“Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.”
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Barrayar (1991)
“It doesn't matter how much you think and wish, doing is what matters.”
Last update Aug. 11, 2021.
History
Related quotes
“It’s not what you do, but how much love you put into it that matters.”
Rick Warren
(1954) Christian religious leader
Source: The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
“It doesn't matter how smart you are unless you stop and think.”
Thomas Sowell
(1930) American economist, social theorist, political philosopher and author
Hank Green
(1980) American vlogger
Non-Virgin...a Lexical Gap? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LpHfPOM6GQ&feature=related
Youtube
“It doesn't matter how motivated students are; what matters is how students are motivated”
Alfie Kohn
(1957) American author and lecturer
"The Dangerous Myth of Grade Inflation," Chronicle of Higher Education
“It doesn't matter what you did or where you were, it matters where you are and what you're doing.”
Steve Maraboli
(1975)
Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 60
“What you do matters — but not much. What you are matters tremendously.”
Catherine Doherty
(1896–1985) Religious order founder; Servant of God
Madonna House Staff Letter #140
Albert Schweitzer
(1875–1965) French-German physician, theologian, musician and philosopher
Reverence for Life (1969)
Context: I do not want to frighten you by telling you about the temptations life will bring. Anyone who is healthy in spirit will overcome them. But there is something I want you to realize. It does not matter so much what you do. What matters is whether your soul is harmed by what you do. If your soul is harmed, something irreparable happens, the extent of which you won't realize until it will be too late.