Men do not learn much from the lessons of history and that is the most important of all the lessons of history.
The most important thing my father taught me is that every man has to stand up for his rights.
But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them.
Rio was always going to be on the schedule for me, whether I had won in London or not. Triathlon is one of those sports where the Olympics is always the most important and the most interesting race, and I always wanted to have a crack at Rio and defend my title.
I stand by my belief that individual performances are the most important part of baseball.
The most important thing to realise is that everyone is capable of telling a story. It doesn't matter where we were born or how we grew up.
One of the most important functions of jazz has been to encourage a hope for freedom, for people living in situations of intolerance or struggle.
Love has always been the most important business in my life, I should say the only one.
Money isn't the most important thing in life, but it's reasonably close to oxygen on the 'gotta have it' scale.
I tell her all the time I'd gladly retire and hang out with the kids and clean the house. I want to have a good life and great family, and from a professional standpoint I want to be successful, but it's not the most important thing at all.
Your landscape in a western is one of the most important characters the film has. The best westerns are about man against his own landscape.
The most important influence in my childhood was my father.
The most important of all rights is the right to life, and I cannot foresee a day when domesticated animals will be granted that right in law.
Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.
I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen.
The criticism does not hurt because I have always been my own worst critic. I wouldn't say I don't respect other people's opinions, but my opinion is the most important.
Today riches and honours have been lavished on me, but one gift has been lacking, the most important one of all, the only one that matters, the gift of youth.
The most important thing we can do is inspire young minds and to advance the kind of science, math and technology education that will help youngsters take us to the next phase of space travel.
Personality is the most important thing to an actress's success.
The principles we live by, in business and in social life, are the most important part of happiness.
Without question, the Red Ryder BB gun is the most important gun in the history of American weaponry.
I wanted to be a neurologist. That seemed to be the most difficult, most intriguing, and the most important aspect of medicine, which had links with psychology, aggression, behavior, and human affairs.
Security is still the most important issue facing Washington state residents and millions of Americans - the security of having a job, of access to affordable health care, of a quality education, and of protecting our homeland and defending our nation.
When you lose things like football, which is the game I love - and this is the most important thing in my life - it really puts everything in perspective.
Looking ahead, I believe that the underlying importance of higher education, of science, of technology, of research and scholarship to our quality of life, to the strength of our economy, to our security in many dimensions will continue to be the most important message.
If you're doing what you love, and people can see that and relate to it, that's the most important thing.
It's often said that the most important qualities in a chief executive are character and judgment.
The most important part of this is to prepare the athlete for life in general and then be able to compete.
The sun is the most important thing in everybody's life, whether you're a plant, an animal or a fish, and we take it for granted.
Politics and government are certainly among the most important of practical human interests.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When you feed yourself what your body needs when it needs it, that's love. So give your bod some TLC and sit down and enjoy a good, substantial breakfast.
I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.
A lot of people have this ego need that makes them want to believe that Earth is the center of the universe and humans are the most important species, the supreme expression of creation.
Restoring the people's voice in Congress is not just one part of our Better Way agenda, it's the most important part. Unless people are back in the driver's seat, we won't be able to rebuild our military, roll back the red tape, or help our most vulnerable.
The job of training an Iraqi police force is one of the most important tasks being undertaken in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It is also one of the most difficult.
Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics.
