#import

It's important, I think, for a writer of fiction to maintain an awareness of the pace and shape of the book as he's writing it. That is, he should be making an object, not chattering. ↗

— Thomas Perry

#book #chattering #fiction #i #i think

The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly understanding the Bible in its context. ↗

— Troy Perry

#considerations #context #cultures #different #embraces

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me. ↗

— Michael Pitt

#director #i #i think #important #just

I never read the life of any important person without discovering that he knew more and could do more than I could ever hope to know or do in half a dozen lifetimes. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#could #discovering #dozen #ever #half

We know that the decisions we reach will have a profound impact on the communities hosting our military installations, and more importantly, on the people who bring those communities to life. ↗

— Anthony Principi

#communities #decisions #hosting #impact #importantly

It's a reality that in this business there's an expectation of being thin. But having a baby is a reality too, and it's more important for me to make milk than to fit into those tiny pants. So that's just going to have to wait. ↗

— Emily Procter

#being #business #expectation #fit #going

I had the sets that meant so much to this character built - right in my home, especially the kitchen, which was important both for her character and for your introduction to her when Albert comes to visit. ↗

— Debbie Reynolds

#both #built #character #comes #especially

I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor. ↗

— Condoleezza Rice

#american #anchor #been #i #importance

I did not know it then, but Frida had already become the most important fact in my life. And would continue to be, up to the moment she died, 27 years later. ↗

— Diego Rivera

#become #continue #did #died #fact

Humor is imperative, more important than food. You have a choice when someone dies. You can lie down or get back into life. Do something for someone else. ↗

— Doris Roberts

#choice #dies #down #else #food