#vital

The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem services can only be permanently secured through the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#balanced #biological #climate #cycles #diversity

Imagination is as vital to any advance in science as learning and precision are essential for starting points. ↗

— Percival Lowell

#any #essential #imagination #learning #points

A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy and vitality of spring but with the more subdued spirit of autumn? ↗

— Hugh Mackay

#autumn #because #cousins #day #easter

Whether one believes or not, religion is as real a force in the life of the world as economics or politics, and it demands fair-minded attention. Even if you think the entire religious enterprise is at best misguided and at worst counterproductive, it remains vital, inspiring great good and, sometimes, great evil. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#believes #best #counterproductive #demands #economics

The eventual place the American army should take on the western front was to a large extent influenced by the vital question of communication and supply. ↗

— Kelly Miller

#army #communication #eventual #extent #front

It's wasteful spending like this that not only forces tax increases and cuts in vital services... but also really make you wonder: who is City Hall looking out for? ↗

— Laura Miller

#city #city hall #cuts #forces #hall

I certainly notice the vitality in Belfast, which wasn't there in the Seventies. There was a war going on then. Now there are cranes everywhere. There really is a sense of renewal and hope. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#certainly #everywhere #going #hope #i

The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street. ↗

— Gavin Newsom

#bringing #eyes #foot #generating #improving

We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality. ↗

— Gavin Newsom

#cultural #essential #francisco #part #recognize

I think it's vital to have something outside your acting to keep you rooted in the real world, and help you fill the vacuum. If you have nothing else, it can be unhealthy. For me being a Christian has been invaluable: it simply means acting isn't the centre of my life. ↗

— David Oyelowo

#been #being #centre #christian #else