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I have had unsuccessful films, but I learned a lot from those films. I give my failures as much importance as my success.
Never underestimate the importance of the beginning. Of anything. The beginning has the seeds of everything else to come.
All rationalism tends to minimalise the value and the importance of life and to decrease the sum total of human happiness.
There was never a moment when I was like, 'I'm going to enter the public conversation on the importance of female nudity.'
The thing I've always liked about the playoffs is the finality of it and knowing there's so much importance on every play.
The importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art.
Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go.
He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
Wikipedia was a big help for science, especially science communication, and it shows no sign of diminishing in importance.
It's sort of a law of the art world: The stuff that grows in importance is only the stuff you bought because it wowed you.
I'd grown up in a production company, but discovering the importance of the work, I realized I had something to bring here.
I have been skeptical, sometimes, about the importance of rap music, which I think is a capitalistic project to make money.
Poetry and prose are of equal importance to me as a reader, and there doesn't seem to be much difference in my own writing.
The degree in which a poet's imagination dominates reality is, in the end, the exact measure of his importance and dignity.
Prostitutes are the inevitable product of a society that places ultimate importance on money, possessions, and competition.
I'm basically a dinosaur. I don't use e-mail. But I do recognize the importance of science and the resulting possibilities.
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do.
A new forum is needed that reflects the realities of today's globalised world and the rising importance of emerging markets.
I'd done an Edinburgh show before, in 1981, called 'The Importance of Being Varnished' - I was in the pun trade at the time.
I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
For Stevie, the words are of prime importance; the song moves around the words, rather than the words moving around the song.
You are engaged in an undertaking of major importance to you. To be sure of success, you must have plans which are faultless.
One can not start by saying that our earthly destiny has or has not importance, for it depends upon us to give it importance.
We are not apt to think of the importance of events as they transpire with us, but we feel the importance of them afterwards.
The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.
Humility is of central importance; I think it's an underappreciated virtue in the contemporary discussion of law and politics.
The protection of biodiversity and, therefore, of endangered species is an issue to which I attach a great deal of importance.
Forgetting the importance of national landscapes, cultures, national behaviours, reactions, and reflexes is a big, big mistake.
Nothing comes before my children. I find that putting everything else in order of importance also helps to get everything done.
In therapy I have learned the importance of keeping spiritual life and professional life balanced. I need to regain my balance.
At Kobe, whither I fled from Hong Kong, I took a step of great importance. I cut off my cue, which had been growing all my life.
Because I come from a place like Jamaica, which is a small, open economy, I viscerally get the importance of the global economy.
In life, the only thing of importance is a radical, total, and definitive change. The rest, frankly, is of no importance at all.
Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.
I sign autographs and try to be as nice to people as possible, and I do pretty well with that. I understand the importance of it.
The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and political importance.
I was always taught about the importance of giving back and helping those less fortunate. I think it's also incredibly rewarding.
Encouraged, we recognise the importance of living artistically, aesthetically and creatively as creative creatures of the creator.
I think reviews have lost a lot of their importance now because of the Internet; everyone is experiencing things at the same time.
You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will love you.
Is there any purpose to translating poetry? A poem does not contain information of importance, like a signpost or a warning notice.
Of strong importance to me is the defense of minority rights, not just racial minorities, but ideological and religious minorities.
I'm under no illusions about the importance of my work. But if it has any worth, it is that it truly reflects the Brazilian people.
I love Thanksgiving because it's a holiday that is centered around food and family, two things that are of utmost importance to me.
The greatest advantage of being First Lady is the opportunity it presents to truly make a difference on issues of great importance.
Treating everyone with dignity and respect is of utmost importance to me and are values we instill and take very seriously at Mylan.
Although all serious Christians recognize the importance that the Bible places on prayer, most fall short when it comes to doing it.
The importance of 'Dream School' is monumental. Helping to inspire these students to reach their potential is personally gratifying.
In any decision situation, the amount of relevant information available is inversely proportional to the importance of the decision.
Success in war and preservation of a country's social framework as a purpose at least equal in importance to welfare of individuals.