Top 561 Imperative Quotes & Sayings

The typical imperative from biology is not "Thou shalt... ," but "If ... then ... else.

The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.

Creativity is a business imperative.

Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.

The security of Israel is a moral imperative for all free peoples.

If our biological imperative is to pass our genes to the next generation, our moral imperative has to be to try, before we become corpses, to leave them a planet they can survive on.

When markets fail, as they often do, collective action becomes imperative.

The imperative is to define what is right and do it.

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.

There is only one categorical imperative in golf, and that is to hit the ball. There are no minor absolutes.

It is imperative that state and local jurisdictions not scrimp on investing in law enforcement.

The Nuffield report suggests that there is a moral imperative for investment into GM crop research in developing countries. But the moral imperative is in fact the opposite. The policy of drawing of funds away from low-cost sustainable agriculture research, towards hi-tech, exclusive, expensive and unsafe technology is itself ethically questionable. There is a strong moral argument that the funding of GM technology in agriculture is harming the long-term sustainability of agriculture in the developing world.

On climate change, there is a clear, definitive and ineluctable ethical imperative to act.

The creation of a nuclear weapons convention is not only achievable, it is imperative if civilisation is to survive.

There is nothing so important, so imperative, as the delivery of the divine message that has been entrusted to us.

America is just so imperative that we have the right justices.

El Salvador needs to be friends with the United States. It is an imperative for us.

Cultivating and conserving diversity is no luxury in our times: it is a survival imperative.

Unknown objects are operating under intelligent control... It is imperative that we learn where UFOs come from and what their purpose is.

I believe that it is imperative that we learn from the mistakes.

We play because we are wired for joy; it is imperative as human beings.

I believe that the United States has a moral and economic imperative to mitigate the impacts of climate change.

There's an evolutionary imperative why we give a crap about our family and friends, and there's an evolutionary imperative why we don't give a crap about anybody else. If we loved all people indiscriminately, we couldn't function.

Is safety a business imperative? Yes. But is it also the right thing to do? Yes. And it's important for companies to increasingly find that by doing the right thing, they're fulfilling their business imperative.

In every other religion the indicative flows from the imperative. Which means, ‘because I do, therefore I am... because I do this, therefore I’m a child of God.’ But only in Christianity does the imperative flow from the indicative. ‘Because I am in Christ all these things, therefore I obey.’ Exactly the opposite.

It's a moral imperative, it's an economic imperative, and it is a security imperative. For we've seen how spikes in food prices can plunge millions into poverty, which, in turn, can spark riots that cost lives, and can lead to instability. And this danger will only grow if a surging global population isn't matched by surging food production. So reducing malnutrition and hunger around the world advances international peace and security - and that includes the national security of the United States.

Nonviolence is an imperative in order to bring about ultimate community.

Does management resist the institutional imperative?

Protecting our planet is a moral imperative.

The willingness to listen and act on your inspiration is imperative if you're going to live the life you desire.

Peace with Israel is a strategic imperative for Jordan.

It's imperative that we opt out of the fossil fuel endgame.

Creative freedom is an imperative for me, but it doesn't really exist in a Hollywood game.

Winning isn't imperative, but getting tougher in the fourth quarter is.

Disarmament, with mutual honor and confidence, is a continuing imperative.

It's always imperative to improve and to remain dynamic - or you'll become lunch, as opposed to serving it.

The imperative need of this nation at all times is the leadership of Uncommon Men or Women.

It is imperative the United States continues to demonstrate its commitment to a unified Iraqi.

Taking responsible steps to reduce poverty is not merely a moral imperative but an economic one.

Laws that require equal protections reinforce the moral imperative of equality.

It is imperative to use forceful measures to force the regime to respect human rights.

It is imperative that mothers understand their child's behavior and not blindly support the wrongdoings or faults in their sons.

In my spiritual and academic journeys, I have learned that it is imperative for Christians to pursue truth at all costs.

It is imperative that young white men and women study the black American history. It is imperative that blacks and whites study the Asian American history.

The truth is very important. No matter how negative it is, it is imperative that you learn the truth, not necessarily the facts. I mean, that, that can come, but facts can stand in front of the truth and almost obscure the truth. It is imperative that students learn the truth of our history.

Capitalism’s grow-or-die imperative stands radically at odds with ecology’s imperative of interdependence and limit. The two imperatives can no longer coexist with each other; nor can any society founded on the myth that they can be reconciled hope to survive. Either we will establish an ecological society or society will go under for everyone, irrespective of his or her status.

The second you feel a political imperative, it destroys your art.

Well, that is very imperative to let North Korea open door to outside.

The commands of democracy are as imperative as its privileges and opportunities are wide and generous. Its compulsion is upon us.

In a concurrent world, imperative is the wrong default!

Every walk of life falls under the Testicular Imperative: Either you have the world by them, or it has you.

Legislators consistently put the political imperative before the national interest.

My imperative is to seek every moment and to live so God is in control.

Much of what the Bible demands can be comprised in one imperative: Remember!

Of course, it's imperative that we stabilize Iraq and quickly reduce our armed role there.

It's not imperative that I graduate in four years, and it's not imperative that I get all A's.

I think optimism is a moral imperative.

Being rational is a moral Imperative. You should never be stupider than you need to be.

Innovation no longer remains a choice but has become an imperative.

I think it's imperative to have faith or religion, because it's good to have morals, to be kind to others.