“I’m instantly mortified by my fat, uncontrollable mouth, but that’s when it occurs to me that my humor is a self-defense mechanism. Even though I may come off like a stark raving asshat, being funny is the most important tool I have to stay sane. The ability to say what I think is the key to allowing me to feel in control.” ThinkingFeelsMayImportantSelfAbilityKeysMouthsToolsDefenseFatsAllowingMechanismSaneSelf DefenseStarksBeing FunnyUncontrollableDefense Mechanisms Author:Jen Lancaster
“The keeper of the keys was one of the most important roles a household servant could hold (Mark 13:32-34). A higher official held the keys in a royal kingdom (Is 22:22) and in God's house, the temple.” ImportantHouseRolesKeysHigherMarkKingdomsServantOfficialsTemplesHouseholdRoyalKeepers Author:Craig S. Keener
“It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets.” ImportantAgeWhiteColorKeysTeethAttractiveLightersWhite Teeth Author:Evelyn Lauder
“Anyone can achieve something important. Contrary to popular belief, the key is not hard work, but finding the right thing to achieve.” InspirationalImportantHardBeliefAchieveHard WorkKeysFindingsContraryRight ThingContrary To Popular Belief Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“Having your goal to focus on is key, but don't let it become more important than your excellence next year and the year after.” YearsImportantNextGoalFocusKeysExcellenceNext Year Author:Bill Rodgers
“One of the keys to learning for me has been to not get so hung up on the past. It's important to remember the past, but that doesn't mean you have to torture yourself with it by reliving it every single day.” MeanHas BeensImportantPastRememberKeysTortureMmaHungRemembering The Past Author:Georges St-Pierre
“The important word there is inspire. The key difference between managers and leaders is that managers tell people what to do, while leaders inspire them to do it. Inspiration comes from three things: clarity of one's vision, courage of their conviction and the ability to effectively communicate both of those things.” PeopleImportantInspirationThreeLeadershipDifferencesAbilityBusinessLeaderVisionCourageInspireCommunicationKeysManagementCommunicateConvictionClarityManagersCeoThree ThingsGreat LeadershipImportant Words Author:Jeff Weiner
“The key to trading success is emotional discipline. If intelligence were the key, there would be a lot more people making money trading… I know this will sound like a cliché, but the single most important reason that people lose money in the financial markets is that they don't cut their losses short.” PeopleIfsKnowsImportantReasonWould BeSoundLosesLossCuttingEmotionalKeysDisciplineFinancialMaking MoneyTradingFinancial Markets Author:Victor Sperandeo
“Laboratory tests are the next set of important numbers to know. Here are the key lab test numbers you need to know: 1. Complete blood count 2. General metabolic panel with fasting blood sugar and lipid panel 3. HgA1C 4. Vitamin D 5. Thyroid panel 6. C-reactive protein” KnowsNeedsImportantNextNumbersBloodKeysTestsSugarLaboratoryFastingProteinLabsVitaminsBlood SugarThyroidVitamin D Author:Daniel Amen
“An important contribution to a much-neglected but very important subject. No other author has set out to do what Davenport accomplishes, which is a systematic study of how key representatives of America's rising tide of religion attempted a theoretical understanding of, and practical response to, America's rising tide of commerce.” ImportantAmericaUnderstandingStudySubjectsKeysResponseAccomplishPracticalsRisingContributionTidesRepresentativesCommerceTheoreticalNeglectedSystematicImportant Contributions Author:Mark Noll
“Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion is the key, that it's the sine-qua-non of religion, people look kind of balked, and stubborn sometimes, as much to say, what's the point of having religion if you can't disapprove of other people?” PeopleIfsLooksKindImportantSometimesReligiousCompassionVirtueKeysStubborn Author:Karen Armstrong
“If you have a business website; make it stickier; redo the merchandising often and try new things until you hit the right homepage...then try and beat that. The most important audience drivers on the internet are paid search and key word optimization. Concentrate on those. They are very inexpensive compared to banner advertising.” IfsTryingImportantAudienceKeysInternetBeatsPaidAdvertisingDriversNew ThingsWebsiteBannerInexpensiveOptimizationMerchandisingRedos Author:Lynda Resnick
“Juggling a career and a family is a challenge for anyone, and even more so (in general) for women. Probably the most important advice to any woman interested in a career is to pick your life partner with care. Having a supportive partner is key to trying to manage the constraints of these two demanding roles.” TryingTwoImportantCareChallengesCareersRolesAdviceKeysPicksPartnersManageSupportiveConstraintsJugglingLife Partner Author:Daphne Koller
“Music has always been important to me. Rhythm, in particular, features in most of the things I do. I stumbled recently upon an old notebook in which I'd written, 'Touch, timing and timbre... keys to the heart.' That just about says it all.” HeartImportantWrittenParticularKeysRhythmFeaturesTimingNotebookTimbre Author:James Nares
“At one point cinema and photography weren't treated as art. Now it's crazy to think they're not. The key question is "What is art today?" The most important artists of the last 20 years are Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive, because the influence they have had is incredible and they've changed the world. That is art.” ThinkingWorldYearsArtImportantTodayJobsLastsArtistCrazyInfluenceChangedKeysPhotographyIncrediblesTreatedCinema Author:Ferran Adria
“It is really important that you live in a place that has good energy. Where you sleep, where you dream, where you meditate, where you spend a lot of time is key.” ImportantDreamEnergySleepKeysMysticismGood EnergyGaining Power Author:Frederick Lenz