“Firsts were important. But I was pretty sure lasts were even more important.”
Jenny Han (1980) American writer
Source: We'll Always Have Summer
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“Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important.”
James Baldwin (1924–1987) (1924-1987) writer from the United States
"An interview with James Baldwin" (1961)
Context: You read something which you thought only happened to you, and you discover that it happened 100 years ago to Dostoyevsky. This is a very great liberation for the suffering, struggling person, who always thinks that he is alone. This is why art is important. Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important.
Mencius (-372–-289 BC) Chinese philosopher
7B:14. Variant translation: The people are the most important ... and the ruler is the least important.
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain come next; the sovereign counts for the least. note: Most precious are the people; next come the spirits of land and grain; and last, the princes. note: The people are the most important ... and the ruler is the least important.
The Mencius
“What is important is to invent something last, not first.”
Alvaro De Rujula (1944)
Alvaro De Rujula, quoted during CERN Summer Student lecture in 2006.
“Instinct is always the first important signal to evaluate.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) L'istinto è sempre il primo segnale importante da valutare.
Source: prevale.net
“Answers were always important, but they were seldom easy.”
Patrick Rothfuss book The Slow Regard of Silent Things
Source: The Slow Regard of Silent Things