![I have been almost overwhelmed by the announcement of the sad event [Lincoln's assassination] which has so recently occurred. I feel incompetent to perform duties so important and responsible as those which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-have-been-almost-overwhelmed-by-the-announcement-of-the-sad-event-lincolns-as.jpg)
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important
The thing that is important is the thing that is not seen. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
important urgent
I have always learned to distinguish the important from the urgent.
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There's not many things less important than the score at halftime. Bill Self
important purpose highest
Never make your highest purpose, or the most important thing in your life something that is outside of your control. Bill Crawford
important christianity can-not
The only thing Christianity can not be...is moderately important. C. S. Lewis
important being-the-best middle
Being the best was as equal to being in the middle, which was equal to being the worst. All were merely a state of being. It was how a person felt in that state and why they were in that state that was the important thing. Cecelia Ahern
important world remember
Lord, I feel so small sometimes in this great big old world. Yeah, I know there are more important things. But don't forget to remember me. Carrie Underwood
important legs fool
What a fool I was to come to Hollywood where they only understand platinum blondes and where legs are more important than talent. Bette Davis
important body language
Body language is so important, as is composition. You can not say something, and then the body reacts, and it says a lot of things dialogue can also say. Anton Corbijn
events level national recent response
Recent events on the national level show that response times are critical, Eamon
events recent somewhat time
Recent events make this a particularly challenging and somewhat anomalous time for our company, Michael Eisner
events gathering home research shows super
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events reveal surprising
Some of the harmonics of seismic events will reveal some surprising results.
events field freshmen
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overwhelmed cried
I cried, I was so overwhelmed to meet Michael Jackson. Brandy Norwood
overwhelmed sometimes forget
Sometimes when we get overwhelmed we forget how big God is. Aiden Wilson Tozer
overwhelmed enchanted
Occasionally we will be overwhelmed, but mostly we will be enchanted. Jean Houston
overwhelmed approach
I get overwhelmed when I approach things intellectually. Keegan-Michael Key
overwhelmed andrew congress
Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress. Harry S Truman
overwhelmed realizing sometimes
Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment. When you get away from it, you wonder, did it really happen to you. Marian Anderson
overwhelmed
If I ever find myself overwhelmed, it's only because I am overwhelmed by how much more I want to learn. That is what drives me. Nikki Reed
overwhelmed computer possibility
You can sit in front of a computer and have a blank slate and be completely overwhelmed by the possibilities and not get anywhere. Rob Brown