As it is with a play, so it is with life–what matters is not how long the acting lasts, but how good it is.

The quality, not the longevity, of one's life is what is important.

it is that a meaningful life is not a matter of speed or efficiency. It’s much more a matter of what you do and why you do it, than how fast you get it done.

Not how long you live, but how much you have lived, how much meaning your life has absorbed and passed on, is what matters.

We don’t get a chance to do that many things, and every one should be really excellent. Because this is our life. Life is brief, and then you die, you know? And we’ve all chosen to do this with our lives. So, it better be damn good. It better be worth it.

It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.

A life isn't measured in hours and minutes. It's the quality, not the length.

Not how long, but how well you have lived is the main thing.

Life is more important than art — quantity is only important in that the amount of activity is greater not the number of works.

A story is about significant events and memorable moments, not about time passing.

What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.

What you do is more important than how you do everything else, and doing something well does not make it important.

Life is short, make good use of it. Art is long and if you make good use of it will help you survive and you could use it to speak to the world.

Life is short.

And if life is short, then moving quickly matters. Launch the product. Write the book. Ask the question. Take the chance.<br/>Be thoughtful, but get moving.