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title: "8 Second Important Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country - behind being captain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-mcgrath/an-australian-prime-minister-once-said-that-his-job-was-the-second/)

[Glenn McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-mcgrath/)

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> [The single most important thing in my life is God. The second most important thing in my life is my family and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-rutigliano/the-single-most-important-thing-in-my-life-is-god-the-second-most/)

[Sam Rutigliano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-rutigliano/)

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> [The most important question is, 'Am I asking the most important question?' The second most important question is, 'Am I asking the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-paul-caponigro/the-most-important-question-is-am-i-asking-the-most-important/)

[John Paul Caponigro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-paul-caponigro/)

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> [My work consists of two parts: of the one which is here, and of everything which I have not written. And precisely…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-wittgenstein/my-work-consists-of-two-parts-of-the-one-which-is-here-and-of/)

[Ludwig Wittgenstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-wittgenstein/)

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> [Second most important question in life...What are the only two things that truly matter? Love & Passion. Most important question of all...What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-nickel/second-most-important-question-in-life-what-are-the-only-two-things/)

[Eric Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-nickel/)

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> [The most important thing in life is to love someone. The second most important thing in life is to have someone love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howie-schneider/the-most-important-thing-in-life-is-to-love-someone-the-second-most/)

[Howie Schneider](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howie-schneider/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d78/howie-schneider-243024_firsts_the-most-important-thing-in-life-is-to-l_1519264.jpg)

> [The second most important attribute of winners, after understanding the human dimension, is knowing what questions to ask, the rhetorical nature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-luntz/the-second-most-important-attribute-of-winners-after-understanding/)

[Frank Luntz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-luntz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7f/frank-luntz-4874_asks_the-second-most-important-attribute-of-w_2457975.png)

> [ During the sole argument we had when \[Chelsea\] was in high school, the subject of which I don't even remember, I looked… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-j-clinton/during-the-sole-argument-we-had-when-chelsea-was-in-high-school-the/)

[William J. Clinton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-j-clinton/)

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