“The discovery which has been pointed to by theory is always one of profound interest and importance, but it is usually the close and crown of a long and fruitful period, whereas the discovery which comes as a puzzle and surprise usually marks a fresh epoch and opens a new chapter in science.” LongHas BeensScienceInterestTheoryPeriodsDiscoveryImportanceMarkSurpriseProfoundChaptersCrownsPuzzlesEpoch Author:Oliver Lodge
“Until cubism, all art, all pictures, could be 'read' by anybody. If this hadn't been so, the Christian message wouldn't have been seen by peasants and its importance would have been diminished.” IfsHas BeensArtChristianMessagesImportancePeasantsCubism Author:David Hockney
“The first half of fiscal 2006 has been exceptional for Cochlear. Importantly, Cochlear capitalized on a number of opportunities in this half with worldwide market share estimated to be in excess of 70%.” FirstsHas BeensOpportunityNumbersHalfShareImportanceExcessExceptional Author:Chris Roberts
“Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of.” Has BeensLostMaterialsSightImportanceStartingFormer Author:Charles E. Burchfield
“Imperialism is capitalism at that stage of development at which the dominance of monopolies and finance capitalism is established; in which the export of capital has acquired pronounced importance; in which the division of the world among the international trusts has begun, in which the division of all territories of the globe among the biggest capitalist powers has been completed.” WorldHas BeensStageDevelopmentCapitalismImportanceInternationalFinanceDivisionTerritoryCapitalistGlobesImperialismMonopolyDominanceStages Of Development Author:Vladimir Lenin
“Shame, I do believe, is the most powerful emotion known to man; most discoveries and journeys of importance have been accomplished because of the ignominy that would be the result if the attempt was abandoned.” IfsMenBelieveHas BeensWould BeResultsPowerfulEmotionKnownJourneyDiscoveryImportanceShameAccomplishedMost PowerfulAbandonedIgnominyPowerful Emotions Book:An Instance of the Fingerpost Source: An Instance of the Fingerpost
“Sex is the ... tremulous and bewildering and nerve-racking and delicious and myriad-adjectived soul-condition ... generally known as love. Ninety-nine point nine repeater percent of the world's literature has been devoted to its analysis. It's therefore of some importance.” WorldHas BeensSoulLiteratureSexKnownConditionsPercentImportanceNineAnalysisNervesDevotedDeliciousNinetyNinety Nine Author:William John Locke
“Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children, rival authors, and tired librarians. Like everything of importance since the invention of the cloak and the shroud, its origins are cloaked in mystery and shrouded in secrecy. Some scholars believe that the first instance of book burning occurred in the Middle Ages, when a monk was trying to illuminate a manuscript. All agree that book burning was almost non-existent during the period when books were made of stone.” TryingFirstsBelieveChildrenHas BeensMadeBookAgeSchoolMysteryMiddleCenturyPeriodsStonesImportanceAgreeTiredAtheistInventionInstanceBurningCustomsCommunistScholarCharmingMonkRivalsSecrecyMiddle AgesLibrarianFascistsAntiquityManuscriptsCloaksShroudsBook Burning Author:Richard Armour
“Google has helped raise the importance of DNS above the network engineering community, which has been really good.” Has BeensCommunityImportanceRaisesEngineeringGoogle Author:David Ulevitch
“[T]here seems to have been an actual decline in rational thinking. The United States had become a place where entertainers and professional athletes were mistaken for people of importance. They were idolized and treated as leaders; their opinions were sought on everything and they took themselves just as seriously-after all, if an athlete is paid a million or more a year, he knows he is important ... so his opinions of foreign affairs and domestic policies must be important, too, even though he proves himself to be ignorant and subliterate every time he opens his mouth.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsYearsHas BeensImportantStatesReasonSeemsPoliticsUnitedLeaderOpinionMillionsUnited StatesMediaPolicyProveMouthsImportancePaidAffairAthleteIgnorantTreatedRationalDeclineMistakenEntertainersRational ThinkingProfessional AthleteForeign AffairsIdolizedDomestic Policy Author:Robert A. Heinlein