“That man is formed for social life is an observation which, upon our first inquiry, presents itself immediately to our view, and our reason approves that wise and generous principle which actuated the first founders of civil government, an institution which hat its origin in the weakness of individuals, and hath for its end the strength and security of all; and so long as the means of effecting this important end are thoroughly known and religiously attended to government is one of the richest blessings to mankind, and ought to be held in the highest veneration” MenFirstsMeanLongImportantEndsReasonGovernmentLife IsIndividualSocialViewsKnownPrinciplesWiseMankindSecurityOughtBlessingHighestWeaknessInstitutionsObservationGenerousHatsPatrioticFoundersInquirySocial LifeVeneration Author:Joseph Warren
“One reason I like to talk about Heaven, think about Heaven and read about Heaven is because, after all, that's where we're going to spend Eternity, so it's a pretty important place and we ought to be pretty interested, don't you think? It's our Eternal Home, the place Jesus has gone to prepare for us forever, so we certainly ought to be interested in it and want to know what it's like and what we're going to be like when we get there!” ThinkingKnowsWantImportantReasonHomeJesusHeavenGoneForeverOughtEternalEternityHeavenly Author:David Berg
“I think somebody ought to do a survey as to how many great, important men have quit to spend time with their families who spent any more time with their family. Probably less.” ThinkingMenLoveImportantLove YouOughtQuittingMore TimeEnd TimesSpend TimeSurveys Author:Walter Cronkite
“In any organization there ought to be the possibility of discussion... fence sitting is an art, and it's difficult, and it's important to do, rather than to go headlong in one direction or the other. It's just better to have action, isn't it than to sit on the fence? Not if you're not sure which way to go, it isn't.” IfsThinkingWayArtImportantActionDifficultPossibilityOughtSittingOrganizationDiscussionNot SureFenceOne DirectionWhich Way To Go Author:Richard P. Feynman
“I do want an expensive honeymoon. Not because I'm extravagant, but because a honeymoon is a solemn, important thing ... a symbol. And it ought to be done -- well, adequately.” WantWellsImportantDoneOughtImportant ThingsSymbolsExpensiveSolemnExtravagantHoneymoon Book:The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts Source: The Honeymoon: A Comedy in Three Acts
“The Pentagon needs precious resources to build the strength of America, and we can't say, 'this is really important to this community, and it's really not vital to the national security, but we ought to do it anyway.' So, I think we have to have a discipline on this” ThinkingNeedsImportantAmericaCommunitySecurityOughtDisciplineResourcesNational SecurityPentagon Author:John Kasich
“We ought to know about our culinary past. Food and identity is terribly important ... I don't mean we should go out and eat historic dishes, but we should know what makes us different ... self-confident nations have that sense of where they come from.” KnowsShouldMeanImportantDifferentSelfPastNationsIdentityOughtCulinaryDishesHistoricSelf Confident Author:Tom Jaine
“It takes a thousand men to invent a telegraph, or a steam engine, or a phonograph, or a photograph, or a telephone or any other important thing-and the last man gets the credit and we forget the others. He added his little mite - that is all he did. These object lessons should teach us that ninety-nine parts of all things that proceed from the intellect are plagiarisms, pure and simple; and the lesson ought to make us modest. But nothing can do that.” MenShouldLittlesImportantLastsCan DoSimpleForgetTeachObjectsOughtLessonsThousandPureAll ThingsImportant ThingsPhotographCreditIntellectNineEnginesModestTelephonesNinetySteamPlagiarismNinety NineTelegraphSteam EnginesPhonograph Book:Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)