“Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself.”
David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) American fiction writer and essayist
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
“Whatever you get paid attention for is never what you think is most important about yourself.”
David Foster Wallace (1962–2008) American fiction writer and essayist
John C. Maxwell (1947) American author, speaker and pastor
Book Sometimes you win Sometimes you Learn
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Quoted on his official website (30 December 2008) http://www.plumvillage.org/
Liu Wen (model) (1988) Chinese model
Source: "Liu Wen Sees Beauty as a Journey, Not a Destination" in Harper's Bazaar https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/features/a36205161/liu-wen-beauty-issue-may-2021/ (26 April 2021)
Brian Tracy (1944) American motivational speaker and writer
Louis L'Amour (1908–1988) Novelist, short story writer
Ride the River (1983), Ch. 5
Context: Do not let yourself be bothered by the inconsequential. One has only so much time in this world, so devote it to the work and the people most important to you, to those you love and things that matter. One can waste half a lifetime with people one doesn't really like, or doing things when one would be better off somewhere else.
“But why should you care what people will say? All you have to do is please yourself.”
Ayn Rand (1905–1982) Russian-American novelist and philosopher
“The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.”
Warren Buffett (1930) American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist