I was raised on the values of speaking up and making a positive difference in a very political family that believed in the importance of public service.
Being proud of who we are as people is more important than cutting into ourselves to create this false idea of beauty.
A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business.
It's always interesting researching characters and as I get older and the more that I work in this business, I do more and more of it because I realize how important it is.
I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
Everyone in my family is in the film business; I knew I wanted to be creative and it was important in my family to be artistic.
It's really important that we have an ecosystem where small innovative entrepreneurs can develop new products and access consumers and have a chance to succeed.
On the other hand, in a society whose communication component is becoming more prominent day by day, both as a reality and as an issue, it is clear that language assumes a new importance.
Intelligence, knowledge or experience are important and might get you a job, but strong communication skills are what will get you promoted.
My films are of paramount importance to me, the same as my family. That's not going to change. This is a balance I have to strike throughout my life.
No matter how long you play rock n roll songs might change just as the balls are there, the rock balls. And that's what's important to us.
I think it's important that there is a change, especially in fashion. I'm pleased to be part of a 'new breed' of models who perhaps don't exactly fit the status quo.
Kids are a huge sacrifice; they change everything - but I'm ready to work for things of greater importance than going out to meet someone for dinner at 10 o'clock at night.
The cooperation of government at its different levels is important and can only be achieved as long as the people of Chicago are directly involved in our efforts and supportive of our goals.
When decisions on nuclear power stations and runways are delayed and the government dilly-dallies, people think they aren't important.
In my view, it is important that our national government exercise leadership to improve the resiliency of the entire nation in the face of continuing extreme weather.
The conservative movement is about government playing its important yet limited role, and about not falling into the trap of believing that every problem has an exclusive government answer for it.
It's very important that there should be cross-fertilisation between government and academia. Both parties can benefit from having a better understanding of how the other works.
Making sure that health care is affordable for every American. I think that is very, very important.
We must take action now, by permitting re-importation, to ensure that health care and prescription drugs remain accessible and affordable for everyone.
As important as the presidency is, that's not the only thing to take a look at in determining the racial health of the United States.
