sun Tzu
Nature admits no hierarchy of beauty or usefulness or importance. -- Stephen Fry
I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music. -- James Taylor
I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher. -- Temple Grandin
Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands. -- Charles de Gaulle
As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda. -- John Engler
Lack teaches you the importance of what you are lacking. -- Innocent Mwatsikesimbe
Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese. -- Billie Burke
physical beauty should have no importance in a lasting relationship. -- Julie Garwood
You don't have to convince Muslims of God's existence or importance. -- Peter Kreeft
Every part of the journey is of importance to the whole. -- Teresa of Avila

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