Becoming a mom forced me to re-prioritize and make room for the things that are most important, while recognizing that there are things I can let go of, and the world won't crumble around me.

— Shakira

Being a teacher is backbreaking difficult work. It is also extremely important work.

— Timothy Noah

Being superintendent or the superintendent's chief of staff is important work, but there's no chance it's as difficult as being a teacher, and I hesitate to say that it's as important.

— Timothy Noah

But more important than personal awards is winning the World Series. That's the max that anyone could ask for. Let alone to have the ball in your glove for the final out of the World Series. That was the ultimate.

— Dennis Eckersley

But the best teams I've encountered have one important thing in common: their team structure and processes cover a full range of distinct competencies necessary for success.

— Jesse James Garrett

By a continuing process of inflation, government can confiscate, secretly and unobserved, an important part of the wealth of their citizens.

— John Maynard Keynes

California is a very important state. As goes California, so goes the nation. We need to have strong leadership. Someone who can hit the ground running.

— Xavier Becerra

Canadians tend to be a bit more religious than most Europeans - though not more than the Poles or Ukrainians. Most important, their attitude to immigration and ethnic minorities is more positive than that of most Europeans.

— Timothy Garton Ash

Chance determines our lives in important ways.

— Gerhard Richter

Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advantage of that freedom and flexibility.

— Wendy Kopp