Critical Quotes - Page 3

• Education is critical not only to each one of us individually, but also to build the economic vitality of our state.

  John Hoeven

  Teamwork, Vitality, Economic

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• The impending teacher shortage is the most critical education issue we will face in the next decade.

  David Price

  Teacher, Issues, Next

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• The simplest definition of advertising, and one that will probably meet the test of critical examination, is that advertising is selling in print.

  Daniel Starch

  Wise, Witty, Marketing

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• I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me.

  Sarah Bernhardt

  Country, Business, Critical Moments

  Sarah Bernhardt (1968). “Memories of my life, being my personal, professional, and social recollections as woman and artist”

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• Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living.

  Theophile Gautier

  Desert, Body, Lice

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• If someone is being absolutely critical of me as a driver, what could they say? I am also critical of myself to try and keep things in perspective. That is very important.

  Damon Hill

  Sports, Athlete, Perspective

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• The War on Terror is one of the most critical national security efforts in our history.

  Sue Kelly

  War, Effort, National Security

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• That's when the great stuff happens, when you're not checking yourself all the time, being critical of yourself and what other people are doing.

  Carol Kane

  People, Stuff Happens, Stuff

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• A writer is a spectator, looking at everything with a highly critical eye.

  Bernard Malamud

  Eye, Alaska, Spectators

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• Civil and political rights are critical, but not often the real problem for the destitute sick. My patients in Haiti can now vote but they can't get medical care or clean water.

  Paul Farmer

  Real, Rights, Sick

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• I can be very critical on myself and on other people; I can be very demanding.

  Catherine Deneuve

  People, I Can

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• Muscle and water is critical in burning fat.

  Lee Haney

  Water, Burning, Muscles

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• So far I haven't really been prominent enough to get critical attention focused on me. So, of course, I fully expect bad reviews, but I will be wracked with misery as a result.

  Emily Mortimer

  Attention, Misery, Enough

  "Woman on the verge". Interview with Stephanie Merritt, www.theguardian.com. December 2, 2001.

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• One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds at a critical time when deeds are called for.

  Euripides

  Trying, Doe, Racist

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• I love my dad, although I'm definitely critical of him sometimes, like when his pants are too tight. But I love him so much and I try to be really supportive of him.

  Liv Tyler

  Boyfriend, Dad, Father

  "Liv Tyler's Rock and Roll Life" by Gayl Murphy and Gary Graff, abcnews.go.com.

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• The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.

  Martin Luther King, Jr.

  Education, Teacher, Teaching

  Martin Luther King (1992). “The Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr”, p.124, Univ of California Press

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• Times are difficult globally; awakening is no longer a luxury or an ideal. It’s becoming critical. We don’t need to add more depression, more discouragement, or more anger to what’s already here. It’s becoming essential that we learn how to relate sanely with difficult times. The earth seems to be beseeching us to connect with joy and discover our innermost essence. This is the best way that we can benefit others.

  Pema Chodron

  Essence, Luxury, Joy

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• The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

  Chuck Hagel

  Rights, Play, Democracy

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• I think you have to judge everything based on your personal taste. And if that means being critical, so be it. I hate political correctness. I absolutely loathe it.

  Simon Cowell

  Hate, Mean, Thinking

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• When an idea reaches critical mass there is no stopping the shift its presence will induce.

  Marianne Williamson

  Love, Forgiveness, Peace

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• You get a show where people are jumping up and dancing, but it's not a critical event in the sense of profound catharsis. Essentially it's celebratory.

  Archie Shepp

  Jumping, People, Dancing

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• When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Gratitude, Live Life, Grateful

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• The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

  Dalai Lama

  Positive, Buddhist, Buddhism

  Dalai Lama, Herbert Benson, Robert Thurman, Howard Gardner, Daniel Goleman (2012). “MindScience: An East-West Dialogue”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

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• How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Positive Thinking, Criticism, Politics

  Benjamin Disraeli, (1992). “The Sayings of Disraeli”, p.24, Gerald Duckworth & Co

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• Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it.

  Erma Bombeck

  Children, People, Parent

  Erma Bombeck (2013). “Motherhood: The Second Oldest Profession”, p.94, Open Road Media

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