“Melody is the single most important thing to any song, period. I don't care what anybody says, it trumps everything. Not because that's my opinion but because I think it's actually indisputable fact. The human brain retains melody easier than it retains words. It's that simple.” ThinkingHumansImportantFactsCareSongSimpleBrainOpinionTrumpPeriodsEasierImportant ThingsDon't CareI Don't CareMelodyHuman Brain Author:Ryan Tedder
“In the case of climate change, the threat is long-term and diffuse and requires broad international action for the benefit of people decades in the future. And in politics, the urgent always trumps the important, and that is what makes it a very difficult and challenging issue.” PeopleLongImportantActionDifficultTermChallengesCasesIssuesTrumpBenefitsThreatClimateClimate ChangeInternationalDecadesLong TermBroadsUrgent Author:Martin Rees
“Donald Trump's campaign has raised about $100,000 in donations during the second quarter. Which raises an important question: Who is giving Donald Trump money? That's like giving your money to a pile of money.” GivingImportantTrumpRaisesRaisedCampaignsQuartersDonationImportant Questions Author:Jimmy Fallon
“Writing songs always trumps whatever else was on the schedule, it really is the most important and can be so fickle, you have to grab it when it's there.” WritingImportantSongTrumpSchedulesWriting SongsFickle Author:Beth Moore
“Donald Trump was, you know, obviously a very important businessman, billionaire, he was a reality show star and I think that he has had more success running for president than probably even he imagined.” ThinkingKnowsImportantShowsRealityRunningStarsPresidentTrumpBusinessmanBillionaireReality Shows Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“So, I think it's important for us to be careful about the language we use, which is why I've been critical of Donald Trump. Disparaging women, disparaging hispanics, that's not a sign of strength. Making fun of disabled people... We're never going to win elections if we don't have a more broader unifying message.” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantUseWinningLanguageFunTrumpMessagesElectionCarefulCriticalBe CarefulDisabledUnifyingDisparaging Author:Jeb Bush
“I think primary voters have a right to know. And Donald's Trump excuse of it that he's being audited, look, that makes it even more important for him to release his taxes, so that voters can see if there is - Mitt Romney suggested there could be a bombshell there. I don't know if there is or not. But Donald is hiding them from the voters, and I think he owes candor to the voters.” IfsThinkingKnowsLooksImportantTrumpTaxesExcuseReleasePrimariesVotersHidingRomneyCandorBombshells Author:Ted Cruz
“This guy [Donald Trump] has not offered a single serious policy proposal, which is important if you want to be president of the United States. And Hillary Clinton is going to have clear shot to the Oval Office. And so I think there are many out there that are rooting for that outcome, so that he's the nominee. And you can see it in the coverage he's gotten.” IfsThinkingWantImportantStatesGuyPresidentUnitedUnited StatesClearPolicySeriousTrumpOfficeShotsClintonOutcomesThis GuyProposalCoverageOval Author:Marco Rubio
“The future of the United States and the most important election in a generation, and he [Donald Trump] is trying to con people into giving them their vote, just like he conned these people into giving them their money.” PeopleGivingTryingImportantStatesUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsTrumpVoteElection Author:Mitt Romney
“Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.” ImportantHelpingDealsTrumpImportant ThingsHelp MeThings In LifeMost Important Things In Life Author:Paul Rudd
“I didn't endorse Donald Trump but I thanked him for coming, thanked him for raising issues that were important, thanked him for talking about immigration and considering the views that we had worked on for a number of years, on what a good immigration policy should be.” ShouldYearsImportantViewsNumbersTalkingIssuesPolicyTrumpImmigrationConsideringImmigration Policy Author:Jeff Sessions
“I will not sleep fine if Donald Trump wins and I will not sleep fine is Hillary Clinton wins. Whether you are looking at nuclear weapons, whether you are looking at expanding wars and their blowback, which will not stop as long as those wars continue to expand, or whether you're looking at the climate, in my view, we have no choice. This is an existential moment. We are deciding not only what kind of world we will have, but whether we will have a world or not. I think it's very important to get outside this box that tells us we are powerless, when in fact, we are powerful.” IfsThinkingWorldKindLongImportantWarMomentsFactsChoicesWinningSleepViewsPowerfulFineTrumpWeaponsClintonClimateBoxesNuclearNuclear WeaponsExistentialPowerlessExpanding Author:Jill Stein
“What's important here is that the Republicans agree with [Donald Trump].” ImportantTrumpRepublicanAgreeWhat's Important Author:Hillary Clinton
“For me the most important issue is climate change because it in some ways trumps every other issue. Everything else we care about falls by the wayside if the Greenland ice shelf falls into the sea. And if suddenly sea levels rise 21 feet, everything we hold near and dear ceases to exist.” IfsWayImportantCareFallLevelsIssuesSeaFeetTrumpClimateClimate ChangeDearCeaseIceShelvesImportant IssuesGreenlandSea Level Rise Author:Moby
“He was making a very serious point. Donald Trump has a way of talking to get people's attention, and it's drawn attention to a very important issue.There was a time when a Democrat president knew where the buck stopped in the White House. And the responsibility for the failed policies in the Middle East that created the environment where ISIS developed belongs to President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and the American people know that.” PeopleKnowsWayImportantStatesHousePresidentWhiteAttentionResponsibilityTalkingIssuesEnvironmentMiddlePolicySeriousTrumpClintonDemocratEastBarackWhite HouseMiddle EastSecretaryIsisBucksPresident Barack ObamaImportant IssuesWay Of Talking Author:Mike Pence
“I certainly think it's important to speak up and say how unacceptable Donald Trump is. I'm always more than willing to do that.” ThinkingImportantSpeakWillingTrump Author:Paul Wolfowitz
“Now there's going to be some decisions [Donald Trump] is going to have to make as president regarding those folks, and I think what he's said let's first get all of the bad actors out of the country. And I think that's what's really important.” ThinkingFirstsSaidImportantCountryActorsPresidentDecisionTrumpFolks Author:Chris Christie
“I think the most important thing for the public and the press is to just listen to what Donald Trump says and follow up and ask questions about what appear to be either contradictory or uninformed or outright wacky ideas.” ThinkingImportantIdeasAsksTrumpImportant ThingsPressesContradictoryJust ListenWackyUninformedFollow Up Author:Barack Obama
“I think that there's an important point to make if you're running for president, which is that you tell the American people how you would handle a crisis. She [Hillary Clinton] is saying here's what I would do in terms of air power, in terms of dealing with the enemy. Donald Trump never says a word. He just says, "I've got a secret plan." He impugns the president .” PeopleIfsThinkingImportantRunningPresidentTermSecretEnemyPlansAirTrumpCrisisClintonHandleAir Power Author:Eric Bolling
“I think it's important here to keep something in mind. I mean, when you're looking at last night and you see Matt Lauer unable to tell [Donald Trump], "Hey, you know what? You're lying here."” ThinkingKnowsMindMeanImportantLastsLyingNightTrumpHeyLast NightHey YouLying Here Author:Eric Bolling
“I think probably [Donald Trump] is not all that enthusiastic about having the rest of our country see what the real reasons are, because it must be something really important, even terrible, that he's trying to hide.” ThinkingTryingImportantRealCountryReasonTrumpTerribleOur CountryEnthusiastic Author:Hillary Clinton
“I respect Donald Trump's children. His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald. I don't agree with nearly anything else he says or does, but I do respect that. And I think that is something that as a mother and a grandmother is very important to me.” ThinkingChildrenDoeImportantAbleMotherTrumpAgreeGrandmotherDevoted Author:Hillary Clinton
“It's really unfortunate that instead of focusing on the really important issues in our world, Donald Trump chooses to make personal attacks on people.” PeopleWorldImportantIssuesTrumpOur WorldUnfortunateImportant IssuesPersonal Attacks Author:Ariel Winter
“If you look at the polls, for all the talk about immigration and even trade, ObamaCare was an extremely important issue for Trump voters in 2016.” IfsLooksImportantIssuesTrumpTradeImmigrationVotersPollsObamacareImportant Issues Author:William Kristol
“[Donald ] Trump is more important than all of us. He's more important than the media.” ImportantMediaTrump Author:William Kristol
“I think, as a historian, what strikes one the most about this [Donald'd Trump] program is just simply its nationalism, with his commitment to the redevelopment of American manufacturing and industrial jobs, providing jobs for the constituency that was so important in electing him.” ThinkingImportantJobsTrumpCommitmentProgramStrikesNationalismHistorianProvidingManufacturing Author:Judy Woodruff
“It's important not to demonize [Donald's] Trump voters.” ImportantTrumpVoters Author:Nicholas D. Kristof
“If you look at my columns I precisely said we have to avoid that. That it's important not to stereotype [Donald] Trump voters.” IfsLooksSaidImportantTrumpVotersStereotypeColumns Author:Tucker Carlson
“I also think it's important not to demonize [Donald] Trump voters.” ThinkingImportantTrumpVoters Author:Tucker Carlson
“In order to fight militarism under Hillary Clinton or under Donald Trump, it's very important that we cast a vote on behalf of peace and on international - and a policy based on international law and human rights.” HumansImportantLawOrderFightingRightsPolicyTrumpVoteClintonInternationalHuman RightsCastsBehalfInternational LawMilitarism Author:Jill Stein