While technology and assessment can help complement the important work of our teachers, I worry that we are spending too much of our time testing.
'Watchmen' is not only the greatest comic ever written, it's a really important work of fiction.
I don't dare to think my paintings are great. I can't understand the arrogance of someone saying, 'I have created a big, important work.'
The search for the truth is the most important work in the whole world, and the most dangerous.
While few human challenges are greater than that of being good parents, few opportunities offer greater potential for joy. Surely, no more important work is to be done in this world than preparing our children to be God-fearing, happy, honorable, and productive.
Acting is not terribly important work, and I have always felt a bit of guilt about pursuing something that is so selfish. I love doing it, but it is never something that feels like it's going to change or save the world.
It is not possible to design always the same. How to be different in each different place - that is the most important work and duty of the architect to find out.
Americans don't pay much attention to environmental issues, because they aren't sexy. I mean, cleaning up coal plants and reining in outlaw frackers is hugely important work, but it doesn't get anybody's pulse racing.
Basically, a manager's job is to make other people more productive. What's one really good way to do that? Do the work that is getting in their way. Which means find out what kind of important work your developers dislike the most, and do it for them.
The process of rebuilding state operations - including the important work of fueling job growth - began the day I took office.
