Quotes About Importance

Portraying Pocahontas' story well was important to me because she was a real person and these were real events in her life.

I have found in my still-life work that I seem to be able to tell what objects are important to me by what tends to stay in the painting as it develops.

Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important.

Movies are not about the weekend that they're released, and in the grand scheme of things, that's probably the most unimportant time of a film's life.

The end is important in all things.

And he would say, "Y'all come when you can," which was of no substantial pith or import, but then he would add, "Be particular." Except he pronounced it "p'ticklar." Be particular. That is, without a doubt, the Best Advice Ever Given in the History of the Entire World.

You know what buyers pick as the differentiator in their decisions? The sales experience* itself—what it's like working with you during the course of all your interactions. They think this experience as a whole is more important than all the other factors combined.

Girls are important: "Remember that very few stories are of great interest without the rustle of a skirt.

I'm not saying such facts are unimportant, only that they didn't interest me and that I had to learn them. So I made arrangements to procure some hydro-cyanic acid from a chemist friend."12

What you had to say was important to this individual, and she or he wanted to listen. Just to be listened to can bring good thoughts to mind.

It is absolutely imperative that you as a negotiator understand the importance of this point. You do NOT need this deal, because to be needy is to lose control and make bad decisions.

It must be important to God, for he tells us that "without holiness no one will see the Lord" (Heb. 12:14). Holiness is not a list of dos and don'ts. Rather, it is Christlikeness.

The amount of time we give to something indicates it's importance to us.

Put first things first and we get second things thrown in: Put second things first and we lose both first things and second things.

It's not your schedule that keeps you from praying, it's your failure to realize the importance of prayer.

Teachers have the hardest and most important jobs in America. They're building our nation. And we should appreciate them, respect them, and pay them well.

I always start with characters rather than with a plot, which many critics would say is very obvious from the lack of plot in my films—although I think they do have plots—but the plot is not of primary importance to me, the characters are.

No hay nada en nuestra vida que sea tan insignificante como para no merecer la atención de Dios.

business life. Believe it or not, they're more important to your future than the president of your company. This bit of knowledge has always seemed obvious, yet many new managers spend almost all their time planning their upward communication and give only a passing glance to the people who really control their future.

It finally occurred to me that maybe studying losses was more important than searching for some Holy Grail to making money.

things in this life can be separated into two categories: Things that are valuable and things that matter.

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

We need your help. I need your help. We need money for research. It may not save my life. It may save my children's life. It may save someone you love. And it's very important.

There are three things you can do to help you establish and adhere to correct priorities: List the most important priorities in your life in order of importance Prove those priorities in real ways Prepare to protect those priorities for the rest of your life.