“In our age of increasing distractions it's more important than ever to find ways to maintain perspective and remember that life is brief and tender.” WayImportantAgeRememberLife IsPerspectiveDistraction Author:Candy Chang
“Day-to-day acts of service, whether for good or evil, may not seem important, but they are building cords of love that become so strong they can seldom be broken. Ours is to place our areas of love in proper perspective. Meaningful love always works for our eternal progress and not against it.” MayImportantSeemsEvilStrongProgressBuildingBrokenPerspectiveEternalAreasMeaningfulDay To DayCordsLove AlwaysActs Of Service Author:Marvin J. Ashton
“It is important to live each day with a positive perspective. It is not wise to pretend problems do not exist, but it is wise to look beyond the problem to the possibilities that are in it. When Goliath came against the Israelites, the soldiers all thought, "He's so big, we can never kill him." But David looked at the same giant and thought, "He's so big, I can't miss him.” LooksI CanImportantProblemBigsWiseMissingPossibilityPerspectiveSoldierGiantsEach DayLive Each DayGoliathPositive Perspective Author:Dale E. Turner
“The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of these tasks seems irresistible and important, and they devour our energy. But in the light of time's perspective, their deceptive prominence fades; with a sense of loss we recall the vital tasks we pushed aside. We realize we've become slaves to the tyranny of the urgent.” ImportantDoneLightSeemsMotivationalTodayActionEnergyRealizingLossWeekPerspectiveTasksSlaveTyrannyAppealsInstantFadesRecallsUrgentIrresistibleMomentaryDeceptiveProminence Author:Charles Hummel
“I feel like one of the things that is central to American life is the religious experience, and I think that the experience of being Muslim in America is as valid and as important a perspective on the religious experience of America as evangelical Christianity or Judaism - whatever it may be.” ThinkingFeelsMayImportantAmericaLife IsReligiousChristianityPerspectiveJudaismEvangelicalAmerican LifeReligious Experience Author:Ayad Akhtar
“Death cures psychoneurosis. In a sense all these neurotic concerns--fear of rejection, interpersonal concerns--seem to melt away, and people get another perspective on their lives. The important things are really important, and the trivia of life is trivialized.” PeopleImportantSeemsLife IsPerspectiveConcernImportant ThingsCuresRejectionNeuroticTriviaInterpersonalFear Of Rejection Author:Irvin D. Yalom
“If you want to get an interesting perspective do not think of Hugh as a traditional 20th century physicist but more of a Renaissance man with interests and skills in many different areas. He was smart and lots of things interested him and he brought the same general conceptual methodology to solve them. The subject matter was not so important as the solution ideas.” IfsThinkingMenWantImportantIdeasDifferentMatterInterestInterestingSubjectsCenturyPerspectiveSkillsSmartSolutionsAreasSolveTraditional20th CenturyPhysicistRenaissanceSubject MatterMethodologyRenaissance Man Author:Hugh Everett III
“Talking Taboo is a groundbreaking book. This chorus of bold female voices is presenting the church with an opportunity to engage real but all too frequently avoided or unseen issues impacting countless Christian women today. Their candid essays cover a wide spectrum of perspectives. Readers will resonate with some and be shocked by others. Talking Taboo took courage to write. Reading taboo takes courage too. So buckle up and brace yourself for an eye-opening but vitally important read!” WritingImportantBookRealEyeTodayChristianReadingOpportunityVoiceChurchTalkingIssuesPerspectiveReaderFemaleWideOpeningShockedUnseenEssaysAvoidedSpectrumTabooPresentingChorusCandidBracesEye OpeningBucklesGroundbreakingChristian WomenFemale Voice Author:Carolyn Custis James
“The more important reason is that the research itself provides an important long-run perspective on the issues that we face on a day-to-day basis.” LongImportantReasonRunningFacesIssuesPerspectiveResearchBasesLong RunsDay To Day Author:Ben Bernanke
“I have things that I'm interested in, and I'm not really interested in writing about anything that I'm not interested in. But it's important to me to be able to see it from a different perspective, and add something new to the whole picture.” WritingImportantDifferentWholeAblePerspectiveAddSomething NewNot InterestedDifferent PerspectiveWhole Picture Author:Nick Cave
“the novel is inherently a political instrument, regardless of its subject. It invites you - more than invites you, induces you - to live inside another person's skin. It creates empathy. And that's the antidote to bigotry. The novel doesn't just tell you about another life, which is what a newspaper would do. It makes you live another life, inhabit another perspective. And that's very important.” PersonsImportantPoliticalLiteratureNovelSubjectsPerspectiveEmpathySkinsInstrumentsNewspapersBigotryInvitesAntidoteAnother Life Author:Barbara Kingsolver
“Important days don't look like anything special when they start. Invariably, the sun rises and people wake up. Coffee is swilled and eggs are swallowed. Everybody goes about the business of acting like their lives matter and then, no matter how important the events of the day end up being, the sun invariably sets. The sun rose before the soldiers stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day, and the sun set after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed. Sunrises and sunsets are real jerks about putting things in perspective.” PeopleLooksImportantRealEndsMatterRealityActingSunSpecialEventsPerspectiveWake UpRoseSoldierCoffeeBeachSunsetEggsSunriseJerkSun RiseSun SetOmahaD DaySunrise And SunsetImportant DaysOmaha Beach Book:I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President Source: I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to Be Your Class President
“I think it's important for fans to be involved in all aspects of the game. We saw the league certainly make that move towards involving fans with pro bowl voting, I'm not sure that fan voting will ever be a part of the Hall of Fame, but it is always interesting to get the perspective of the fans.” ThinkingImportantMovingGamesInterestingSawsFansPerspectiveInvolvedFameAspectLeagueNot SureVotingHallsBowlsInvolvingHall Of Fame Author:Howie Long
“Everyone has a unique perspective and that's valid. Everyone's perspective is valid. That doesn't mean that everyone has the same degree of skill level as an entertainer, but skill isn't the only important thing. It's also what kind of perspective and feelings you're bringing to it.” KindMeanImportantFeelingsLevelsPerspectiveSkillsDegreesUniqueImportant ThingsEntertainersUnique Perspective Author:Joseph Gordon-Levitt
“I believe a writer's most important skill lies in being able to see things from different perspectives.” BelieveImportantDifferentAbleLyingI BelievePerspectiveSkillsDifferent Perspective Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I am excited to be able to do something at this stage in my life that I feel is going to have some meaning. More helping people from a financial perspective understand their own strengths and lend a voice to things that I think are socially important.” PeopleThinkingFeelsImportantHelpingAbleVoiceStagePerspectiveFinancialExcitedHelping People Author:Arlene Dickinson
“I believe seeing earth a small blue ball in the vast dark ocean of space, gives you a new perspective on life and what is important. You can see how small we are as compared to the universe and how fragile our lives are.” GivingBelieveImportantEarthUniverseI BelieveDarkSpaceOur LivesSeeingPerspectiveOceanBallsBlueFragileNew Perspective Author:Anousheh Ansari
“When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.” WayTryingFirstsImportantProblemHumorPerspectiveNew WaysNew PerspectiveTrying Times Author:Allen Klein
“We were in Greenville, South Carolina, where he lived, and he was coming the next day to the show, but he passed away the night before. I was very close to my grandfather. He was the first guy to teach me how to ride a motorcycle, so (his death) meant a lot to me. It just gave me a perspective on life and how important it is to live it and enjoy it while we're here. Sometimes we're looking for the grass to be greener, and what's awesome is right in front of you.” FirstsImportantSometimesShowsNightGuyNextEnjoyTeachFrontsPerspectiveSouthGrassGrandfatherNext DayMy GrandfatherMotorcycleCarolinaPassed AwaySouth CarolinaBikersGreener Author:Bret Michaels
“The military taught me that teamwork is important, which is why I work with both Republicans and Democrats in Congress to get things done. It also taught me that everyone brings a different perspective, whether I agree with it or not, which helps me bridge the divide in Congress.” ImportantDifferentDoneHelpingMilitaryTaughtPerspectiveRepublicanAgreeDemocratCongressBridgesHelp MeTeamworkDividesThings DoneDifferent Perspective Author:Steve Stivers
“To be a well-rounded person and know what's going on in the world around you, to have a perspective outside of your sport, is important for every athlete. I'm blessed that our parents gave us that.” KnowsWorldWellsPersonsImportantSportsParentPerspectiveBlessedAthleteWell Rounded Author:Venus Williams
“A lot of times, films tell stories about the time we live in. So when making history, it´s just as important to give the female perspective as well as the male. We need female voices. Take a risk. Be personal.” NeedsGivingWellsImportantStoriesFilmVoiceRiskPerspectiveFemaleMalesMaking HistoryFemale Voice Author:Anne Sewitsky
“It's important to see things in perspective. Automobile traffic is responsible for only 12 percent of total CO2 emissions. One should be able to point this out without being accused of changing the subject.” ShouldImportantAbleSubjectsPerspectivePercentResponsibleTrafficAccusedAutomobileEmissionsCo2Being AccusedCo2 Emissions Author:Martin Winterkorn
“In an unhealthy way, I found a lot of validity in having always been a very good athlete, a very good baseball player, and I've since grown out of that place into a different perspective and learned how to live differently, thankfully, where baseball is certainly something that's very important to me. It's not who I am, though. It's just what I do.” WayImportantDifferentFoundPlayerPerspectiveBaseballVery GoodAthleteWho I AmUnhealthyValidityBaseball PlayerDifferent PerspectiveGood AthleteGood Baseball Author:R.A. Dickey
“It's so hard to keep perspective and keep things in context, and it's so easy to get distracted. This film [Shelter] reminded me how important it is to remain aware, and to keep seeing the things that are happening around the world.” WorldImportantHardFilmEasySeeingPerspectiveHappeningsAround The WorldShelterDistractedEasy To Get Author:Jennifer Connelly
“Ninety percent of those who fail are not actually defeated; they simply quit. ... As you face bad experiences, it's important for you to remember that you can rarely see the benefits while you're in the midst of them. You usually gain perspective on the other side of it.” ImportantRememberFacesSidesFailingPerspectiveBenefitsPercentGainsQuittingMidstDefeatedNinetyBad Experiences Author:John C. Maxwell
“Failure is important because the first time you win (or lose), it could be luck, it could be timing, or it could be talent. It's only after you fail once or twice and learn to rely equally on thought, analysis, and anticipation-in addition to speed, talent, and execution-that you can really call yourself an entrepreneur ... In the long run, it's mind over muscle, strategy over strength, and a healthy perspective-not just a lot of perspiration-that make someone a real success in his or her business and in the equally important rest of his or her life.” MindFirstsLongImportantRealRunningWinningLosesFailingTalentPerspectiveHealthyFirst TimeLuckStrategyEntrepreneurSpeedAnalysisRelyMusclesAnticipationExecutionLong RunsTimingWin Or LoseReal SuccessPerspiration Author:Howard A. Tullman
“It is important to have a perspective then only through seeing the world is it possible to transcend ideas such as the Flyers, and other aberrant thought forms. With ruthlessness, cunning patience and sweetness, it can be cracked.” WorldImportantIdeasFormSeeingPerspectiveSweetnessCunningCrackedSeeing The WorldRuthlessnessFlyers Author:Carlos Castaneda
“In a Bloomberg poll, 88% of respondents said that Wall Street bonuses should either be banned outright or taxed at 50%. Just 7% said they should remain an incentive. To put that 7% figure in perspective, 6% of Americans believe the moon landings were a hoax; 7% believe Elvis lives; 24% believe that Barack Obama is a secret Muslim; 41% believe in ESP; and 48% believe in creationism. Americans will believe anything, it seems-except the idea that incentivizing bankers at systemically important institutions to take big risks makes any sense at all.” ShouldBelieveSaidImportantIdeasBigsSeemsSecretRiskStreetsFiguresPerspectiveWallMoonInstitutionsBarackIncentivesPollsBankersLandingBannedBonusCreationismHoaxesMoon LandingEsp Author:Felix Salmon
“I always take the same perspective with each new adventure. I put myself in the position of being at the end of my life looking back. Then I ask myself if what I am doing is important to me.” IfsImportantEndsAsksPositionAdventurePerspectiveLooking BackNew Adventure Author:Reinhold Messner
“I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.” ThinkingLongImportantHelpingRunningPerspectiveNormalLong RunsNormal Life Author:Winona Ryder
“The perspective that law enforcement is presenting seems to be a very narrow one that's focused very, very heavily on investigations of past crimes rather than on preventing future crimes. It's very important for policymakers to take that broader view because they're the ones who are trusted to look at the big picture.” LooksImportantBigsSeemsPastLawViewsCrimePerspectiveFocusedInvestigationTrustedLaw EnforcementEnforcementPresentingPreventingBig Picture Author:Matt Blaze
“I used to turn to nature and animals a lot. And fishing. I spend time still with my Bible and the gospel music, and I still have to feed the animals! But my wife and daughter have brought me a world of perspective when I'm feeling just a little "extra important."” WorldLittlesStillsImportantFeelingsUsedTurnsAnimalWifePerspectiveDaughterMy WifeExtrasFishingEnd TimesSpend TimeGospel MusicNature And AnimalsWife And Daughter Author:Brandi Carlile
“To think one film makes a career is ridiculous. It's important to keep perspective and do things other than for money.” ThinkingImportantFilmCareersPerspectiveRidiculous Author:Anthony Edwards
“Any statements from the parents may seem like criticism or judgment by the child or adolescent. It's very important that the child or adolescent does most of the talking and the parent asks questions curiously to understand the perspective of the child or adolescent.” MayChildrenDoeImportantSeemsAsksParentTalkingPerspectiveJudgmentCriticismStatements Author:Timothy Carey
“From a client perspective, I really think the work Microsoft's doing with Surface, with HoloLens, with Xbox, that stuff's absolutely essential to the company's future. Because innovation in the future will either be from the cloud out to all devices, or from devices as supported by software in the cloud. I think it's important for Microsoft to participate both ways.” ThinkingWayImportantStuffCompanyPerspectiveEssentialsInnovationCloudsSurfaceDevicesSoftwareClientsMicrosoftXbox Author:Steve Ballmer
“I love the fact that Satya Nadella's checked the checkbox for cross-platform for a number of our services. I still think it's very important to do the right kind of innovative integration across Windows and our hardware platforms with our cloud services. I think the company's doing a lot of good stuff. Real competition in AWS. Real competition in terms of the clients, particularly from a hardware perspective, there's also [competition] from Chrome. But all in all pretty good.” ThinkingKindStillsImportantRealFactsStuffTermNumbersCompanyPerspectiveCrossesWindowCompetitionCloudsPlatformsClientsIntegrationInnovativeHardwareChromeSatya Author:Steve Ballmer
“For anyone who conceives literature in terms of plurality of perspectives, Finnegans Wake has to be the apogee. For, as we are told, every word in it has three score and ten "toptypsical" meanings - an exaggeration, of course, but an important reminder to readers who like their fiction definite.” ImportantThreeCoursesLiteratureTermFictionPerspectiveReaderTenScoreDefiniteRemindersExaggerationFinnegans Wake Author:Philip Kitcher
“From a political perspective, it is important to uphold certain universal principles so that, for example, you can condemn both Islamist forms of violence and injustice as well as forms of violence and injustice from other groups - some superpowers, for example, or the English Defence League, as other examples.” WellsImportantFormPoliticalCertainPrinciplesViolenceGroupsExamplePerspectiveUniversalInjusticeLeagueDefenceSuperpowerIslamists Author:Alison Assiter
“Whatever the universal perspective one adopts, it is important to recognise that some form of universalism is politically and ethically necessary.” ImportantFormPerspectiveUniversalRecogniseUniversalism Author:Alison Assiter
“However, within the limits of the human, it is important to recognise our common humanity. I think that a perspective based on common human needs has the most chance of being accepted and this does not depend on any particular metaphysical outlook.” ThinkingNeedsHumansDoeImportantHumanityChanceCommonParticularPerspectiveDependsLimitsAcceptedMetaphysicalOutlookRecogniseHuman NeedsCommon HumanityBeing Accepted Author:Alison Assiter
“Ethically and politically it is important to face up to the need for a universal perspective in our divided, multi-cultural, unequal and unjust world.” WorldNeedsImportantFacesPerspectiveUniversalDividedUnjust Author:Alison Assiter
“From a productivity perspective, prioritization is key. And it's very easy to focus on clearing the decks of minutia, especially when one's very busy. It's almost easy to want to sit down at your desk when you have a free five minutes and try to clear out some of the incoming emails rather than strip things strategically and foundationally and ask about what the most important objectives for you and the company are.” WantTryingImportantAsksEasyCompanyClearFiveFocusMinutesPerspectiveKeysBusyProductivityObjectivesDesksEmailFive MinutesDeckClearingPrioritization Author:Ivanka Trump
“For [Louis] Brandeis, you know, ethnicity and background are much less important than facts and reason. And he believes that far from wanting to efface our diversity of perspectives, we have to embrace it because that makes us more American, not less. In that sense, he's incredibly modern in an age of cultural pluralism. And it is disappointing for just the reasons you say that not everyone has embraced his pluralistic vision.” KnowsBelieveImportantReasonFactsAgeVisionModernPerspectiveDiversityEmbraceBackgroundsDisappointingEthnicityPluralismLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“Motherhood puts everything into perspective, changes the way you look at life, and your perspective of what's actually important.” WayLooksImportantPerspectiveMotherhood Author:Kelis
“I continue to believe that she has not jeopardized America's national security. Now, what I've also said is that, and she's acknowledged, that there's a carelessness in terms of managing emails that she has owned and she recognizes. But I also think it is important to keep this in perspective. This is somebody who has served her country for four years as secretary of state and did an outstanding job, and no one has suggested that in some ways, as a consequence of how she handled emails, that that detracted from her excellent ability to carry out her duties.” ThinkingWayYearsBelieveSaidImportantCountryStatesJobsAmericaTermAbilityFourSecurityDutyPerspectiveConsequenceExcellentFour YearsSecretaryNational SecurityEmailOutstandingCarelessness Author:Barack Obama
“It is, from my perspective, less important today looking backwards as to why these militants decided they did it than to find them and bring them to justice, and then maybe we'll figure out what was going on in the meantime.” ImportantTodayJusticeFiguresPerspectiveDecidedLooking BackBackwards Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think it's very important that LGBT narratives are spoken from LGBT perspectives. I think that what I do is important as far as creating a lane for myself to be independent.” ThinkingImportantPerspectiveCreatingIndependentNarrativeLgbtLanes Author:Cakes da killa
“That's important, I think, for people who come here to realize that we are here for only a time and we have an obligation of service and we need to keep things in perspective.” PeopleThinkingNeedsImportantRealizingPerspectiveObligation Author:Karl Rove
“First and foremost, it's important to remember that, from my perspective at least, my most important legacy was making sure that the world didn't go into a Great Depression.” WorldFirstsImportantRememberPerspectiveLegacyGreat Depression Author:Barack Obama