What's Important Quotes - Page 2

• If you do things to the limit, and don’t purposely go over that limit, then I think it’s fine to do whatever you want. So long as you enjoy it. That’s what’s important.

  Michael Schumacher

  Thinking, Long, Important

  "Schumacher keeps his foot down" by Maurice Hamilton, www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2002.

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• I'm almost 50, so I obviously don't have the same body that I had when I was 20. But I also don't have the same mindset either, when I was wracked with self-consciousness and insecurity. Now I really appreciate my maturity as a woman, my depth of spirit and soul and my understanding of who I am and what's important to me.

  Elle Macpherson

  Maturity, Self, Who I Am

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• Everybody gets hurt. Sometimes a big hurt, sometimes a little hurt. But the person who's suffered a lot isn't especially strong. And the person who's been hurt a little isn't especially weak. What's important is being able to get over it.

  Sakura Tsukuba

  Strong, Hurt, Important

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• Sooner or later the public will forget you; the memory of you will fade. What's important are the individuals you've influenced along the way.

  Julia Child

  Memories, Important, Way

  "Julia Child: What I've Learned" by Mike Sager, www.esquire.com. August 15, 2014.

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• I feel a lot more comfortable being me these days. I'm constantly told that my work is good. A lot of fans and a lot of other artists say my songs and albums mean a lot to them. Isn't that what's important?

  Lucinda Williams

  Song, Work, Mean

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• I want you to always hold your head up and follow your dreams wherever they take you. Don’t you ever listen to the people out to hurt you or make you cry. Listen to your heart and be better than them. No one gets ahead by hurting others. The only real peace anyone will ever have is the one that comes from within. Live your life on your own terms and make it a happy life. Always. That’s what’s important, Torimou. (Theo)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Dream, Hurt, Real

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• For a short time, I hated them. But when you think about it, what good does that do?It takes so much to hold on to hate—you lose your grip on what's important, you know?

  Harlan Coben

  Hate, Thinking, Important

  Harlan Coben (2010). “Caught”, p.226, Penguin

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• If your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them.

  Sonia Sotomayor

  Children, Important, Different

  "Justice Sotomayor Tells Oprah About Her Childhood — And About Her Single Mom, Celina". www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2013.

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• Well, I was lucky enough to be involved in about 19 failures at an early age, so I'm realistic about the success I'm having and how quickly it can go away. What's important is to be smart about it.

  Matthew Perry

  Smart, Important, Going Away

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• If you explode onto the scene at a very young age, there are so many people pulling you in different directions. It takes time to recalibrate and see what's important.

  Clive Owen

  People, Important, Age

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• I'm a parent, and I try to take care of my health and keep my life in order. In the last few years I've really had to decide what's important to me, and it seems to me that my family and my health are top on the list. And those have nothing to do with show business.

  Diana Ross

  Order, Years, Parent

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• I went through a long period where I was afraid of doing things I wanted to do, and you get your courage back, which is what's important.

  George Michael

  Long, Important, Periods

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• Having children is my greatest achievement. It was my saviour. It switched my focus from the outside to the inside. My children are gifts, they remind me of what's important.

  Elle Macpherson

  Thank You, Children, Focus

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• Basketball is my passion, I love it. But my family and friends mean everything to me. That's what's important. I need my phone so I can keep in contact with them at all times.

  LeBron James

  Family, Basketball, Mean

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• If you want to know what's important to a culture, learn their language.

  Joanne Harris

  Important, Culture, Want

  "This much I know: Joanne Harris". Interview with Emma John, www.theguardian.com. March 27, 2010.

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• Being on a boat that's moving through the water, it's so clear. Everything falls into place in terms of what's important and what's not.

  James Taylor

  Moving, Fall, Water

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• Someone ... tell us what's important, because we no longer know.

  Richard Ford

  Important, What's Important, Knows

  Richard Ford (2012). “A Multitude of Sins”, p.19, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• And what’s important to you?” I asked. Marshal thought while we maneuvered around Darth Vader, who was struggling to keep from hitting the wall with his helmet blocking his vision. “Success at work. Having fun doing it. Caring for someone and supporting their interests because you like to see them happy. Having them care about and support yours simply because they want to see you happy.

  Kim Harrison

  Wall, Fun, Block

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• I always say that I can help someone who can already compose, but if they can't, I can't help them. I can advise on technical issues, of course, like how low the piccolo can go, but otherwise what's important is not wisdom but enthusiasm.

  George Benjamin

  Issues, Important, Enthusiasm

  Source: www.sfgate.com

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• What's important is that twice two is four and all the rest's nonsense.

  Ivan Turgenev

  Two, Important, Four

  Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, Richard Freeborn (1998). “Fathers and Sons”, p.230, Oxford University Press, USA

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• I don’t waste time. I move. I finish things. I don’t try and do things to the nth degree. I know what’s important and what’s not. I’ve really learned that. That’s a judgement I’ve learned, what really matters.

  Gail Kelly

  Moving, Judgement, Important

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• The only advice I can give you… is to examine who you are… Figure out what’s important to you. Know yourselves. Know what’s in your heart. Don’t be swayed by fear or history or the opinions of outsiders. Find your own truth. It will lead you to the things you love.

  J-Ax

  Heart, Giving, Advice

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• As your attorney, it is my duty to inform you that it is not important that you understand what I'm doing or why you're paying me so much money. What's important is that you continue to do so.

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Important, What's Important, Duty

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• The Boy Scouts of America stands for a set of principles. These principles have a lot of staying power. The values you learn as a Scout are like a compass. They can help you find your way through difficult and sometimes unchartered terrain. The principles of Scouting give you a sense of what's important. I feel I owe the Boy Scouts a great deal, both personally and professionally.

  Bill Bradley

  Boys, America, Giving

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• Explaining something makes it go away, so to speak; what's important is left after you have explained everything else.

  Edward Gorey

  Important, Going Away, Speak

  Edward Gorey (2001). “Ascending Peculiarity: Edward Gorey on Edward Gorey : Interviews”, Houghton Mifflin

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