“living life was like puttingthe beach into a jar. The point wasn’t to fit everything in;it was to attend to the most important things first—thebig, beautiful rocks—the most valuable people andexperiences—and fit the lesser things in around them.Otherwise, the best things might get left out”

“You must not become a silly creature ... relying on other people to tell you what is valuable and what is not...the most important thing in life is to be able to see things as they really are.”

“There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.”

“The most important thing in life is knowing the most important things in life.”

“Your value is not determined by your valuables, and God says the most valuable things in life are not things!”

“It is very easy to say that the important thing is to try your best, but if you are in real trouble the most important thing is not trying your best, but getting to safety.”