Research is of considerable importance in certain fields, such as science and history. - Fred Saberhagen
I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject. - Charles Babbage
Agency by agency, we frequently have lost a bit of ground, at least to inflation-but had it not been for the efforts we've made to educate people about the importance of science, technology and advanced education, those predictions very well might have come true. - Charles Vest
As of essential importance in town churches which are not at all equally necessary in the country. - George Edmund Street
Conducting! A subject, truly, concerning which much might be written, yet scarcely anything of real importance is to be found in books. - Anton Seidl
Experience taught me that working families are often just one pay check away from economic disaster. And it showed me first-hand the importance of every family having access to good health care. - Dave Obey
If you are a novelist of a certain type of temperament, then what you really want to do is re-invent the world. God wasn't too bad a novelist, except he was a Realist. - John Barth
I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing. - Emma Stone
The proportion between the velocity with which men or animals move, and the weights they carry, is a matter of considerable importance, particularly in military affairs. - Charles Babbage
I am deeply interested in the progress and elevation of journalism, having spent my life in that profession, regarding it as a noble profession and one of unequaled importance for its influence upon the minds and morals of the people. - Joseph Pulitzer
The prime purpose of being four is to enjoy being four, of secondary importance is to prepare for being five. - Jim Trelease
Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down. - Dave Grohl
Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important. - C. S. Lewis
I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through. - Frank Lampard
Every man, when he comes to be sensible of his natural rights, and to feel his own importance, will consider himself as fully equal to any other person whatever. - Joseph Priestley
While I recognize the great value and importance of prescription drugs and strongly support a continued U.S. focus on pharmaceutical research and development, our nation's seniors cannot be asked to subsidize the drug costs of other wealthy industrialized nations any longer. - Michael K. Simpson
My childhood was safe and sane. No abuse and no traumas. I was surrounded by a large and loving family who taught me the importance of hard work and a meaningful education. - Ronnie James Dio
Since September 11, 2001, many in this nation and this Congress have a deeper appreciation for the importance of the sacrifices made by our law enforcement officers. - Jerry Costello
The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes. - Charles Sturt
The best thing about lying in bed late is that you learn to distinguish between first things and trivia, for whatever presses on you has to prove its importance before it makes you move. - Max Lerner
Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation. - Robin Hayes
On the other hand, in a society whose communication component is becoming more prominent day by day, both as a reality and as an issue, it is clear that language assumes a new importance. - Jean-Francois Lyotard
You can calculate the worth of a man by the number of his enemies, and the importance of a work of art by the harm that is spoken of it. - Gustave Flaubert
The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority. - Julius Wellhausen
One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it. - David Hilbert