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title: "25 Important Task Quotes by 24 authors"
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> [The conservationist¹s most important task, if we are to save the Earth, is to educate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-scott/the-conservationist-s-most-important-task-if-we-are-to-save-the-earth/)

[Peter Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-scott/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/peter-scott-30876_earth_the-conservationist-s-most-important-tas_1474050.jpg)

> [The presidency of the Euro group is an interesting and important task.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wolfgang-schauble/the-presidency-of-the-euro-group-is-an-interesting-and-important-task/)

[Wolfgang Schauble](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wolfgang-schauble/)

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> [It seems to me nowadays that the most important task for someone who is aging is to spread love and warmth whenever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kathe-kollwitz/it-seems-to-me-nowadays-that-the-most-important-task-for-someone-who/)

[Kathe Kollwitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kathe-kollwitz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/084/kathe-kollwitz-16802_aging_it-seems-to-me-nowadays-that-the-most-im_1672262.png)

> [“the single most important task in management is to pick good deputies,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/raghuram-g-rajan/the-single-most-important-task-in-management-is-to-pick-good-deputies/)

[Raghuram G. Rajan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/raghuram-g-rajan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/045/raghuram-g-rajan-28346_management_the-single-most-important-task-in-manage_1552576.jpg)

> [The most important task of your life is not what you do, but who you become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-ortberg/the-most-important-task-of-your-life-is-not-what-you-do-but-who-you/)

[John Ortberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-ortberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/john-ortberg-932_important_the-most-important-task-of-your-life-is_1819980.png)

> [First thing in the morning, work on your Most Important Task. Don't do anything else until this is done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/first-thing-in-the-morning-work-on-your-most-important-task-don-t-do/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3a/ritu-ghatourey-5_morning_first-thing-in-the-morning-work-on-your_1371258.jpg)

> [No matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blake-mycoskie/no-matter-how-convenient-it-is-for-us-to-reach-out-to-people-remotely/)

[Blake Mycoskie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blake-mycoskie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/blake-mycoskie-4833_grateful_no-matter-how-convenient-it-is-for-us-to_1927218.png)

> [Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/actually-there-is-no-more-important-task-for-a-leader-than-to-pick/)

[Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7a/colin-powell-691_important_actually-there-is-no-more-important-task_77984.jpg)

> [Your ability to select your most important task at each moment, and then to get started on that task and to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/your-ability-to-select-your-most-important-task-at-each-moment-and/)

[Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3cf/brian-tracy-216_ability_your-ability-to-select-your-most-importa_346127.jpg)

> [“The most important task for a MAN is to leave his footprints in the sands of time and for his name to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-kendo/the-most-important-task-for-a-man-is-to-leave-his-footprints-in-the/)

[Kenny Kendo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-kendo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ad/kenny-kendo-111741_footprints-in-the-sa_the-most-important-task-for-a-man-is-to_2846376.jpg)

> [“Everyone” might say finishing Harvard should be the most important task for a young Bill Gates. Instead, he aligned his efforts with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rosettabooks/everyone-might-say-finishing-harvard-should-be-the-most-important/)

[RosettaBooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rosettabooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/rosettabooks-25066_quote_everyone-might-say-finishing-harvard-sho_1369746.jpg)

> [There is no more important task in a democracy than resolving the differences among people and finding a course of action that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-mcnamara/there-is-no-more-important-task-in-a-democracy-than-resolving-the/)

[Robert McNamara](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-mcnamara/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdd/robert-mcnamara-12738_achieve_there-is-no-more-important-task-in-a-dem_42017.png)

> [In addition to achieving outside the industry, agriculture, national defense science and technology modernization, we are faced with the important task of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zheng-bijian/in-addition-to-achieving-outside-the-industry-agriculture-national/)

[Zheng Bijian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zheng-bijian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a64/zheng-bijian-75143_achieve_in-addition-to-achieving-outside-the-ind_2970203.jpg)

> [I’m not a brain surgeon, I’m not saving anyone from any life-threatening illnesses. But I get to tell stories, and that’s a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-stone/i-m-not-a-brain-surgeon-i-m-not-saving-anyone-from-any-life/)

[Emma Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-stone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c1e/emma-stone-1673_brain_i-m-not-a-brain-surgeon-i-m-not-saving-a_1654042.jpg)

> [The board is currently undertaking what could be its most important task, ... We are confident that we're going to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-j-mitchell/the-board-is-currently-undertaking-what-could-be-its-most-important/)

[George J. Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-j-mitchell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3a/george-j-mitchell-21313_board_the-board-is-currently-undertaking-what_2557230.png)

> [“If you have to eat two frogs, eat the ugliest one first." This is another way of saying that if you have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-tracy/if-you-have-to-eat-two-frogs-eat-the-ugliest-one-first-this-is/)

[Brian Tracy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-tracy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/brian-tracy-216_big_if-you-have-to-eat-two-frogs-eat-the-ugl_82194.jpg)

> [In any civilized society the most important task is achieving a proper balance between freedom and order. In wartime, reason and history…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-rehnquist/in-any-civilized-society-the-most-important-task-is-achieving-a/)

[William Rehnquist](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-rehnquist/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76a/william-rehnquist-28058_ability_in-any-civilized-society-the-most-import_1220551.jpg)

> [“We often procrastinate for one of three reasons: (1) we don’t really need to do something or it isn’t very important, (2)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brett-blumenthal/we-often-procrastinate-for-one-of-three-reasons-1-we-don-t-really/)

[Brett Blumenthal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brett-blumenthal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/brett-blumenthal-38313_procrastinate_we-often-procrastinate-for-one-of-three_557992.jpg)

> [The important task rarely must be done today, or even this week...But the urgent task calls for instant action...The momentary appeal of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-hummel/the-important-task-rarely-must-be-done-today-or-even-this-week-but/)

[Charles Hummel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-hummel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/charles-hummel-67942_action_the-important-task-rarely-must-be-done-t_191861.jpg)

> [ I felt when I was elected that the most important task on this island \[Ireland\] was to extend the hand of friendship… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-robinson/i-felt-when-i-was-elected-that-the-most-important-task-on-this-island/)

[Mary Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-robinson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f1/mary-robinson-4639_boards_i-felt-when-i-was-elected-that-the-most_223980.jpg)

> [My most important task must be an attempt to bring the monster under democratic direction and control.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elliot-richardson/my-most-important-task-must-be-an-attempt-to-bring-the-monster-under/)

[Elliot Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elliot-richardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a61/elliot-richardson-28059_control_my-most-important-task-must-be-an-attemp_1410910.jpg)

> [Acquiring and keeping good people is a leader's most important task.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-c-maxwell/acquiring-and-keeping-good-people-is-a-leader-s-most-important-task/)

[John C. Maxwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-c-maxwell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0e/john-c-maxwell-113_good-people_acquiring-and-keeping-good-people-is-a-l_2711681.jpg)

> [Your most important task as a leader is to teach people how to think and ask the right questions so that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffrey-pfeffer/your-most-important-task-as-a-leader-is-to-teach-people-how-to-think/)

[Jeffrey Pfeffer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffrey-pfeffer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00c/jeffrey-pfeffer-8575_days-off_your-most-important-task-as-a-leader-is_3159217.jpg)

> [“The most important task was to step up party-political work, to raise the morale of the troops and their confidence in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgy-zhukov/the-most-important-task-was-to-step-up-party-political-work-to-raise/)

[Georgy Zhukov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgy-zhukov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e35/georgy-zhukov-31084_morale_the-most-important-task-was-to-step-up-p_246528.png)

> [“You, friend, are on a quest." "I don't know what that is," said Despereaux. "You don't have to know. You just have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/you-friend-are-on-a-quest-i-don-t-know-what-that-is-said-despereaux/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd1/kate-dicamillo-599_adventure_you-friend-are-on-a-quest-i-don-t-know-w_2614908.png)

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