(noun) The quality or condition of being important or worthy of note.
"Someone has to die in order that the rest of us should value life more."
"Software is more important than hardware."
"Stop placing so much importance on acceptance from other people. Validation matters when it comes from within."
"If we believe in nothing, if nothing has any meaning and if we can affirm no values whatsoever, then everything is possible and nothing has any importance."
"There are more important things than outward appearance. No amount of makeup can cover an ugly personality."
"Software is the magic thing whose importance only goes up over time."
"No human thing is of serious importance."
"And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."
"The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected."
"Is there anything more important than a child?"
"In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense."
"Success is like reaching an important birthday and finding you're exactly the same."