«Isn't the simplest touch of a child's arm on the face more important, isn't the good meal, the brush against a thigh, a hand held during a movie, a swim in the sea, aren't
those things of equal importance as the sands of time come rushing down on our heads burying ambition and love, good and evil, breath, blood, brains, waste, memory, alike in the oblivion?»
Not exact matches
Thus, even though actual occasions are «the final real
things of which the world is made up» (PR 18/27), societies as the progressive «layers
of social order» into which they are organized are clearly
of equal importance for the self - constitution
of the universe from moment to moment.
When it comes to Boulud's attention to the details
of his empire, there appears to be no hierarchy
of importance: The invite list to the upcoming soft opening in Vegas; the amount
of cream in the pâté grand - mère used in a banh mi at the Épicerie; a visit to actor Bryan Cranston lunching at Bar Boulud; a call to a high - profile pediatrician on behalf
of two married employees with a constipated infant; what to do with a shipment
of fresh herring; the placement
of speakers in a corner
of the dining room at DBGB; the lighting
of a photo shoot for a cookbook he's contributed to — all
things big and small are apparently in Boulud's portfolio, and everything receives an
equal share
of energy and time.
Going back to the climate change analogy — when the vast majority say one
thing, but
equal importance is given to the views
of the minority - then what are politicians to do?
If you schedule a time for you to be in court or in a client meeting, it's the same
thing, and I would argue it's
of equal importance.
Not only does this mitigate our and our clients» risk, but
of equal importance it is the right
thing to do for the job applicants and employees we screen.