I Quotes
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“It is visible then that it was not any Heathen Religion or other Idolatrous Superstition, that first put Man upon crossing his Appetites and subduing his dearest Inclinations, but the skilful Management of wary Politicians; and the nearer we search into human Nature, the more we shall be convinced, that the Moral Virtues are the Political Offspring which Flattery begot upon Pride.”
Source: The Fable of the Bees
“It is vital for artists to nurture and protect that which will make their vision unique.”
“It is vital for officials and regulators to have input from people within our businesses who understand the intricacies of how financial markets operate and the consequences of certain policy decisions.”
“It is vital for Russia to normalize relations with the rest of the world. You shouldn't isolate your economy”
“It is vital that each sister have visiting teachers,to convey a sense that she is needed, that someone loves and thinks about her. But equally important is the way the visiting teacher is able to grow in charity. By assigning our women to do visiting teaching, we give them the opportunity to develop the pure love of Christ, which can be the greatest blessing of their lives.”
“It is vital that government leaders and financial leaders take heed and broaden their horizons, working to ensure that all citizens have dignified work, education, and healthcare.”
Source: The Joy of the Gospel
“It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty”
“It is vital that our work be grounded in the evidence and thus accepted by the public.”
“It is vital that parents have the courage to speak up and intervene before Satan succeeds. President Boyd K. Packer has taught that “when morality is involved, we have both the right and the obligation to raise a warning voice.”
“It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.”
Source: Future visions: the unpublished papers of Abraham Maslow
“It is vital that the United States maintains open lines of communication with our allies. We must assure them of our commitment to eradicating global terrorism wherever it may reside or wherever it's given haven”
“It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized multilateralism be open to new ideas.”
“It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar.”
“It is vital that we are equipped with the humility to understand that changing the world and keeping innovation alive require that we change ourselves.”
Source: Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work
“It is vital that we avoid any hint of moral superiority in our dealings with one another in the environmental movement; if it developed into factionalism it would destroy us, as factionalism has destroyed so many other progressive movements in America.”
Source: Postcards from Ed: Dispatches and Salvos from an American Iconoclast
“It is vital that we communicate to seniors their options regarding prescription drug assistance.”
“It is vital that we get these policies right as we take forward our plans to drive down the deficit and transform our economy.”
“It is vital that we provide North Dakota's children with nutritionally sound diets. That means ensuring that they are getting plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and are developing good eating habits for their future.”
“It is vital that we raise awareness of the risks faced by drug misusers.”
“It is vital that we serve each other in the kingdom. . . . So often, our acts of service consist of simple encouragement or of giving . . . help with mundane tasks, but what glorious consequences can flow . . . from small but deliberate deeds!”
Source: The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“It is vital that when educating our children's brains that we do not neglect to educate their hearts.”
“It is vital that you do not change the path before you. I have told you, many times, that certain events must happen in a person’s life for a reason, always for a reason. The events that will unfold before you...they must happen, Heather. They have to.”
Source: Cranberry Blood
“It is vital to acknowledge the new reality before taking any steps to change the existing policies. The world is not the same anymore. Tackling religion-based terrorism is perhaps one, if not the most serious threat the world face in the 21st century. Unfortunately, more terror attacks like the ones in San Bernardino, Brussels and Paris are expected to occur. While those attacks were a reminder of the challenges that lay ahead, they exposed the need to have an improved early warning system that may ultimately save civilian lives. Such a system should take into account the shortcomings of the current warning frameworks and evaluate the usefulness of warnings generated by improved models that would cover a broad range of attacks, larger geographic areas within the country in question and a wide range of potential attack scenarios. The system is likely to facilitate well informed decisions on the assessment of information gathered from different sources. In this vein, finding a balance between protecting human rights and ensuring national security is key.”
“It is vital to add value if you yearn for success. It is also crucial to be humble if you want to earn respect.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“It is vital to any organization, to be strong and effective, to be ethical.”
“It is vital to remember that information - in the sense of raw data - is not knowledge, that knowledge is not wisdom, and that wisdom is not foresight. But information is the first essential step to all of these.”
“It is vital to see ourselves as part of an ongoing journey started by our heroes in the Scriptures.”
Source: The Faith of Leap (Shapevine): Embracing a Theology of Risk, Adventure & Courage
“It is vital to understand that however positive this worldly life, or even a small part of it, may appear to be, ultimately it will fail because absolutely nothing genuinely works in samsara.”
Source: Not For Happiness: A Guide to the So-Called Preliminary Practices
“It is vital women acknowledge this simple things:
1. You are Yours
2. You are complete.
It is beautiful tell somebody you love, I own me but you got me...”
“It is vitally important for me, both personally and for my writing, to be able to return to China freely, so being barred entry has caused me deep concern and distress.”
“It is vitally important that our children know they are loved and safe at home”
“It is vitally important that we can continue to say, with absolute conviction, that organic farming delivers the highest quality, best-tasting food, produced without artificial chemicals or genetic modification, and with respect for animal welfare and the environment, while helping to maintain the landscape and rural communities.”
“It is vitally important that you prioritize your film and use your time and energy and resources to make it happen. Stop waiting for things to fall into place. Start doing things right now to make it happen.”
“It is vitally important to discern your true heart's desire. Your heart's desire is different from fleeting wants or insatiable cravings. Your heart's desire is positive, life-enhancing, and beneficial to you and others.”
Source: The Goddess Intuitive Group Guidebook
“It is want that does the world's arousing, and if it were not for that, who knows what might not be interrupted?”
Source: The Robber Bridegroom
“It is war now, and armies need symbols.”
“It is war that wastes a nations wealth, chokes its industries, kills its flower, narrows its sympathies, condemns it to be governed by adventurers, and leaves the puny, deformed, and unmanly to breed the next generation.”
Source: The Life of Reason or The Phases of Human Progress: Reason in Society, Volume VII, Book Two
“It is war's prize to take all vantages;
And ten to one is no impeach of valor.”
Source: King Henry the Sixth: Parts I, II, and III
“It is warm, I am alive, I am calm and sad, I hardly know why. In this existence so even, so tranquil, and so gentle as I have here, I am in an element that weakens me morally while strengthening me physically; and I fall into melancholies of honey and roses which are none the less melancholy. It seems to me that all those I love forget me, and that it is justice, because I live a selfish life having nothing to do for any one of them.”
“It is warm within the mansions of Hel.”
Source: Endure
“It is warmer here. Can you see the light? Trust it. It is safe. It has lived a long time. It has seen much more than you. You fight a demon that you once knew but the demon is already slain. And from the corner of your eye you will see the scattered, sacred fire reform again. Settle, settle. Peace, peace”
Source: Love's Longing
“It is way less certain to be a wonderful business in the future. The threat is alternative mediums of information. Every newspaper is scrambling to parlay their existing advantage into dominance on the Internet. But it is way less sure [that this will occur] than the certainty 20 years ago that the basic business would grow steadily, so there's more downside risk. The perfectly fabulous economics of this business could become grievously impaired.”
“It is way less foolish to throw your money away than it is to use it to buy and then consume things such as cigarettes.”
“It is way more pleasurable to master yourself than it is to masturbate.”
“It is we ourselves that we have to think about, no one else. That is the way the saints worked. They paid attention to what they were doing, and if others were attracted to them by their enterprise, why, well and good. But they looked to themselves first of all.”
Source: House of hospitality
“It is we ourselves who alone shall shape our destinies, rising always above the external circumstances and conditions which from time to time shall be thrown across our paths.”
Source: My method, including American impressions
“It is we that are blind, not fortune.”
Source: Religio Medici
“It is we that are blind, not fortune; because our eye is too dim to discern the mystery of her effects, we foolishly paint her blind, and hoodwink the providence of the Almighty.”
“It is we who are the measure of what is strange and miraculous: if we sought a universal measure the strange and miraculous would not occur and all things would be equal.”
“It is we who built these palaces and cities, here in Spain and America and everywhere. We, the workers. We can build others to take their place. And better ones. We are not in the least afraid of ruins.”