Walter Gropius

We are in the midst of a momentous catastrophe of world history, of a transformation of all aspects of life and of the entire inner human being This is perhaps fortunate for the artistic person, if he is strong enough to bear the consequences, because what we need is the courage to have inner experience.

German Architect

Kevin Owens

No matter how much wrestling you have watched in your life, you know how big Wrestlemania and how momentous it is. My sister-in-law and her boyfriend aren't die hard WWE fans, but they are fans of Wrestlemania just because of how huge the event is.

Canadian Athlete

Dietrich Bonhoeffer

It is the characteristic excellence of the strong man that he can bring momentous issues to the fore and make a decision about them. The weak are always forced to decide between alternatives they have not chosen themselves.

German Theologian

Mark Haddon

Fiction that responds to recent world events is a hostage to fortune, because all momentous events look very different a year, two years, three years later.

English Novelist

Woodrow Wilson

The awakening of the people of China to the possibilities under free government is the most significant, if not the most momentous, event of our generation.

American President

Pythagoras

The most momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

Greek Mathematician

Francis Bacon

The momentous thing in human life is the art of winning the soul to good or evil.

English Philosopher

James Larkin

Comrades - We are living in momentous times.

Irish Activist

Joe Murray

To the patient, any operation is momentous.

American Artist

Joseph Murray

American Scientist

Use 'momentous' for events with long-lasting influence on people or society.

Lasting Impact

'Momentous' is reserved for rare, exceptional happenings, not common occurrences.

Not Everyday Use

Can describe both positive and negative events, if they are very impactful.

Positive or Negative

 but leaves you cold. Or whether to donate your life savings to charity. Chances are, the hard choice you thought of was something big, something momentous, something that matters to you. Hard choices seem to be occasions for agonizing, hand-wringing, the gnashing of teeth.

How to make hard choices...

 are written in regular prose. But if you read carefully, you'll notice that Shakespeare's characters turn to poetry, and iambic pentameter in particular, for many of the same reasons that we look to poetry in our own lives. Feeling passionate, introspective, or momentous.

Why Shakespeare loved...

 any strategy is fair game if it improves America's safety. And I think this is partly where there is such a divide of opinion, that there's a lot of people in this room and around the world who think very differently about the Internet. They think of it as a momentous

Richard Ledgett: The NSA...

 I think it's right for argumentation. Right? A momentous thing that can happen to a culture is they can acquire a new style of trial by jury, voting, peer review, now this. Right? A new form of arguing has been invented in our lifetimes, in the last decade, in fact.

Clay Shirky: How the...

 I just want to tell you if there has been a momentous time for humanity to exist, it is now, because the present you is brave. The present you is hopeful. The present you is innovative and resourceful, and of course, the present you is annoyingly indefinable.

Thoughts on humanity,...

 Okay, so how exactly do we create this world-shattering, if you will, innovation? Now, I want to tell you a quick story. We'll go back a little more than a year. In fact, the date -- I'm curious to know if any of you know what happened on this momentous date?

David Logan: Tribal...

 But just as often, new ideas come into the world simply because they're fun. And here's the really strange many of those playful but seemingly frivolous inventions ended up sparking momentous transformations in science, in politics and society.

The playful wonderland...

 controllably in our -- so to say -- linear systems, and that in fact, surprise is universal, as systems tip over very rapidly, abruptly and often irreversibly. This, dear friends, poses a human pressure on the planet of momentous scale.

Let the environment...

 just tuning in you just missed totality whoa we are here live on Facebook on YouTube and on periscope with National Geographic and Airbnb celebrating this momentous once-in-a-lifetime experience I mean you

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 still deep underground the Queen won't witness these momentous events but our winged sons and daughters are about to spread the royal line far across the desert