Important Quotes

Whether you call it Buddhism or another religion, self-discipline, that's important. Self-discipline with awareness of consequences.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.

In the early days I had a very black-and-white view of everything. I think that's kind of natural for anyone who's just embraced Islam - or any religion - as a convert. It was important for me to duck out of the fast and furious life I'd been living as a pop star. I was in a different mood.

I think we have to believe in things we don't see. That's really important for all of us, whether it's your religion or Santa Claus, or whatever. That's pretty much what it's about.

I'm a student of world religion, so to me, it's hugely important to have knowledge and to understand what people are doing.

My philosophy is that the most important aspect of any religion should be human kindness. And to try to ease the suffering of others. To try to bring light and love into the lives of mankind.

In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.

After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.

My faith is very private to me. It plays an important part in my life, but I do not try and throw my beliefs at others. I have tremendous respect for all faiths and beliefs, but have a deep concern that religion and faith are currently a long way apart from each other.

The spiritual element, the really important part of religion, has no concern with Time and Space, temporary mundane laws, or conduct.

Another important historical factor is the fact that this already very simple religion was further simplified and purified by the early philosophers of ancient China. Our first great philosopher was a founder of naturalism; and our second great philosopher was an agnostic.

Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of study.

It is very important that football can see beyond religion but FIFA does not just ignore its impact.

There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

The thing is, if you control the Senate meetings, you control the gavel. And the gavel is a very important instrument... an instrument of power. An instrument that establishes the agenda.

What holds an Arab leader in power is a mixture of violence and prestige. Both President Assad and King Hussein were felt to have defended Arab interests against the world. That, in the end, is more important than what they wear on their head.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.

It's important to understand that oil and renewables do different things. Wind and solar are for power generation, so they don't replace oil. About 70% of all oil produced is used for transportation fuel. Renewables are good projects, but they don't get us off of foreign oil.

The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.

The most important political office is that of the private citizen.

I can't let important policy decisions hinge on the fact that an election is coming up every 90 days.

We mean by "politics" the people's business - the most important business there is.

Politics is the diversion of trivial men who, when they succeed at it, become important in the eyes of more trivial men.

I still love following and thinking about politics. I enjoy recommending important journalism I read or see from other sources.

Music and politics are in essence about communication. Without over-stretching the analogy I do feel a sense of rhythm is important in getting your message across.

I first came to think about media and politics in the late 1960s, having observed some distortions up close, but since then I wouldn't say that my personal experience has remained an important motive for my writing about media.

I don't find music being less important than, like, politics.

We live in a stage of politics, where legislators seem to regard the passage of laws as much more important than the results of their enforcement.