Things That Matter Quotes - Page 8

• Literature doesn't matter! The only thing that matters is money and getting your teeth fixed!

  Delmore Schwartz

  Matter, Teeth, Literature

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• Let us be mindful of the foundational precepts our Heavenly Father has given to His children that will establish the basis of a rich and fruitful mortal life with promises of eternal happiness…. Brothers and sisters, diligently doing the things that matter most will lead us to the Savior of the world…. Let us make the changes necessary to refocus our lives on the sublime beauty of the simple, humble path of Christian discipleship—the path that leads always toward a life of meaning, gladness, and peace.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Christian, Brother, Children

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• I still hate making pictures! And I don't like Hollywood any better. I detest the limelight and love simplicity, and in Hollywood the only thing that matters is the hullabaloo of fame. If Hollywood will let me alone to find my way without forcing me and rushing me into things, I probably will change my feelings about it. But at present Hollywood seems utterly horrible and interfering and consuming. Which is why I want to leave it as soon as I am able.

  Margaret Sullavan

  Hate, Rushing, Simplicity

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• The only thing that matters is that we stand firm.

  Heinrich Himmler

  Matter, Firm, Stand Firm

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  The most important thing is to enjoy your life - to be happy - it's all that matters.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Life, Happiness, Happy

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  Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

  Margaret Mead

  Inspirational, Life, Friendship

  Margaret Mead, Robert B. Textor (2005). “The World Ahead: An Anthropologist Anticipates the Future”, p.12, Berghahn Books

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• We have all a better guide in ourselves, if we would attend to it, than any other person can be.

  Jane Austen

  Life, Happiness, Being Yourself

  Jane Austen (1833). “Mansfield Park”, p.368

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• There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved.

  George Sand

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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• You couldn't be here if stars hadn't exploded, because the elements - the carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, iron, all the things that matter for evolution - weren't created at the beginning of time. They were created in the nuclear furnaces of stars, and the only way they could get into your body is if the stars were kind enough to explode. So, forget Jesus. The stars died so that you could be here today.

  Lawrence M. Krauss

  Jesus, Stars, Oxygen

  "A Universe From Nothing". Lawrence M. Krauss' speech at the Atheist Alliance International Convention at the Marriot Hotel Convention Center in Burbank, California, www.youtube.com. 2009.

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• Pause for a moment and check where your own heart and thoughts are. Are you focused on the things that matter most? How you spend your quiet time may provide a valuable clue. Where do your thoughts go when the pressure of deadlines is gone? Are your thoughts and heart focused on those short-lived fleeting things that matter only in the moment or on things that matter most?

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Heart, Gone, Fleeting

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• I know that the whole point—the only point—is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go.

  Lauren Oliver

  Fighting, Matter, Delirium

  Lauren Oliver (2015). “Delirium Trilogy: Delirium, Pandemonium, Requiem”, p.265, Hachette UK

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• The things that matter most in our lives are not fantastic or grand. They are the moments when we touch one another.

  Jack Kornfield

  Yoga, Matter, Moments

  Jack Kornfield (2008). “A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life”, p.14, Random House

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• Too many people have refused to begin running or have quickly dropped out of running programs because they 'have no talent for it.' Ridiculous. Talent has nothing to do with it. The only thing that matters is mental discipline.

  Amby Burfoot

  Running, Discipline, People

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