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“I felt strongly that since the pursuit of good science was so difficult it was essential that the problem being studied was an important one to justify the effort expanded.”

Important Problem Felt Difficult Effort Essentials Pursuit Justify Good Science

Author:Paul Nurse

“The library was one more essential in the parade of rooms in a big 18th-century house - and part of the required kit ever afterwards. The important thing was to have the books, not actually read them.”

Important Book Bigs House Rooms Century Essentials Important Things Library Parades Ever After 18th Century

Author:Peter York

“There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.”

People Men Important War Matter States Age Dies Military Confidence Essentials Elements Old Age Rulers Nevertheless Lacking Equipment Starvation Military Equipment

Author:Confucius

“Self-esteem is as important to our well-being as legs are to a table. It is essential for physical and mental health and for happiness.”

Wells Important Self Self Esteem Essentials Tables Mental Health Legs Mental Illness Esteem Well Being Great Self Esteem

Author:Louise Hart

“It is precisely the way which is productive - this is the essential thing; becoming is more important than being.”

Way Important Becoming Essentials Productive

Book:Paul Klee

Source: Paul Klee

“It may indeed prove to be far the most difficult and not the least important task for human reason rationally to comprehend its own limitations. It is essential for the growth of reason that as individuals we should bow to forces and obey principles which we cannot hope fully to understand, yet on which the advance and even the preservation of civilization depend.”

Should Humans May Important Reason Individual Force Difficult Growth Principles Depends Civilization Prove Essentials Tasks Limitation Bows Preservation Human Reason

Author:Friedrich August von Hayek

“Give yourself a compliment every day. I know this sounds silly, but it really is important. As girls, we spend countless hours focusing on our flaws and trying to correct them or cover them up. It's essential to focus on something you like about yourself. Maybe you're having a good hair day or your skin is looking especially healthy. Take a moment each day to focus on the good, and then try to carry that with you throughout the day, because while bangs don't look good on everyone, confidence does.”

Knows Giving Trying Looks Doe Important Moments Girl Sound Hours Focus Hair Healthy Essentials Skins Silly Each Day Flaws Compliment About Yourself Bangs Good Hair

Author:Lauren Conrad

“The importance of pedestrian public spaces cannot be measured, but most other important things in life cannot be measured either: Friendship, beauty, love and loyalty are examples. Parks and other pedestrian places are essential to a city's happiness.”

Important Space Cities Example Essentials Importance Important Things Loyalty Parks Things In Life Pedestrians Love And Loyalty Beauty Love

Author:Enrique Penalosa

“Human beings any one of us, and our species as a whole are not all-important, not at the center of the world. That is the one essential piece of information, the one great secret, offered by any encounter with the woods or the mountains or the ocean or any wilderness or chunk of nature or patch of night sky.”

World Humans Important Whole Night Human Beings Secret Pieces Sky Information Mountain Essentials Ocean Species Woods Encounters Wilderness Patches Night Sky Chunks Center Of The World

Book:The end of nature

Source: The end of nature

“Oh, how few find time for prayer! There is time for everything else, time to sleep and time to eat, time to read the newspaper and the novel, time to visit friends, time for everything else under the sun, but-no time for prayer, the most important of all things, the one great essential!”

Important Prayer Sleep Novel Sun Essentials All Things Newspapers End Times Time To Sleep

Author:Oswald J. Smith

“The matter of flies, lines and other equipment of the right sort is not absolutely necessary in the rising of fish but they are very important in that they make it easier to do the things which bring success and in some cases are essential to success.”

Important Matter Lines Cases Sea Easier Essentials Rivers Fishes Boat Rising Lakes Fishing Equipment

Book:Trout: Fly Plates in Full Color Painted by Edgar Burke; Photographs of Fly Tying by Charles S. Krug; Also Many Diagrams in Line by Ivin Sickles

Source: Trout: Fly Plates in Full Color Painted by Edgar Burke; Photographs of Fly Tying by Charles S. Krug; Also Many Diagrams in Line by Ivin Sickles