Quotes of: Important-people Keyword

My concern always has been with how—not why—people make transitions out of relationships. Many times the people I talked to did not understand why themselves. Even when they thought they knew, the reasons changed, so that what seemed to explain i...

Uncoupling: Turning Points in Intimate Relationships

I would probably have to say that reading fiction — those stories fill the space that other people might use religious stories for. The bulk of what I know about human life I’ve gotten from novels. And I think the thing about novels that make the...

Tom Perrotta

The times are chaotic. For me, I would hope that people look at [Angel] and gain strength by it. With everything that I do, I hope that they see people struggling to live decent, moral lives in a completely chaotic world. They see how hard it is, how...

Joss Whedon

The only thing that restrains you is , Anton Gorodetsky. For yourself, or for people—that's not important. But we are restrained by . And that is why we observe the Treaty.

Day Watch

Listening is an act of love. When you listen to people, you are communicating non-verbally that they are important to you.

A Husband After God's Own Heart

Now I come to 75 years of age, I think what's most important in life is your conscience. If you told a lie and made other people suffer, I think that's very difficult when you reach this age.

Mstislav Rostropovich

I think the most exciting thing is that you expect people our age to know the music, but actually a lot of kids know the music, and if anything is left, we have left really good music, and that's the important part, not the mop-tops or whatever.

Ringo Starr

The ability to reflect is associated with critical thinking and reasoning ability. And the capacity to be alone is one of the highest levels of development. It's important to know how to self-soothe and be confident of other people's love even when t...

Laurie Helgoe

The Occupy movement found places where people who were feeling that anger could come and share it - and that is, as we all know, extremely important in any political movement. The Occupy sites became a way you could gauge the levels of anger and disc...

Arundhati Roy

I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings.

Damien Hirst

We are not people who touch each other carelessly; every point of contact between us feels important, a rush of energy and relief.

Allegiant

The benefit of such horizontal interactions - people sharing knowledge across fields - is that it encourages conceptual blending, which is an extremely important part of the insight process.

Imagine: How Creativity Works

Reality wasn't as important as people made it out to be; to Jude it was simply the physical state in which he found himself, an environment he had limited control over.

The Resistance

Nobody dares to solve the problems-because the solution might contradict your philosophy, and for most people clinging to beliefs is more important than succeeding in the world.

State of Fear

My mother always says people should be able to take care of themselves, even if they're rich and important.

The Secret Garden

There are as many life missions as there are people. We are all unique. We are all important.

Nurturing Wellness Through Radical Self-Care: A Living in Balance Guide and Workbook

An important step in escaping mediocrity is to stop worrying about what other people think of you.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

You must remember, my dear lady, the most important rule of any successful illusion: First, the people must want to believe in it.

The Sweet Far Thing

I am not pushy. You want it, you buy it. Most people hit the customer over the head. But if you're too self-important, it's kind of repellent.

Judith Leiber

But it is important to observe that when Europe or the United Nations impose sanctions that are supposed to be aimed against a certain regime, usually generally millions of people end up being directly punished.

Omar Bongo

I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution.

Paul Lynde