“It's very important to know when you're in a pissing match. And it's very important to get out of it as quickly as possible.”

“It is very important in life to know when your cue comes.”

“I think it is very important for you to do two things: act on your temporary conviction as if it was a real conviction; and when you realize that you are wrong, correct course very quickly”

“It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible.”

“An average person who develops the habit of setting clear priorities and getting important tasks completed quickly will run circles around a genius who talks a lot and makes wonderful plans but gets very little done.”

“I can get pissed off very easily.”

“Remember to get the weather in your damn book--weather is very important.”

“[W]hen someone speaks we ought to get three things out of the message. First and least important (but still very important), we ought to get what is said. Second, and more important, we ought to have a spiritual experience. Third, and most important, we should keep the commitments we make to ourselves”

“In games and sports, winning is one thing that is very important. However, maintaining the spirit of sportsmanship is far more important than just getting a win.”

“High school isn't a very important place. When you're going you think it's a big deal, but when it's over nobody really thinks it was great unless they're beered up.”