Quotes about Relevance

Relevance is a search engine's holy grail. People want results that are closely connected to their queries. Votes: 5

A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance. Votes: 4

Relevance is not a substitute for the Gospel, but an entry point for it Votes: 3

Relevance is not something you can predict. It is something you discover after the fact. Votes: 3

Existence is no more than the precarious attainment of relevance in an intensely mobile flux of past, present, and future. Votes: 3

Wherever the relevance of speech is at stake, matters become political by definition, for speech is what makes man a political being. Votes: 3

Relevance, for me, is about being creative and doing things that you believe in, whether that's music or acting or painting a picture, or whatever that is. Votes: 3

In the sense that you're not at the centre of power, like a president or prime minister of a major power, everyone is marginalised; my position doesn't isn't unique in that respect. I think there are different sorts of relevance in different contexts. Votes: 3

The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing. Votes: 3

Relevance is kind of a weird thing. If one does topical material, it makes sense to want to be relevant. But if someone talks about donut sprinkles, it's not quite as important. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court makes a decision outlawing donut sprinkles. Votes: 3

It is probably safe to say that all the changes of factual knowledge which have led to the relativity theory, resulting in a very great theoretical development, are completely trivial from any point of view except their relevance to the structure of a theoretical system. Votes: 3

Relevance is a big, big question. It's more about what's your definition of being relevant. In the music world, agism is a big issue. It's about youth and youth culture. There's no other art form that I know that requires you to be a certain age. Votes: 3

Cultural relevance can be a cruel mistress. Votes: 2

Students are often in no position to judge 'relevance' until long after the fact. Votes: 2

A Church that has lost its voice for justice is a Church that has lost its relevance in the world. Votes: 2

The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist. Votes: 2

I am in favor of [actions] that have authenticity, roots, originality, verve, balance, taste, communicativeness, challenge, relevance to their time-in short, things that make sense. Votes: 2

Children, taught either years beneath their intelligence or miles wide of relevance to it, or both: their intelligence becomes hopelessly bewildered, drawn off its centers, bored, or atrophied. Votes: 2

Although many philosophers used to dismiss the relevance of neuroscience on grounds that what mattered was the software, not the hardware, increasingly philosophers have come to recognize that understanding how the brain works is essential to understanding the mind. Votes: 2

Unfortunately, as far as the music is concerned, what defines relevance is whether you are on the radio or whether you are on the cover of a magazine or whether you're winning MTV awards, and so on and so forth. Votes: 2

Feminism is lesbian in the sense that lesbians have always hated the female role and coveted the male role. It is based on Marxist notions of "equality" and class conflict that have no relevance to mystical and biological phenomenon such as love. Votes: 2

The preaching of the faith has lost nothing of its relevance in our times. The Church has a sacred duty to proclaim it without any whittling-down, just as Christ revealed it, and no consideration of time or circumstance can lessen the strictness of this obligation. Votes: 2

Thus will the fondest dream of Phallic science be realized: a pristine new planet populated entirely by little boy clones of great scientific entrepreneurs free to smash atoms, accelerate particles, or, if they are so moved, build pyramids -- without any social relevance or human responsibility at all. Votes: 2

I'm not saying the 1970s was a golden age - I don't believe such a thing exists in art . . . It would be like talking about a golden age of science. But it's true that those were slightly more ideological times, and the relevance of artists wasn't established by their CVs but by their work. Votes: 2

Equal pay for equal work continues to be seen as applying to equal pay for men and women in the same occupation, while the larger point of continuing relevance in our day is that some occupations have depressed wages because women are the chief employee. The former is a pattern of sex discrimination, the latter of institutionalized sexism. Votes: 2

Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance. Votes: 1

U.S. politicians are increasingly recognizing the relevance of the Hispanic vote in U.S. politics. Votes: 1

What you learn at university is a good discipline but has little relevance to a real job. Votes: 1

I don't feel there are enough women artists out there who are saying anything of tremendous relevance. Votes: 1

There's always going to be the circumstances you can't plan for. There's always the unexpected relevance and the serendipity. Votes: 1

I want big ideas to have aesthetic relevance. I want to tickle people's intellectual sensibilities and instill a sense of wonder. Votes: 1

Be it Valentine's Day, Father's Day or Mother's Day, I feel all days are reminders of some feelings. February 14 doesn't hold any special relevance for me. Votes: 1

I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance. Votes: 1

The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it. Votes: 1

The relevance of Marxism to science is that it removes it from its imagined position of complete detachment and shows it as a part, but a critically important part, of economy and social development. Votes: 1

I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene. Votes: 1

Refuse to accept the belief that your professional relevance, career success or financial security turns on the next update on the latest technology. Sometimes it's good to put the paddle down and just let the canoe glide. Votes: 1

The relevance for 9/11 is that what 9/11 marked was the beginning of a struggle in which the terrorists come at us and strike us here on our home territory. And it's a global operation. It doesn't know national boundaries or national borders. Votes: 1

Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If it isn't ethical, it can't be beautiful. But if it isn't beautiful, it probably shouldn't be at all.' Votes: 1

I'm a socially concerned citizen of India. I have strong views on issues of social and political relevance. But it's very difficult to voice it in an intelligent manner without it sounding contrived. Because people think you're saying or doing all this as a PR exercise, not from your heart. Votes: 1

Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem. Votes: 1

Medical training taught me the art of breaking down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals into clear systems. You could say that it helped me figure out the anatomy and physiology of mythology and its relevance in a society more incisively. How is it that no society can, or does, exist without them? Votes: 1

Working with lots of old media clients, I've had a front-row seat on the ascension of new social players and the decline of traditional news outlets. And it's clear to me that old media has an awful lot to learn from social media, in particular in five key areas: relevance, distribution, velocity, monetization, and user experience. Votes: 1

It used to be that we felt that when we went to a theater, a legitimate theater... that we were going to share an experience together. That when we walked away where there would be something to talk about in that movie that had some meaning and relevance in our lives. And I think that we have lost that. Votes: 1

Photographs have a relevance for things that cannot be said. Votes: 0

Do not try to make the Bible relevant. Its relevance is axiomatic. Votes: 0

I believe there's a God but I'm not too sure of his relevance. Votes: 0

Companies have never won. You're always either fighting for survival, or fighting for relevance. Votes: 0

Anything a customer can do for themselves is where service stops and relevance begins. Votes: 0

Wisdom may be perennial, but to see its relevance we must see it lived out. Votes: 0

Bear in mind that parts of the score may be devoid of direct musical relevance. Votes: 0

The interdependency of humankind, the relevance of relationship, the sacredness of creation is ancient, ancient wisdom. Votes: 0

Despair came over her, as it will when nobody around has any sexual relevance to you. Votes: 0

Twitter is your window to relevance , but Facebook is your home page for the Social Web Votes: 0

In painting, detail for the sake of itself is useless. It must have relevance to the whole. Votes: 0

The arts tend to be more liberal. There tends to be more social relevance in the arts. Votes: 0

The only emotional connection of relevance is with my dog. My relationship with my dog, it's ridiculous. Votes: 0

For even bad poetry has relevance for what it does not say for what it leaves out. Votes: 0

I think NASCAR's coming to Canada now so it'll take on a whole new relevance. Be afraid. Votes: 0

The goal here is to build a brand around social relevance in media (with his Participant Productions company). Votes: 0

At first the relevance of chattel slavery to libertarian ideals was noted only in individual passages of isolated pamphlets. Votes: 0

Just by being private, the culture will change. We won't be forced to make decisions that are 90 days in relevance. Votes: 0

All my lyrics are open to interpretation by the individual and imply many different meanings, therefore their relevance is purely subjective. Votes: 0

We do not have to make the Bible relevant - it already is! But we do have to show its relevance. Votes: 0

Whether you actually can or can't fight city hall is of little relevance. Either way, when the need arises, you must! Votes: 0

Poetic effect is the peculiar effect of an utterance which achieves most of its relevance through a wide array of weak implicatures.. Votes: 0

As we change, the way in which we are perceived in terms of our relevance, our value, our beauty, and sexual potency changes. Votes: 0

The concept of a general equilibrium has no relevance to the real world (in other words, classical economics is an exercise in futility). Votes: 0

With commitment and vision, it is possible to build a bridge between potential partners and communities whose work is of relevance to peace-building initiatives. Votes: 0

In every dream, there lays a cost to be paid. The potency and relevance of your ideas will determine the cost to be paid! Votes: 0

I went to Notre Dame. I don't know if that has any relevance, but maybe we all had a little too much philosophy and theology. Votes: 0

Vegans and vegetarians are commonly baited by nonvegetarians with "what if" scenarios that typically have no relevance to or bearing on most people's real-life situations. Votes: 0

The preacher's task is to declare what God has said, explain the meaning, and establish the implications so that no one will mistake its relevance. Votes: 0

It is one of the ironies of biographical art that some details are more relevant than others, and many details have no relevance at all. Votes: 0

Unless you're Shannon Hoon (of Blind Melon), dying is the only thing that guarantees a rock star will have a legacy that stretches beyond temporary relevance. Votes: 0

Magic is a performance, and a performance should have an honesty, a relevance and a resonance if it is to be offered to spectators without insulting them. Votes: 0

That's the evergreen nature of a great song. They can be resurrected. They can be covered. They can find new relevance due to changing circumstances in history. Votes: 0

A cross could be a shape for expressing something spacious, such as the coordinators of space. That could be called its first significance or its first relevance. Votes: 0

Whether B2B or B2C, I believe passionately that good marketing essentials are the same. We all are emotional beings looking for relevance, context and connection. Votes: 0

We try to make the sound hold as much relevance as it does on the record you know, we don't try and interpret it in a different way. Votes: 0

In airplanes you have a choice between chocolate and vanilla. One year could be vanilla or it could be chocolate. I don't attach any relevance to which one. Votes: 0

Every love has a poetic relevance of its own; each love brings to light only what to it is relevant. Outside lies the junk-yard of what does not matter. Votes: 0

Novelists of a conservative or more purely aesthetic bent hold up better on the surface, but their novels go in and out of fashion according to relevance or irrelevance. Votes: 0

The modern world detests authority but worships relevance. Our Christian conviction is that the Bible has both authority and relevance, and that the secret of both is Jesus Christ Votes: 0

For me, and maybe for many religious kids of the '60s, the church lost relevance the more it became a surrogate in the movement for social and political change. Votes: 0

My whole purpose of taking on miniature painting was to break the tradition, to experiment with it, to find new ways of making meaning, to question the relevance of it. Votes: 0

I try to see their moral relevance [in the Bible] and, of course, to admire the literary beauty of the text. Prophetic poetry: No one has written the way Isaiah does. Votes: 0

If we want to sum up the theory of evolution by natural selection in two words, which have great relevance for all societies and businesses, we should simply remember: diversity works. Votes: 0

My interest in economics has always been in the whole corpus of economic theory, the interrelationships between the various fields of theory and their relevance for the formulation of economic policy. Votes: 0

The Academy for Guided Imagery has created and finely honed an exquisite training program. Years of development and feedback has resulted in a creative program with great integrity and clinical relevance. Votes: 0

Photos always seem to exist as sort of stuffy, unnecessary antiques that we put in a drawer "” unless we take them out, put them in current dialogue, and give them relevance. Votes: 0

In a world where nearly one billion people live near the edge of physical survival the relevance of intentional simplicity by the more affluent people of the world cannot be over estimated. Votes: 0

The most convincing artistic forms of our time are inner models of structural vitality and social relevance. They give us confidence that in spite of everything there is still quality to life. Votes: 0

Someone may have all the technical knowledge, scientific intellect and business know-how but when he/she decides to choose laziness, excuses, procrastination, complaining and other bad attitudes, his/her relevance is meaningless. Votes: 0

I want to take human rights out of their box. I want to show the relevance of the universal principles of human rights to the basic needs of health, security, education and equality. Votes: 0

When you live the virtues - when you live in that place of God-consciousness - all these rules we have about cause and effect, beginnings and ends, don't have any impact or relevance. Votes: 0

All fiction comes from a little bit of reality, otherwise it would have no relevance. The fun is in innovation, take something real like this fair, and make it something larger than life. Votes: 0

Now we see evolutionary trends in a variety of areas ranging from atomic and molecular physics through fluid mechanics, chemistry and biology to large scale systems of relevance in environmental and economic sciences Votes: 0

Nature is a big influence on my work. That's where the cosmic element comes in, an awareness of the relevance of what we do as a species, why we do it, and its implications. Votes: 0

If the modern Protestant churches must maintain her place of relevance in the society, we would need to review where we missed it and how we have diverted from the teachings of the Protestants. Votes: 0

One wonders, in fact, why marriage is a legal issue at all - apart from its relevance to immigration and property laws. Why would something so integral to human nature require such vigilant legal protection? Votes: 0