"When you know what's important, it's a lot easier to ignore what's not."
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"Consequently, most of us really exist at the mercy of other people's formulations of what's important."
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"We've got to teach history based not on what's in fashion, but what's important."
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"What's important for me is staying healthy."
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"Someone ... tell us what's important, because we no longer know."
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"You've got to keep reminding yourself of what's important."
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