The gains in imports are a sign of strong domestic demand and show how resilient the economy is now. With growth in the U.S. and other export markets set to accelerate, exports will be strong for some time. (Quote by - Yoshiki Shinke)

The fall in imports of capital equipment means that growing exports still do not translate into a domestic recovery. (Quote by - Arthur Woo)

By and large, the critics and readers gave me an affirmed sense of my identity as a writer. You might know this within yourself, but to have it affirmed by others is of utmost importance. Writing is, after all, a form of communication. (Quote by - Ralph Ellison)

A toothache, or a violent passion, is not necessarily diminished by our knowledge of its causes, its character, its importance or insignificance. (Quote by - T. S. Eliot)

The least movement is of importance to all nature. The entire ocean is affected by a pebble. (Quote by - Blaise Pascal)

This application is clearly of sufficient importance to require that it be made by the members of the FDIC Board itself and only by a full Board without vacancies. (Quote by - Barney Frank)

The man who is denied the opportunity of taking decisions of importance begins to regard as important the decisions he is allowed to take. (Quote by - C. Northcote Parkinson)

Most importantly, I am thankful to Prime Minister Koizumi, ... As I said openly during my court-martial, Prime Minister Koizumi will always remain in the heart and prayers of me and my family. (Quote by - Charles Jenkins)

They have not actually suspended all the imports (to Hong Kong) as I far as I know. (Quote by - York Chow)

This step would in no way reduce the importance of maximum employment as a policy goal, ... In any case, I assure this committee that if I am confirmed, I will take no precipitate steps in the direction of quantifying the definition of long-run price stability. This matter requires further study at the Federal Reserve as well as extensive discussion and consultation. (Quote by - Ben Bernanke)

Music is so important to so many people, and it has been of importance for humands for a long time. (Quote by - Mary Hansen)

The importance of Arabic as a language is not going to go away, no matter what happens in the Middle East. Even if things cool down there -- which I think is impossible in the immediate future -- it will be an important language. (Quote by - Zoe Griffith)

The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity - an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do. (Quote by - Bruce Barton)

Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. (Quote by - Albert Einstein)

If we say to them, because you tell us what you wear has no importance, tomorrow you will wear bright green trousers and a yellow jacket, they are usually horrified and reply that it's out of the question. (Quote by - Catherine Joubert)

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity. (Quote by - William Barclay)

Among the five buyer groups that we found, the price group places the most importance on cost. The performance group is most interested in product performance. The convenience buyers prefer to purchase locally. Service buyers are very relationship-oriented. And those farmers in the balance group tend to place equal emphasis on the other four factors. (Quote by - Christine Wilson)

It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things. (Quote by - Theodore Roosevelt)

One can measure the importance of a scientific work by the number of earlier publications rendered superfluous by it. (Quote by - David Hilbert)

Ed Jefferson exemplified the importance our company places on science. His leadership and insights throughout his career at DuPont helped shape the direction our company is taking today. (Quote by - Charles Holliday)

The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster. (Quote by - David Hume)

Two things happened tonight. He played well but most importantly I didn't. I'm really disappointed because it's my first time here and I wanted to do well. Lately, I haven't been playing well and tonight was the same where I served badly. (Quote by - Carlos Moya)

The story is clearest in the natural resource area. They import a lot from resource-rich countries like Brazil and Chile. It's no mistake that those are two of the top five performing markets in the world this year. (Quote by - Carlos Asilis)

It is not who is right, but what is right, that is of importance. (Quote by - Thomas Huxley)

I call this 'high-tech meets the tractor' kind of project. The importance of the economic development of a $100 million plant can't be overstated. But what it does to (the price of) a bushel of corn also affects the farmer. (Quote by - Bill Henderson)