#importance

You can't let the truth bring out the worst and let it get the best of you. ↗

— Criss Jami

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A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small parcel. ↗

— John Ruskin

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People who worship only themselves get a slick, polished look -- like monuments. Too bad they had to go so soon. ↗

— Vanna Bonta

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Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases. ↗

— John Adams

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I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission. ↗

— Alvin Adams

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The Ethical Society, therefore, is like a Church in maintaining, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining the custom of public assemblies on Sunday. ↗

— Felix Adler

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If you look at U.S. history through religious history, there is very much a motif that shows the importance religion has played in the U.S. We're a very religious country and it affects the way we look at various political issues. ↗

— Madeleine Albright

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For a successful revolution it is not enough that there is discontent. What is required is a profound and thorough conviction of the justice, necessity and importance of political and social rights. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

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Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance. ↗

— Jean Anouilh

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Though beauty gives you a weird sense of entitlement, it's rather frightening and threatening to have others ascribe such importance to something you know you're just renting for a while. ↗

— Candice Bergen

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