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As we [with Edward Herman] discuss there [in Manufacturing Consent] and elsewhere, recognition of the importance of "manufacturing consent" has become an ever more central theme in the more free societies.

As you begin to think more in terms of importance, you begin to see time differently.

Attention equals importance equals value equals ego. Or, more realistically, Attention equals success.

Because women can do nothing except love, they've given it a ridiculous importance. They want to persuade us that it's the whole of life. It's an insignificant part.

Because when God heals a body, that is temporal; but when God saves a soul, that has eternal importance.

Before starting work go thru all the former material. Many things of vital importance have been lost sight of.

Being from a minority culture, I realised the importance of looking at non-Western cultures in a positive way.

But what is of great importance to me is observation of the movement of colors.

Death gives meaning to our lives. It gives importance and value to time. Time would become meaningless if there were too much of it.

Besides the five senses, there is a sixth sense, of equal importance--the sense of duty.

Change in society is of secondary importance; that will come about naturally, inevitably, when you as a human being bring about the change in yourself.

Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.

Don't ever underestimate the importance of treating others with respect and kindness.

Donald Trump has done more for getting people to understand the importance of public policy that respond to public needs in an affirmative way than anything we could have done on our own.

Don't underestimate the importance of happiness. As long as you're happy, who cares what you do?

Each nation has a theme: everything else is secondary. India's theme is religion.

E-mail importance is defined by the receiver, not the sender.

Do not underestimate the importance of feeling special.

Everyone lies about sex, more or less, to themselves if not to others, to others if not to themselves, exaggerating its importance or minimizing its pull.

Encouraged, we recognise the importance of living artistically, aesthetically and creatively as creative creatures of the creator.

Even in the most beautiful music there are some silences, which are there so we can witness the importance of silence.

For the sick it is important to have the best.

For material progress and physical well being, peace of mind is of utmost importance.

He who before was the money owner, now strides in front as capitalist; the possessor of labor-power follows as his laborer. The one with an air of importance, smirking, intent on business; the other hesitant, like one who is bringing his own hide to market and has nothing to expect but a hiding.

He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.

History is not to be whitewashed "by a screening out of the importance of suffering.

Human beings affix themselves to things that are of little or no importance. They affix themselves to the transitory, to things that are impermanent, and in doing so, they get all upset

I also like to get out there to promote a positive message about the importance of family and faith and of doing the right thing.

I am convinced that it is of primordial importance to learn more every year than the year before. After all, what is education but a process by which a person begins to learn how to learn.

Drummers haven't managed to develop their individuality quite as well as guitarists have. We can be so focused on the nuts and bolts that we overlook the importance of individuality - the broader picture, if you will.

For, usually and fitly, the presence of an introduction is held to imply that there is something of consequence and importance to be introduced.

God is either of no importance, or of supreme importance.

Google has helped raise the importance of DNS above the network engineering community, which has been really good.

Good to see a youngster who appreciates the importance of being......Well Armed. But...That's not how we play TAG......Where I come from. ~Train Heartnet

Great Britain is not part of the euro-zone; but the decision we take will have great importance for Great Britain.

He also knows the importance of intuition.

Hegel remains of great importance to understand ourselves, but essentially because we have all grown out of a reaction against Hegel.

He had taken seriously words which were without importance, and it made him very unhappy.

I am confident that there are hedge funds, banks or investment companies that could allocate five percent of their portfolios for risky investments. In any event, for countries like Afghanistan the formation of an entrepreneurial class is of vital importance.

I am inclined to attach some importance to the new system of manufacturing; and venture to throw it out with the hope of its receiving a full discussion among those who are most interestedin the subject.

I am interested in the size of your intention. It is better to overstate the important than to understate it.

I am reminded of the importance of small kindnesses.

I am writing a book and that takes third place of importance.

I began to learn the importance of lifting things up and looking underneath.

I believe 100 percent in the power and importance of music.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of family encouragement - not just for me, but for everyone.

I am far from underestimating the importance of dividends, but I rank dividends below human character.

I cannot emphasize enough the importance of a good teacher.

I cannot stress the importance of pausing to take a few deep breaths throughout the day. It's simple and effective.

I certainly want to portray the importance of friendship. I had noticed in movies and TV shows that friends often treated one another terribly, and my friends, the few I have, are never cruel to me or unkind, so I wanted to convey that.