Standardized testing is at cross purposes with many of the most important purposes of public education. It doesn't measure big-picture learning, critical thinking, perseverance, problem solving, creativity or curiosity, yet those are the qualities great teaching brings out in a student.

Character in leadership is the most important balance for leadership. Without character, leaders have no safety. Leadership has no protection without character.

One of the most important actions, things a leader can do, is to lead by example. If you want everyone else to be passionate, committed, dedicated, and motivated, you go first!

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

I have come to the conclusion that the most important element in human life is faith.

It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket.

Belief in oneself is one of the most important bricks in building any successful venture.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments.

One of the things I always thought about as a young coach was finding solutions to things that happened, but the most important thing I always referred to was never giving in.

The most important thing in the world is family and love.

I found that with depression, one of the most important things you could realise is that you're not alone.

Winning is the most important. Everything is consequence of that.

The most important thing, in anything you do, is always trying your hardest, because even if you try your hardest and it's not as good as you'd hoped, you still have that sense of not letting yourself down.

Lust is temporary, romance can be nice, but love is the most important thing of all. Because without love, lust and romance will always be short-lived.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

The most important 6 inches on the battlefield is between your ears.

Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.

Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is his own personality.

Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.