Quotes of: The-most-important Keyword

We naturally think from our own perspective, from a point of view which tends to privilege our position. Fairness implies the treating of all relevant viewpoints alike without reference to one's own feelings or interests. Because we tend to be biased...

The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking: Concepts and Tools

It is important not to suppress your feelings altogether when you are depressed. It is equally important to avoid terrible arguments or expressions of outrage. You should steer clear of emotionally damaging behavior. People forgive, but it is best no...

The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

It is not that God's help and presence must still be proved in our life; rather God's presence and help have been demonstrated for us in the life of Jesus Christ. It is in fact more important for us to know what God did to Israel, in God's Son Jesus ...

Life Together and Prayerbook of the Bible

Solitude is used to teach us how to live with other people. Rage is used to show us the infinite value of peace. Boredom is used to underline the importance of adventure & spontaneity. Silence is used to teach us to use words responsibly. Tiredness i...

Warrior of the Light

Part of the problem with the word 'disabilities' is that it immediately suggests an inability to see or hear or walk or do other things that many of us take for granted. But what of people who can't feel? Or talk about their feelings? Or manage their...

The World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember

Are you going to give a speech?' she asked gaily. He gave a choked laugh. 'Of course not,' he said. 'Not for ages.' 'My cousin Davey gave one on his very first day!' ... 'In the Lords, I remember. It was about how he didn't like strawberry jam.' 'Be ...

The Fleet Street Murders

To criticize a person for their race is manifestly irrational and ridiculous, but to criticize their religion, that is a right. That is a freedom. The freedom to criticize ideas, any ideas - even if they are sincerely held beliefs - is one of the fun...

Rowan Atkinson

If you want to be relevant only in your household, then you only need to know the things that are important in your house, and if you want to be relevant in your neighborhood, you need to know what's important in your neighborhood. The same thing app...

One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future

Olive: Hey, didn't I tell you to make "horse durves"? Venus: I don't make nothin' out of horses, especially "horse durves", 'cause I don't know what they are, and neither do you. Olive: Oh, aren't you the big mouth since you hit your number! [raising...

Bullets Over Broadway

Field Marshal Model's aide: Field Marshall, thousands of paratroops have landed in this area, three kilometres from here. Field Marshall Walther Model: What? Why? There is nothing important here... me! I'm important! They must've landed here just to ...

A Bridge Too Far

I consider marriage a very important institution, but it is important when and if two people have found the person with whom they wish to spend the rest of their lives—a question of which no man or woman can be automatically certain. When one is ce...

Ayn Rand

It is because of the Biblical curse on man's search for knowledge, which has so paralyzed his mind during the past ages, and its detrimental effect upon progress, that makes the Bible the most wicked, the most detestable, the most pernicious, and the...

An Atheist Manifesto

There has to be a first time for everything -- even our most natural habits.

Arabian

Not only those who can talk the best tell you the most interesting things.

Chinese

Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.

Chinese

You need your wits about you the most when you are dealing with an idiot.

Chinese

When we know what we most fear, we know what we most care about.

Creative Is a Verb: If You're Alive, You're Creative

Attention has its most powerful expression in purposeful action.

Change: Realizing Your Greatest Potential

How can I use what most excites me to achieve what I most want to be, do, or experience?

Dreams to Action Trailblazer's Guide

the table of elements does not contain one of the most powerful elements that make up our world, and that is the element of surprise.

The Ersatz Elevator

Australian History: .... does not read like history, but like the most beautiful lies.

Following the Equator - Part 7