It Bears Repeating

"This bears repeating: Always remove the cable clamp from the negative terminal first."
—Deanna Sclar, Auto Repair For Dummies

"As we have said, and it bears repeating, the commitment to closing an exit is not a specific event that occurs at a particular moment.  It is a process that may take considerable time, sometimes several months."
—Harville Hendrix, Getting the Love You Want

"It bears repeating: when working with ratios, make sure that you are comparing terms expressed in the same units."
—Danica McKellar, Math Doesn't Suck

"It bears repeating that your resignation is not the time to air your grievances."
—Martin Yate, Knock 'em Dead

"This bears repeating.  Abridgments address themselves to the needs of the times in which they are produced."
—Edward Gibbon, The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

"It bears repeating that while the physical property of neurons firing is correlated with the subjective experience we call mental activity, no one knows exactly how this actually occurs."
—Daniel J. Siegel, Mindsight

"Well, it bears repeating.  Cars are supposed to run."
—Vivi Andrews, Serengeti Sunrise

"It bears repeating: Investing in college summer programs — even if you do A work at the college — is no guarantee of getting in."
—Elizabeth Wissner-Gross, What High Schools Don't Tell You

"It bears repeating that touch should not be overdone, because touch can have a negative effect."
—Mark Stephen Schwartz, Biofeedback

"It is true, and bears repeating, that money isn't everything."
—Third Way, Oct. 2004

"It bears repeating that blacks are reacting differently today."
—Ebony, Nov. 1972

"The question bears repeating: who needs iron and why do they need it?"
—Vegetarian Times, Nov. 1989

"This observation may seem obvious, but it bears repeating: You will be perceived as more professional if you pay attention to your dress, grooming, and manner."
—James R. Morrison, The First Interview

"It is a basic concept that bears repeating: Effective communication requires repetition."
—Harriet Hankin, The New Workforce

"The message is clear but bears repeating: Motors are servants to the systems they are connected to and cannot be evaluated alone."
—Steve Doty & Wayne C. Turner, Energy Management Handbook

"The point bears repeating here.  The issue is not whether mistakes are made, but whether anyone learns from them."
—Morgan W. McCall et al., The Lessons of Experience

"Begin by paying attention to your breath (and, yes, I know I'm repeating myself, but it bears repeating—we forget so fast and so often)."
—James S. Gordon, Unstuck

"The ancient Celtic tale of the dog Gelert is one that bears repeating."
—Suzanne Clothier, Bones Would Rain from the Sky

"The central question bears repeating: why do we fear our own and others' foolishness and incompetence more than we fear other, arguably more fearful states?"
—Ana Wandless, SB 4: Texas Charter Schools and the Politics of Competence