Quotes about Importance

Upon common theaters, indeed, the applause of the audience is of more importance to the actors than their own aprobation. But upon the stage of life, while concience claps, let the world hiss! On the contrary if concience disapproves, the loudest applauses of the world are of little value.

Because power corrupts, society's demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

First, when we are busy, we naturally believe that we are achieving. But busyness does not equal productivity. Activity is not necessarily accomplishment. Second, prioritizing requires leaders to continually think ahead, to know what's important, to know what's next, to see how everything relates to the overall vision. That's hard work. Third, prioritizing causes us to do things that are at the least uncomfortable and sometimes downright painful.

Priorities shift every day; values once defined, stay same.

People don't remember what we think is important; they remember what they think is important.

people knowledge is much more important than mere product knowledge.

THE DIFFERENCE THAT REALLY MAKES A DIFFERENCE

Such sober warnings in the Word of God should impress upon us the importance of keeping our priorities straight: God first, family second, ministry or career third. Only when a leader's relationship to God is right, and only when responsibilities as a family member are being properly met, can the leader be fully faithful in exercising the ministry God has given him or her.

The thoughts in your mind will always be more important than the things in your life. Choose happiness.

You can't make the other fellow feel important in your presence if you secretly feel that he is a nobody.

Treat them as if they are important; they will respond according to the way that you perceive them.

Not everyone wants to be out of the spotlight as she did. But it's important for a leader to learn to work in obscurity because it is a test of personal integrity. The key is being willing to do something because it matters, not because it will get you noticed.