The most important thing is to have opportunities and feel confidence in yourself.
When I was about to break a world record and become well known, my mother used to say that for her the important thing was for me to become a doctor - a career which had not been possible in her generation and in her society. Sport was something to be set aside.
The most important thing we do to encourage innovation is give people the freedom to fail. And I think you can articulate that and establish that as a value in a lot of different ways. I don't want to say celebrate the failures, but in a lot of respects, it's sort of that.
Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
Describing Woodstock as the 'big bang,' I think that's a great way to describe it, because the important thing about it wasn't how many people were there or that it was a lot of truly wonderful music that got played.
I always remember what's the most important thing - my kids.
'What is your desired salary?' The unwritten rule when it comes to salary is this: whoever proposes a number first loses. When you interview, you should never feel pressured to answer this question. Simply let your interviewer know that the most important thing to you is how well you fit the position.
The room is the most important thing about recording.
I'd like to find great roles close to home and work on great projects while staying near my family. My family's the most important thing to me right now.
Harvey Milk was a friend of mine, an important gay leader in San Francisco in the '70s, and he carried a really important message about how important it was to be visible, how important it was to come out, and that was the single most important thing we had to do.
The most important thing is to follow your instinct and get involved with some friends who have similar tastes and aspirations and like music as much as you do.
I hope to have communion with the people, that is the most important thing.
I think women want to look beautiful. I think that's an important thing. It is relevant.
Every now and then I have to teach directing. The thing about the theatre is that the most important thing you can do as a director is to make sure that everybody is in the same world - you have to create the world and make sure everyone buys into it.
To me, music has to be about freedom. It's the most important thing in my life.
I am not married yet, but I think ultimately in a good marriage it is the relationship which is the most important thing. It is not a matter of who is right and who is wrong; it is a one plus one equals more than two.
It's pretty easy for me to say that the most important thing in my life is my relationship with Jesus Christ, followed by my relationship with family. And football's later on down the line.
The most important thing about global warming is this. Whether humans are responsible for the bulk of climate change is going to be left to the scientists, but it's all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it.
But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.
I'll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I'm from Quebec, and every time I go to a country, I say that. It's my roots, my origins, and it's the most important thing to me.
But the most important thing is, Enron did not cause the California crisis.
I think the most important thing for an actor is reading the script and trying to figure out if you can play that character well. The last thing on my mind is if the director made good movies previously. It's not my job to know if that director's last movie was any good - it's my job to know if I can play the role.
Overall I think that the most important thing is to have true friends, and always to stay true to yourself and never try to be somebody that you're not.
For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don't trust him, you won't be able to give him your all.
When you are a beginning film maker you are desperate to survive. The most important thing in the end is survival and being able to get to your next picture.
You can put in a curl or put on a lip color or mascara, but the important thing is that the health of your skin and hair is shining through.
Sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths.
On Sunday, I think the most important thing for me is to just turn my brain off. The idea of not trying is the key, because that's where you're relaxed enough to let your brain make new connections.
Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.
The technology at the leading edge changes so rapidly that you have to keep current after you get out of school. I think probably the most important thing is having good fundamentals.
I don't call cut between the takes - it's my way to help the actor keep focused. As soon as you say 'cut' you have 10 people jumping on them and everybody's trying to do a great job, and they do, but sometimes they forget that the more important thing is the performance, creating the performance.
I think the most important thing about the Emmys stuff is just to enjoy it. It can get really stressful in weird ways, and I have definitely experienced that. This year, I really just want to have it be a fun celebration!
The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.
Storytelling is the important thing.
The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.
Sports betting is all about money management, so the most money won on one event is not the most important thing.
