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title: "17 Important Said Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Important Said quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Important Said sayings and thoughts."
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> [What isn't said is as important as what is said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colson-whitehead/what-isn-t-said-is-as-important-as-what-is-said/)

[Colson Whitehead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colson-whitehead/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/colson-whitehead-1042_important_what-isn-t-said-is-as-important-as-what_1740333.png)

> [“Necks, of course, are important," said Big Dog.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thea-verdak/necks-of-course-are-important-said-big-dog/)

[Thea Verdak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thea-verdak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49d/thea-verdak-91344_animal_necks-of-course-are-important-said-big-d_2306890.jpg)

> [It is not important what is said, what is important is what is heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-is-not-important-what-is-said-what-is-important-is-what-is-heard/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/anonymous-1_heard_it-is-not-important-what-is-said-what-is_725933.jpg)

> [“What has been said is often less important than what has not been said.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-a-johnson/what-has-been-said-is-often-less-important-than-what-has-not-been-said/)

[Eric A. Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-a-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8a/eric-a-johnson-236182_important_what-has-been-said-is-often-less-importa_2978158.jpg)

> [When mouths close, its because theres something important to be said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/when-mouths-close-its-because-theres-something-important-to-be-said/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/anonymous-1_heart_when-mouths-close-its-because-theres-som_2273796.jpg)

> [“Families are so important here," I said. She looked surprised. "They are not everywhere?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pico-iyer/families-are-so-important-here-i-said-she-looked-surprised-they-are/)

[Pico Iyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pico-iyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c4/pico-iyer-1252_families_families-are-so-important-here-i-said-sh_3185953.png)

> [When mouths close, it’s because there’s something important to be said.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/when-mouths-close-it-s-because-there-s-something-important-to-be-said/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6f/paulo-coelho-10_important_when-mouths-close-it-s-because-there-s-s_567966.jpg)

> [What we are is more important than what we have or what is said of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marvin-j-ashton/what-we-are-is-more-important-than-what-we-have-or-what-is-said-of-us/)

[Marvin J. Ashton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marvin-j-ashton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/536/marvin-j-ashton-3195_important_what-we-are-is-more-important-than-what_1964225.png)

> [It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/idries-shah/it-is-not-important-to-have-said-a-thing-first-or-best-or-even-most/)

[Idries Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/idries-shah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/idries-shah-450_firsts_it-is-not-important-to-have-said-a-thing_2958431.jpg)

> [Meanings is not important, said the BFG. I cannot be right all the time. Quite often I is left instead of right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roald-dahl/meanings-is-not-important-said-the-bfg-i-cannot-be-right-all-the-time/)

[Roald Dahl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roald-dahl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/add/roald-dahl-899_important_meanings-is-not-important-said-the-bfg-i_2471017.jpg)

> [Well I feel like if you can go days without talking to me, then I wasn't really all that important to you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-marcellin/well-i-feel-like-if-you-can-go-days-without-talking-to-me-then-i-wasn/)

[Sam Marcellin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-marcellin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54e/sam-marcellin-15171_being-forgotten_well-i-feel-like-if-you-can-go-days-with_2211560.jpg)

> [“I saw that she didn't want to answer that question and so I asked again: when mouths close it's because there's something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-saw-that-she-didn-t-want-to-answer-that-question-and-so-i-asked/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/paulo-coelho-10_coelho_i-saw-that-she-didn-t-want-to-answer-tha_1938333.jpg)

> [“Markov's not important,' she said. 'I'm not important. You're not important. Winning the war, that's the only important thing.' 'No,' I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-benioff/markov-s-not-important-she-said-i-m-not-important-you-re-not/)

[David Benioff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-benioff/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e8/david-benioff-7307_football_markov-s-not-important-she-said-i-m-not_618519.jpg)

> [“children never forget. For this reason, it was so important what one said, and what one did, and it was a relief…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/children-never-forget-for-this-reason-it-was-so-important-what-one-2/)

[Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da8/virginia-woolf-49_children_children-never-forget-for-this-reason-it_2001890.jpg)

> [“I know nothing I’m doing is important,' he said. 'Sure, I’m just a waste product of history. Maybe nothing I’m doing is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-penn-warren/i-know-nothing-i-m-doing-is-important-he-said-sure-i-m-just-a-waste/)

[Robert Penn Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-penn-warren/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26d/robert-penn-warren-2118_history_i-know-nothing-i-m-doing-is-important-he_1961909.jpg)

> [“I work at a retirement home. I'm a CNA.” “What's that?” “It stands for Certified Nursing Assistant.” “That sounds important,” I said.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-paul-evans/i-work-at-a-retirement-home-i-m-a-cna-what-s-that-it-stands-for/)

[Richard Paul Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-paul-evans/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/165/richard-paul-evans-1002_nursing_i-work-at-a-retirement-home-i-m-a-cna-wh_2795730.png)

> [There is quite an important director in Germany who I think in the early fifties over here, and then went back, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christoph-waltz/there-is-quite-an-important-director-in-germany-who-i-think-in-the/)

[Christoph Waltz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christoph-waltz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07c/christoph-waltz-8110_america_there-is-quite-an-important-director-in_1276772.jpg)

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