“A long time ago, I became aware that many of us have a tendency to lump nature into simplistic categories, such as what we consider beautiful or ugly, important or unimportant. As human a thing as that is to do, I think it often leads us to misunderstand the respective roles of life forms and their interconnectedness.” ThinkingHumansLongImportantBeautifulFormRolesLong TimeUglyTendenciesCategoriesLong Time AgoUnimportantLumpsInterconnectedness Author:Gary Larson
“Believing in yourself and what you do is so important. It took me a long time to find that confidence. If you're an artist and you're taking risks, then you're doing something right if some people don't get it.” PeopleIfsBelieveLongImportantArtistRiskLong TimeBelieve In YourselfTaking Risks Author:Kate Voegele
“I think the violence is important. It all depends on the genre. Rambo was ultra-violent, and I think it worked. You have to give Stallone credit. You have to respect him for taking that shot, and taking the violence all the way. He was the first one to do that in a long time. It fricking worked.” ThinkingWayGivingFirstsLongImportantViolenceDependsLong TimeShotsCreditViolentGenreUltrasRambo Author:Dolph Lundgren
“I've been on a quest for spiritual answers for a long time. The things I've learned about interconnectedness and non-duality and the feeling of tapping into your soul that goes beyond the edge of your skin is important to me. Once I learned that, I'm far less often trapped in my own little man problems. Me against the universe problems.” MenLittlesLongImportantSoulFeelingsProblemSpiritualUniverseMy OwnAnswersLong TimeSkinsEdgesYour SoulI've LearnedQuestsTrappedDualityInterconnectednessLittle ManTappingThings I've Learned Author:Jim Carrey
“The United States is the greatest threat to world peace, and has been for a long time, and not merely because it is the world's only superpower. Equally important, the United States is also far more disposed to use its power than any other powerful nation currently is. Though Americans are culturally and emotionally blind to the fact, the mere intrusion of US power is, in and of itself, destabilizing.” WorldLongHas BeensImportantStatesFactsUseNationsUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesLong TimeBlindThreatMereSuperpowerIntrusion Author:T. D. Allman
“I think perhaps I've learned to be myself. I have a theory that all artists who would be important - painters and writers - must learn to be themselves. It takes a very long time.” ThinkingLongImportantWould BeArtistTheoryLong TimeAuthenticityPainterI've Learned Author:Margot Fonteyn
“I already have success. I had it a long time ago. It's nothing to do with my music. Music is secondary, at this point. The good stuff is really good, but I have success because I'm at peace and I'm a good person in my everyday life and that's important.” PersonsLongImportantStuffMusic IsLong TimeEverydayEveryday LifeLong Time AgoGood Person Author:Lana Del Rey
“(I)f France's righteous bloviating against war makes them your Dashboard Saint of International Integrity, it's either because you are sand-poundingly ignorant of how the world works or it's because you think France's self-interest is more important than America's. If the former applies to you, read a book. If it's the latter, maybe you should move there along with Alec Baldwin, Robert Altman, and the rest of the crowd who promised to leave a long time ago. But whatever you do, don't call France's position principled, because that just insults us both.” IfsThinkingWorldShouldLongImportantBookWarSelfAmericaMovingInterestPositionIntegrityLong TimeInternationalSaintCrowdsIgnorantFormerFranceInsultSandLatterRighteousLong Time AgoSelf InterestPrincipledAgainst WarDashboards Author:Jonah Goldberg
“It is so important not to let ourselves off the hook or to become apathetic or cynical by telling ourselves that nothing works or makes a difference. Every day, light your small candle.... The inaction and actions of many human beings over a long time contributed to the crises our children face, and it is the action and struggle of many human beings over time that will solve them-with God's help. So every day, light your small candle.” HumansChildrenLongImportantHelpingLightActionFacesDifferencesHuman BeingsStruggleLong TimeOur ChildrenCrisisEnvironmentalSolveMaking A DifferenceCandleCynicalSustainabilityHookInactionApathetic Author:Marian Wright Edelman
“Seeing yourself reflected on screen is a very important part of being human. It makes us feel less alone, it make us feel more connected to humanity. Women, gay men, and trans people for a long time have not seen themselves represented, so being able to show the complexities that we all have - just as complex stories as a heterosexual white male - is crucial for us to feel more human and have other people see us as human beings.” PeopleMenFeelsHumansLongImportantStoriesShowsAbleHumanityHuman BeingsWhiteSeeingGayLong TimeComplexesMalesConnectedScreensComplexityCrucialBeing HumanTransGay MenSeeing Yourself Author:Marielle Heller
“Journalism has been very important for me - for a long time I made my living as a journalist, and it also serves as a source of ideas. Many of the things I have written I would not have written without the experience of being a journalist.” LongHas BeensMadeImportantIdeasWrittenSourceLong TimeJournalismJournalist Author:Mario Vargas Llosa
“Always have a plan B and C, because if it doesn't work out there are other things you can focus on. It's important to have a balance to your life, regardless of what you're doing. I've been playing at this level for a long time, but I've got interests outside of rugby, like my family and my children. They keep me sane.” IfsChildrenLongImportantInterestLevelsFocusPlansBalanceLong TimeMy FamilyWork OutMy ChildrenSaneRugbyPlan B Author:Filo Tiatia
“I feel like what's most important for painting - which has been hierarchically on the top for a really long time in terms of what is considered fine art, by comparison with something like a comic book or what's considered low art - is that painting should open up laterally to include other cultures and things that don't immediately resonate as a painting but are obviously of equal contribution to the genre.” FeelsShouldLongHas BeensArtImportantBookCultureTermPaintingFineEqualLong TimeLowsArt IsComicGenreContributionComparisonComic BookFine ArtsOther CulturesReally Long Author:Laura Owens
“I never wanted to be an actor. My dad was an actor, and he never brought joy home, so I didn't view it as something that I would want to do. But I got fired as a secretary, and then I started studying, I started doing it just to earn money. And it took me a long time to learn to love it. And what I loved was telling a story. I tried to avoid making plays or films that weren't telling a story that I felt was important. I discovered in the process that it makes you more empathic because you have to enter someone else's reality and learn to see through many other people's eyes.” PeopleWantLongImportantPlayStoriesHomeRealityEyeWantedFilmJoyActorsFeltProcessViewsStudyDadLong TimeMy DadSecretary Author:Jane Fonda
“I know that big, important things don't just come together overnight, but I've been me for a long time now and it's still not working.” KnowsLongStillsImportantBigsTogetherLong TimeImportant Things Author:Dana Gould
“It was a long time ago. I was talking to a friend about astrology, and he mentioned the Seth books. I'd never heard of them, but I intuitively knew they were important to me. It sounds very romantic, but it really was like that. I took an interest in them right away for no reason.” LongImportantBookReasonSoundInterestTalkingHeardLong TimeNo ReasonAstrologyLong Time AgoVery Romantic Author:Francis Dunnery
“It took me a long time to reach the decision to retire, actually, from the Art Ensemble. But it seemed more important to me to share the vitality of Aikido and the vitality of Zen training with people, even though it would be a smaller number of people, it seemed to give them something that could last and improve their lives.” PeopleGivingLongArtImportantWould BeLastsDecisionNumbersShareLong TimeTrainingRetiringVitalityEnsembleAikido Author:Joseph Jarman
“I do spend a lot more time away from the U.K., it's important to me that I still feel the beat of the people that have been close to me for a long, long time. It's also important that I have really strong and beautiful relationships which I wish to preserve. That enables me - or challenges me, ultimately - to get a Texas driving license!” PeopleFeelsLongHas BeensStillsImportantBeautifulStrongWishChallengesLong TimeBeatsDrivingPreservesMore TimeTexasLicenseTime Away Author:Robert Plant
“That's one of the main things I do, work with choreographers. I've been doing it a long time, and it's a real important part of my life as a soundmaker, making music for dance.” LongImportantRealLong TimeChoreographers Author:Zeena Parkins
“I do select a soundtrack for each of my subjects and again my assistants you know they make fun of me because that is more important to me than the lighting, which I just do in a minute right before, but I spend a long time on the soundtracks.” KnowsLongImportantFunMinutesSubjectsLong TimeSelectLightingAssistantsSoundtracks Author:Carol Friedman
“At the time, Jean-Claude [Juncker] was already an important man in Brussels. I was a young representative in the European Parliament. We talked for a long time and from that point on, our connection became increasingly deep. But our working-class origins are at least as important to our bond.” MenLongImportantYoungClassLong TimeConnectionsRepresentativesWorking ClassParliamentBrussels Author:Martin Schulz
“I happen to believe that this election year [2016] is...one of the most important elections that we're going to face in a very long time. I know we hear from time to time that every election is important. This one is very, very important.” KnowsYearsBelieveLongImportantHappensFacesLong TimeElectionElection Years Author:John Lewis
“It's something that Cory Morrow said to me a long time ago - "Don't ever forget why Nashville is Nashville. The Opry is there for a reason. Country music lives there. Don't be bitter. And don't ever treat Texas or Nashville like either one isn't important."” LongSaidImportantCountryReasonForgetLong TimeTreatsBitterTexasLong Time AgoMorrowNashvilleMusic Life Author:Cody Johnson
“One thing that I've been doing for a long time is to wake up really early. I try to get up around 4 or 5 in the morning, long before most of my lab members are up, which gives me some quiet time to really think without distraction. I think that's important.” ThinkingGivingTryingLongImportantMorningOne ThingQuietMembersLong TimeGive MeWake UpGet UpDistractionLabsQuiet Time Author:Edward Boyden
“It's a long time coming as far as the work that I put in. Now I know that I got the stamp but what counts is what comes behind. That's what's really important. Upholding that stamp and not only keeping the energy my way but also spreading that energy out to other artists that are coming up on the West Coast.” KnowsWayLongImportantArtistEnergyBehindsLong TimeWestMy WayCoastStampsWest Coast Author:Kendrick Lamar
“Judo has been part of Japanese culture for a long time. It makes sense to me that this sport, which is both athletic and philosophical, was created in Japan. It is based on respect for the partner and for our elders as our teachers, which is very important and makes a strong, positive contribution to human relationships, and not only in sports. I am happy that life brought me to this wonderful sport as a child. It is like my first love.” FirstsHumansChildrenLongHas BeensImportantCultureStrongSportsTeacherWonderfulLong TimePhilosophicalPartnersMake SenseContributionJapanFirst LoveEldersAthleticHuman RelationsHuman RelationshipsJudoJapanese Culture Author:Vladimir Putin
“I was a federal public defender during the most important years of the drug war. I saw people go to jail for nothing, and go to jail for a long time.” PeopleYearsLongImportantWarSawsDrugLong TimeJailDefendersWar On Drugs Author:Ayelet Waldman
“[The Middle East conflict ] just kind of ran its course for me. For a long time I could justify doing it to myself, no matter how irrational it was. It was important to me and my work. And I just don't feel it in the same way any more. When it comes up and it's important to me, I'll do it, but more out of sense of duty than desire - which used to be a big part of it.” WayFeelsKindLongImportantMatterBigsUsedDesireCoursesMiddleDutyConflictLong TimeCome UpEastUsed To BeRanJustifyMiddle EastIrrationalMiddle East Conflict Author:Peter van Agtmael
“I happen to think that computers are the most important thing to happen to musicians since the invention of cat-gut which was a long time ago.” ThinkingLongImportantHappensComputerMusicianLong TimeCatImportant ThingsInventionGutsClassroomLong Time AgoSynthesizers Author:Robert Moog
“It's important that we attempt to extend life beyond Earth now. It is the first time in the four billion-year history of Earth that it's been possible, and that window could be open for a long time - hopefully it is - or it could be open for a short time. We should err on the side of caution and do something now.” ShouldYearsFirstsLongImportantEarthSidesFourLong TimeFirst TimeWindowBillionsHopefullyCautionShort Time Author:Elon Musk
“For a very long time now I've been saying to young women, 'You can have it all, but not all at the same time.' How important it is to take very good care of yourself, of your mental and physical and spiritual wellbeing; it's hard to do. It's easier to be a workaholic than to have a truly balanced life.” LongImportantHardCareSpiritualYoungEasierLong TimeVery GoodBalancedYoung WomenWellbeingBalanced LifeWorkaholic Author:Quentin Bryce
“I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.” LongImportantGodUsedShapesLong TimeAbsenceHolesStressedStressed Out Author:Salman Rushdie
“The divorce has lasted way longer than the marriage, but finally it's over. Enough about that. The point is that for a long time, the fact that I was divorced was the most important thing about me. And now it's not.” WayLongImportantEnoughFactsLong TimeImportant ThingsDivorceDivorced Author:Nora Ephron
“It's a lie, you know, to pretend that nothing is important to you. It's hiding. Believe me, I know because I hid for a long time. But now I won't do it anymore. The truth is bioluminescent. I don't lie, and I don't waste time on people who do.” PeopleKnowsBelieveLongImportantLyingTruth IsWasteLong TimeHidingWasting TimeBelieve In MeDon't LieDon't Waste TimeI Don't Lie Book:Hard Love Source: Hard Love