--- title: "11 Matters Doesn Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 11 Matters Doesn quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Matters Doesn sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/wally-pfister-81715_angle_what-s-really-important-is-storytelling_2469896.jpg" --- > [What’s really important is storytelling. None of it matters if it doesn’t support the story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wally-pfister/what-s-really-important-is-storytelling-none-of-it-matters-if-it-2/) [Wally Pfister](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wally-pfister/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/294/wally-pfister-81715_angle_what-s-really-important-is-storytelling_2469896.jpg) > [“Sometimes all the energy you put into something you think matters doesn't matter one bit.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lynn-plourde/sometimes-all-the-energy-you-put-into-something-you-think-matters/) [Lynn Plourde](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lynn-plourde/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88d/lynn-plourde-60763_energy_sometimes-all-the-energy-you-put-into-so_2218814.jpg) > [The whole problem with people is they don't know what matters and what doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/the-whole-problem-with-people-is-they-don-t-know-what-matters-and/) [Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/563/sue-monk-kidd-404_matter_the-whole-problem-with-people-is-they-do_1255365.png) > [Fashion absolutely matters, but it doesn’t matter absolutely.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudia-shear/fashion-absolutely-matters-but-it-doesn-t-matter-absolutely/) [Claudia Shear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudia-shear/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7db/claudia-shear-57254_fashion_fashion-absolutely-matters-but-it-doesn_1445300.jpg) > [Every day, attempt to do more of what really matters and less of what doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/every-day-attempt-to-do-more-of-what-really-matters-and-less-of-what/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/anonymous-1_every-day_every-day-attempt-to-do-more-of-what-rea_1314379.jpg) > [But adulthood," continued the barely twentysomething, "doesn't give you power over what matters most. It doesn't protect you from pain, loss, fate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-leitich-smith/but-adulthood-continued-the-barely-twentysomething-doesn-t-give-you/) [Cynthia Leitich Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-leitich-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7b/cynthia-leitich-smith-24593_adulthood_but-adulthood-continued-the-barely-twent_1896325.png) > [“You just had to get some idea of what matters and what doesn't, and how much, and try not to be scared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lev-grossman/you-just-had-to-get-some-idea-of-what-matters-and-what-doesn-t-and/) [Lev Grossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lev-grossman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/lev-grossman-747_importance_you-just-had-to-get-some-idea-of-what-ma_1605087.png) > [Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice. Choose to live a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-josephson/living-a-life-that-matters-doesn-t-happen-by-accident-it-s-not-a/) [Michael Josephson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-josephson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/michael-josephson-2363_accidents_living-a-life-that-matters-doesn-t-happe_434259.png) > [“It matters./It doesn’t matter. Build space in your head for this paradox. Build as much space for it as you can. Build…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/it-matters-it-doesn-t-matter-build-space-in-your-head-for-this/) [Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5b/elizabeth-gilbert-131_paradox_it-matters-it-doesn-t-matter-build-space_2739667.jpg) > [“August: You know, somethings don't matter that much...like the color of a house...But lifting a person's heart--now that matters. The whole problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/august-you-know-somethings-don-t-matter-that-much-like-the-color-of-a/) [Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e77/sue-monk-kidd-404_august_august-you-know-somethings-don-t-matter_2101936.png) > [“You know, some things don't matter that much, Lily. Like the color of a house. How big is that in the over-all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sue-monk-kidd/you-know-some-things-don-t-matter-that-much-lily-like-the-color-of-a/) [Sue Monk Kidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sue-monk-kidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/sue-monk-kidd-404_hardest-thing_you-know-some-things-don-t-matter-that-m_1098952.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/matters-doesn/#itemlist", "name": "Matters Doesn Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What’s really important is storytelling. 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