- Nov 07, 2020
Important Quotes
On priorities and knowing what really matters.
These quotes weigh what matters most across very different fields: holding an alliance together ahead of any single military strike, and staying musically open instead of narrowing yourself to one sound. For more, see our Life quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.
- Being
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of my greatest fears is not being able to change, to be caught in a never-ending cycle of sameness. Growth is so important.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running for office is important, and you don't really need more than to be right on the issues, and to be able to articulate what it is you believe. You don't need a certain background. You don't need to be a lawyer. You don't need to have some professional degree.
- Lesson
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- Nov 07, 2020
When authorities warn you of the sinfulness of sex, there is an important lesson to be learned. Do not have sex with the authorities.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
So my dyslexia has got me into trouble, but I feel I can talk about it because I want to say to everyone who is dyslexic that the technology exists to help. The most important thing was being diagnosed.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been around racing a fairly long time, but when it comes to the important issues, I'm happy to let others make the big decisions.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I write that I've known about something for a long time, that's not a boast. That's a confession. It's me acknowledging that I have withheld something important from the public.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've spent important times of my life in Spain and Greece, and various deep things happened there - falling in love, stuff like that.
- Decisions
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always said that VAR is a very important tool on objective and important decisions.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
Work is important, but you also need to disconnect, to unplug at times, in order to be even more concentrated when you do work.
- Deep South
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was growing up, my mother used to say, 'Don't ever bring no nappy-head Black girl to my house.' In the deep South in the '50s, '60s and '70s, the shade of your Blackness was considered important. So I, unfortunately, grew up hearing that message.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
The acquisition of literacy is one of the most important epigenetic achievements of Homo sapiens. To our knowledge, no other species ever acquired it.
- Nov 07, 2020
Skimming is fine for our emails, but it's not fine for some of the important forms of reading.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Focused reading is so important, and I'm just as guilty as everyone. I have to force myself to slow down, often printing things out or using print as a medium for things that are most important or for things whose beauty would be lost if I use other modes of reading.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020