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We passed important laws to give the authorities responsible for investigation wide powers to defend us.

Quote by George Pataki

A very intimate sense of the expressiveness of outward things, which ponders, listens, penetrates, where the earlier, less developed consciousness passed lightly by, is an important element in the general temper of our modern poetry.

Quote by Walter Pater about family, poetry, common sense, sense, things

At first sight experience seems to bury us under a flood of external objects, pressing upon us with a sharp and importunate reality, calling us out of ourselves in a thousand forms of action.

Quote by Walter Pater about experience, objects, reality, action

What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of temperament, the power of being deeply moved by the presence of beautiful objects.

Quote by Walter Pater about objects, literary critic, beauty, power, being

It's more than just high quality food for the family table, it's growing the food in a way that does not harm the environment. That gives me emotional well-being that is important to me.

Quote by Robert Patterson about family, food, quality, being

The time to take counsel of your fears is before you make an important battle decision. That's the time to listen to every fear you can imagine! When you have collected all the facts and fears and made your decision, turn off all your fears and go...

Quote by George S. Patton about time, moral, fear, contentment

Unless everyone grasps the importance of having only two children per couple, wars won't be over just oil anymore, they will be over water and food.

Quote by Alexandra Paul about couple, food, water, children

Food simply isn't important to me.

Quote by Alice Paul about opinion, food

I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.

Quote by Papa John Paul II about hope, things, people

The most important element of a free society, where individual rights are held in the highest esteem, is the rejection of the initiation of violence.

Quote by Ron Paul about society, prison, violence

It is so important for people at a young age to be invited to embrace classical music and opera.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about music, age, olderness, people

Opera is a beautiful and important diversion for me.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about beauty

Opera is one of the most important art forms. It should be listened to and appreciated by everyone.

Quote by Luciano Pavarotti about art, magic

We've all heard that we have to learn from our mistakes, but I think it's more important to learn from successes. If you learn only from your mistakes, you are inclined to learn only errors.

Quote by Norman Vincent Peale about teaching, error, contentment

I do appreciate that the most important thing as a manager is to get good results.

Quote by Stuart Pearce about contentment, heads, things, good, good luck

As to the first, I do not know that I have done very much myself to promote fraternity between nations but I do know that there can be no more important purpose for any man's activity or interests.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about activity, purpose, nation, man

Of all our dreams today there is none more important - or so hard to realise than that of peace in the world. May we never lose our faith in it or our resolve to do everything that can be done to convert it one day into reality.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about dream, reality, faith, peace, day, world

Today continuing poverty and distress are a deeper and more important cause of international tensions, of the conditions that can produce war, than previously.

Quote by Lester B. Pearson about poverty, war

The freedom of speech and the press are two of the most important rights we Americans possess under our Constitution.

Quote by Mike Pence about liberty, press, americans

I think it's much more important to direct movies but if it's going to take five years between each one then I'll have to make up for that.

Quote by Sean Penn about film