- Language
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- 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
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think probably one of the important things that happened to me was growing up in Idaho in the mountains, in the woods, and having a very strong presence of the wilderness around me. That never felt like emptiness. It always felt like presence.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's very important to have the stewardship of a company by a family member.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the most important areas, as individuals and countries, we don't change our behavior until we have our backs to the wall.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
By the time we hit fifty, we have learned our hardest lessons. We have found out that only a few things are really important. We have learned to take life seriously, but never ourselves.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's important to understand your ownership pattern because it is an expression of the values that guide your life. The question of what you want to own is actually the question of how you want to live your life.
- Discard
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- Nov 07, 2020
To truly cherish the things that are important to you, you must first discard those that have outlived their purpose. And if you no longer need them, then that is neither wasteful nor shameful. Can you truthfully say that you treasure something buried so deeply in a cupboard or drawer that you have forgotten its existence?
- Nov 07, 2020
I think that's the most important job of a novelist - to bring authority to their writing.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was important for me early on to find the voice of each character and figure out what was unique about them and their individual worldview that I could use for comedy or conflict.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
The manufacture of wax candles was another important branch of business in the nunnery.
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is interesting that both Chicano and Puerto Rican art in the United States form an important part of the Civil Rights legacy and dialog.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was always free because I felt free. It's very important to be free inside. The most important thing is to feel free.
- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Oil is a very important component of economic growth.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Export-Import Bank is one of the most important tools America has to create jobs.
- Self
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- Nov 07, 2020
The one important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative and the second is disastrous.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020