#importance

Some pacifists have carried the sound idea of the prime importance of security too far, to the point of declaring that any consideration of disarmament is superfluous and pointless as long as eternal peace has not been attained. ↗

— Ludwig Quidde

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As a former teacher and a mother and grandmother, I know firsthand the importance of a quality education. ↗

— Sue Kelly

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So nonetheless given the importance that was placed on sport in Australia, I wanted to be part of that scene, particularly since I had felt very strongly in my early schooling being marginalised even in the Catholic school. ↗

— Thomas Keneally

#being #catholic #catholic school #early #even

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one. ↗

— Bobby Knight

#always #basketball #four #i #importance

Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

#considerable #fields #history #importance #research

I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy. ↗

— Jacques Santer

#great #i #importance #philosophy #speeches

It is only natural that for any statesman at the helm of any government the question of his country's security should be a concern of the utmost importance. ↗

— Eisaku Sato

#concern #country #government #helm #his

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music. ↗

— James Taylor

#i #i believe #importance #music #percent

A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. ↗

— T. S. Eliot

#character #diminished #importance #insignificance #knowledge

To his lasting credit, President Reagan never wavered. He recognized the strategic importance of staying the course, both in terms of denying Moscow the military hegemony it sought in Western Europe and of restoring the will, cohesiveness, and security of the NATO alliance, so badly frayed during the turbulent 1970s. ↗

— Frank Gaffney

#badly #both #course #credit #denying