Top 1200 Importance Of Being Earnest Quotes & Sayings - Page 20

The practical importance of the preservation of our forests is augmented by their relations to climate, soil and streams.

That everyone may receive at least a moderate education appears to be an objective of vital importance.

Encouraged, we recognise the importance of living artistically, aesthetically and creatively as creative creatures of the creator.

The destiny of our society is yours to make and you have a vastly greater importance to the world than we do.

We love flattery, even though we are not deceived by it, because it shows that we are of importance enough to be courted.

The establishment of rail line and railway network expansion has always been of prime importance.

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

The government is right to recognise the importance of science and technology, but I think it is a mistake to ringfence funds.

All the truly great players have had to demonstrate their importance and value in the most difficult competition of all.

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.

And, to help society at large to understand that in the equation of life, fathers are of equal importance as mothers.

The verb is relatively of much greater importance in an Indian tongue than in a civilized language.

Man has learned to cope with all questions of importance without recourse to God as a working hypothesis.

What I think is sad about the rom-com genre is that it has adopted this pejorative title. I think the reason why there haven't been as many great ones is because we are fighting against the genre itself. If it is a romantic comedy then snuggle up to the fact that it can be a really earnest, refreshing feeling to feel good after a movie.

The importance of an artist is to be measured by the quantity of new signs which he has introduced to the language of art.

Results alone should be appraised; the way in which these are achieved is of importance only to the maker.

If there isn't a business logic to get to marketability, the chance of an idea's importance in the world is very low.

Fans want to see their favorite players as invested in games as they are, regardless of the perceived importance.

Freud expressed the opinion-not quite in earnest, though, it seeemed to me-that philosophy was the most decent form of sublimation of repressed sexuality, nothing more. In response I put the question, 'What then is science, particularly psychoanalytic psychology?' Whereup on he, visible a bit surprised, answered evasively: 'At least psychology has a social purpose.'

You are engaged in an undertaking of major importance to you. To be sure of success, you must have plans which are faultless.

The Left doesn't understand the importance of God in the Israeli public discourse, and Yesh Atid does.

I know it's going to sound like a cliché, but the key of successful playing a role is to sort of keep it real and earnest and react the way that one would react in those situations. Where the disconnect between the movie and the audience would happen is if you go too big or too crazy with that stuff.

The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.

A jest often decides matters of importance more effectively and happily than seriousness.

I've always believed in the importance of education and continuing to learn throughout every stage of life.

In my other work as a self-defense instructor, I have taught the importance of listening to one's gut instincts.

The Masters, while it has slowly gained equal importance as a major, isn't really the championship of anything.

The importance of the leader has always mattered, whether it was Indira Gandhi, V. P. Singh, or Narendra Modi.

People write memoirs - this is my take, anyway - out of a great sense of self-importance.

I always think I know the way a novel will go. I write maps on oversized art pads like the kind I carried around in college when I was earnest about drawing. I need to have some idea of the shape of the novel, where its headed, so that I can proceed with confidence. But the truth is my characters start doing and saying things I don't expect.

The impact of the Vietnam War on TV made everyone recognize the importance of visual media.

The importance of the Army Corps of Engineers to public safety and economic activity in Mississippi can't be understated.

God has given you two ears--that should tell you something about the importance of listening.

Each and every day, I think about the importance of earning my paycheck and playing well.

Diddy and Ciroc are moving culture forward, while communicating the importance of social responsibility.

Cautious, careful people, always casting about to preserve their reputation and social standing, never can bring about a reform. Those who are really in earnest must be willing to be anything or nothing in the world's estimation, and publicly and privately, in season and out, avow their sympathy with despised and persecuted ideas and their advocates, and bear the consequences.

Prostitutes are the inevitable product of a society that places ultimate importance on money, possessions, and competition.

When we realize the shortness of life, we begin to see the importance of making every moment count.

I always seek to improve, but I also give a lot of importance to food and sleep too.

Depression taught me the importance of compassion and hard work, and that you can overcome enormous obstacles.

I guess after the whole success with 'Lean On' - me being introduced into this more mainstream audience - I was a little scared of being my true self, and being vulnerable and being gritty.

I don't 'handle' people. It's so much easier to manipulate actors than to really have an earnest discussion with them. It's very easy to say whatever's going to appease them and then turn around and do whatever you want to do. It's difficult to be forthright with people, because the job does not lend itself to that.

Truth is new, as well as old. It has new forms; and where you may find a new statement, an earnest statement, you may conclude that by the law of progress it is more likely to be a correct statement than that which has been repeated for ages by the lips of tradition.

Confusion and mistakes come when we forget the importance of God's word as our unwavering guide.

The intensity and importance of each possession. That's the thing about the NBA that doesn't always translate to television.

Sometimes in the world, there's such pressure to follow a certain path that we forget the importance of learning as we go.

I was a bit of a workaholic in the past and now I realize the importance of making room for what matters in life.

Tragedy has the great moral defect of giving too much importance to life and death.

Of particular importance to us is the recognition... that what we want is a Europe of nations, not a federal super-state.

I often find that writers who disavow the importance of an ending are just not very good at endings.

Every effort to make society sensitive to the importance of the family, is a great service to humanity.

As elected representatives, MLAs are accountable to the people and I will not allow anyone to undermine their importance.

We'll make our voices heard loud and clear on the importance of cost-based power.

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.

From the very beginning at Marley Coffee, we have appreciated the importance of growing our beans sustainably.

A lot of true Jamaican artists don't understand the importance of radio so tend not to tap into that as a result.

Most men judge your importance in their lives by how much you can hurt them.

Quotes about Life Tell me not, in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream! For the soul is dead that slumbers, and things are not what they seem. Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not its goal; Dust thou art; to dust returnest, Was not spoken of the soul.

The sympathy of most people consists of a mixture of good-humour, curiosity, and self-importance.

Birth and death: there was the same consciousness of heightened existence and of her own elevated importance