“I realized how important it was to know something about aviation, and it was something I was interested in, so I followed my brother's footsteps and obtained my pilot's license.” KnowsImportantBrotherI RealizedMy BrotherAviationPilotsLicenseFootsteps Author:Ellen Ochoa
“Wild Swans' showed me there are Chinese traditions that still affect my life. For example, it's not that women are inferior, exactly, but my dad and my brother are the most important men in my life and I would do anything for them. I feel like I should be the one cooking and looking after them.” MenFeelsShouldStillsImportantExampleBrotherDadTraditionCookingMy DadChineseMy BrotherInferiorsSwans Author:Katie Leung
“I think it's important to recognize that you can't have 100 per cent security and also then have 100 per cent privacy and zero inconvenience.... In the abstract you can complain about Big Brother and how this is a potential program run amok, but when you actually look at the details then I think we've struck the right balance.” ThinkingLooksImportantBigsRunningSecurityBrotherBalanceProgramDetailsComplainingAbstractPrivacyZeroCentsNsaInconvenience Author:Barack Obama
“My brother's a teacher in Costa Rica and actually does a more important and significant job than I will ever do.” DoeImportantJobsTeacherBrotherSignificantMy BrotherCosta Rica Author:Dominic Monaghan
“I used to say I live my life a quarter mile at a time and I think that's why we were brothers- because you did, too. No matter where you are, whether it's a quarter mile away or half way across the world. The most important thing in life, will always be the people in this room. Salute mi familia. You'll always be with me... And you'll always be my brother.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayImportantMatterUsedRoomsHalfBrotherImportant ThingsMilesMy BrotherWhere You AreQuartersThings In LifeLiving My LifeFuriousSaluteMiles AwayI Live My LifeFamiliaDieselHalf WayMost Important Things In Life Author:Vin Diesel
“You know what's wrong with our waterfront? It's the love of a lousy buck. It's making the love of a buck, the cushy job, more important than the love of man. It's forgetting that every fellow down here's your brother in Christ.” KnowsMenImportantJobsChristForgetMoneyBrotherFellowsBrotherhoodBucksYour Brother Book:On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script Source: On the Waterfront: The Final Shooting Script
“Before I knew that I was Jewish or a girl I knew that I was a member of the working class. At a time when I had not yet grasped the significance of the fact that in my house English was a second language, or that I wore dresses while my brother wore pants, I knew--and I knew it was important to know--that Papa worked hard all day long.” KnowsLongImportantHardFactsGirlHouseLanguageWorkClassBrotherMembersDressesMy BrotherSignificancePantsWorking ClassPapa Book:The romance of American Communism Source: The romance of American Communism
“My older brother was involved in the folk movement. We would gather every weekend in Washington Park. The folk songs were so important to my reality.” ImportantRealitySongMovementBrotherInvolvedFolksParksWeekendOlder BrotherFolk Songs Author:Anne Waldman
“I'm a former hippie, so clothes are important to me - your clothes defined you in that period. I guess clothes still defines people. But, I change a lot. I'm in my Brooks Brothers period now.” PeopleStillsImportantBrotherPeriodsClothesDefinedFormerHippieBrooksBrooks Brothers Author:John Hughes
“I think everyone's had a brother or a father or a cousin, uncle or grandfather who's had health issues because they've neglected things. I think that's almost been part of Australian culture, which is why I think Movember is really important. We need to change that outlook.” ThinkingNeedsImportantCultureFatherIssuesBrotherGrandfatherUnclesOutlookCousinNeglectedAustralianNeed A ChangeHealth IssuesAustralian Culture Author:James Magnussen
“I've dealt with some tragedy in my life, like losing my brother. That was probably one of the hardest days when I've been tested. But you learn what things are important. You have to prioritize your life with your family, your friends, things you want to accomplish. You've got to get all that stuff in order.” WantImportantOrderStuffBrotherLosingTragedyAccomplishHardestOur FamilyMy BrotherTestedPrioritize Author:Joe Nemechek
“My two older brothers are both molecular biologists and neuroscientists, and I feel like representing them accurately is never done in movies, and I really wanted to at least capture the spirit of a Ph.D. student whose goal and aspiration is to increase the sum total of human knowledge. That is noble. That was really, really important, to capture the three-dimensionality of scientists. Scientists fall in love, scientists have the greatest sense of humor, scientists are passionate.” FeelsHumansTwoImportantDoneWantedSpiritFallThreeGoalStudentsBrotherScientistIncreaseFalling In LovePassionateNobleAspirationSense Of HumorCaptureRepresentingBiologistOlder BrotherHuman KnowledgeGoals And Aspirations Author:Mike Cahill
“I have a large watch collection, and classic watches are especially important to me. I had a silver Rolex, and I actually gave it to my little brother. He wears it every day. He's an actor, so whenever he goes to an audition, he can look down, see it, and it gives him confidence. It was a great thing to pass on.” GivingLooksLittlesImportantActorsWatchesBrotherGreat ThingsClassicCollectionsSilverAuditionsLittle BrotherMy Little BrotherRolex Author:Nate Berkus
“Oh, absolutely. James Caan was the first movie star I'd ever met, much less worked with. He was an important person to me and my brothers and Wes. Bottle Rocket was the first movie for all of us. As you know, back then, [Caan] was having some career changes, I think.” ThinkingKnowsFirstsPersonsImportantStarsCareersBrotherMetsMy BrotherBottlesMovie StarRocketsImportant PersonCareer ChangeBottle Rocket Author:Luke Wilson
“I grew up with a lot of brothers and I don't have any sisters, so for me it's really important to develop my sisterhood. It's something I've always coveted.” ImportantBrotherGrewGrew UpSisterhood Author:Mickalene Thomas
“We are all brothers and sisters under the skin and above it . . . it's super important that we stop lobbing bombs over the top of the wall and start trying to dismantle it, so that we can say 'hi' to whoever is on the other side, whether the divide is religious or nationalistic or politic or economic.” TryingImportantSidesReligiousEconomicBrotherWallSkinsBombsDividesBrothers And SistersOver The TopNationalistic Author:Roger Waters
“Any one of us knows how happy you get when your best friend, or your sister, or your brother sends you a text and just says, "Hey, how are you? I was thinking about you." That's become such a important part of our lives.” ThinkingKnowsImportantKnow HowOur LivesBrotherHeyYour BrotherYour Best FriendThinking About You Author:Andrew Kreisberg
“I may be a descendant of Seth. I say to myself, What does [the story of Cain and Abel] teach me? So I go back to all the interpretations in the Talmud, which to me are a source of pleasure and joy. Then I say, maybe this story is not for then; maybe it's for now! It's possible for brothers to kill one another in civil wars. But most important, whoever kills, kills his brother. That's a moral conclusion that may not be there; but that must be my conclusion. Otherwise, why read it? Whoever kills, kills his brother.” MayDoeImportantWarStoriesJoyPleasureMoralTeachBrotherSourceConclusionCivil WarInterpretationDescendantsCainAbelCain And Abel Author:Elie Wiesel
“This is our problem, our dilemma, yes? We cannot celebrate and declare ourselves to belong to the victorious nations because our brothers and our fathers and grandfathers died in this battle [in Normandy], yes. I understand that the Americans and the British and French celebrate one of the greatest and most important military victories in history. And I understand this. I don't see a reasonable place for the Germans. We watch everything on the television with compassion and sympathy.” ImportantProblemFatherNationsCompassionWatchesMilitaryTelevisionBrotherVictoryBattleDiedBritishCelebrateReasonableGrandfatherOur FatherDilemmaFather DiedNormandyFathers And GrandfathersGrandfather Died Author:Manfred Rommel
“That is an extremely important role: how white brothers and sisters laterally spread knowledge, insight, and challenge in a way that white brothers and sisters will not hear it from a person like me, necessarily.” WayPersonsImportantChallengesWhiteRolesBrotherInsightSpreadLike MeBrothers And Sisters Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“If I had to write down the most important people in the history of this planet, No.1 would be (abolitionist) John Brown. Why? Because he's a white man who said he would die for the cause, because they could take him, but they weren't going to take his grandchildren. That brother was beautiful.” PeopleIfsMenWritingSaidImportantWould BeBeautifulDiesCausesWhitePlanetsBrotherBrownWhite ManGrandchildrenAbolitionistJohn Brown Author:Dick Gregory
“I think it's extremely important to challenge white brothers and sisters and think more systematically and strategically about the whiteness that they possess.” ThinkingImportantChallengesWhiteBrotherBrothers And SistersWhiteness Author:Michael Eric Dyson
“My personal story is that my father was a heroin addict and a heroin dealer and has been in and out of prison my entire life, he's been arrested sixty times. I also have an older brother addicted to crack cocaine who's been in and out of prison so it was really important for me to tell a story that shows the humanity and the journey of a man getting of our prison and trying to re-acclimate into society. It's apart of our community that we have stereotypes and ideas about but we don't actually know much about it, unless we know someone personally.” MenTryingImportantHumanityFatherCommunityJourneyBrotherPrisonSixtyStereotypeAddictCocaineHeroinDealerOlder Brother Author:Daniel Beaty
“Here's a president who gets 47 or 48 percent of the vote and takes 100 percent of the power, as if he had a mandate. He snuck into the presidency with the aid of political cronies, his father's having appointed members of the Supreme Court, his brother governor of Florida. And then he takes total control. And this is a president who seems to react to everything with force. Now we've had two wars. We've killed a lot of people. For anybody who is interested in not being a warlike nation anymore, and becoming a nation respected in the world, it becomes important to defeat Bush.” PeopleWorldImportantWarPoliticalPresidentBrotherVoteDefeatAidsSupreme Court Author:Howard Zinn
“I'm a believer of destiny and I believe I'm destiny's child. I've seen the highs and I've seen the lows and I believe things happen for a reason and always for the best. Maybe this was all meant to be and maybe Big Brother worked as a catalyst in a bigger issue like racism, which was important to be broached. Maybe it had to happen this way and I'm glad that I could help it.” BelieveChildrenImportantReasonHelpingI BelieveDestinyBrotherRacismBelieverGladThings HappenMeant To Be Author:Shilpa Shetty
“My parents left Iran in 1979 and moved to France and then moved to the U.S. My brother was born in France and I was born in New York. I think my parents left France because they felt their kids would never be accepted by French culture. Here they thought we could feel American - that we could feel safe in that way - which was important to them, given what their experiences were in Iran. They used to joke about how I could be president because I was the only one born in America.” ThinkingImportantKidsCultureParentPresidentBrotherJokesMovedAcceptedMy Brother Author:Rostam Batmanglij
“When I approach a more mature age, I am not going to live in America. Visiting my grandmother, when she was 94, which is a very long life in Cambodia, I saw how important it was that she was in a community with my sisters, brothers and all grandchildren were so involved in her life. I liked that experience so much more than visiting my sister-in-law's grandparents in a nursing home. It's about looking at a community through your window versus being part of a community that's alive, that is youthful and old and hungry and smelly and loud, where everything is vibrant and colorful.” LongImportantHomeAgeCommunityBrotherWindowHungryGrandmotherMatureMy SisterGrandparentGrandchildrenMy GrandmotherLong LifeNursingColorfulSmelly Author:Loung Ung