250 Quotes About What-matters

Art collectors are pretty insignificant in the scheme of things. What matters and survives is the art.

If you tell God no because He won't explain the reason He wants you to do something, you are actually hindering His blessing. But when you say yes to Him, all of heaven opens to pour out His goodness and reward your obedience. What matters more than material blessings are the things He is teaching us in our spirit.

It doesn't have anything to do with how the world perceives you. What matters is what you see.

Don't be so concerned about the size of your next step....The direction is what matters!

What matters in a character is not whether one holds this or that opinion: what matters is how proudly one upholds it.

What matters the party to me? I shall find enough anyhow who unite with me without swearing allegiance to my flag.

May we agree that private life is irrelevant? Multiple, mixed, ambiguous at best - out of it we try to fashion the crystal clear, the singular, the absolute, and that is what is relevant; that is what matters.

To be an artist — actually, to be a human being in these times — it’s all difficult. … What matters is to know what you want and pursue it.

[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions."