--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Man, the only thing that's important is…" description: "\"Man, the only thing that's important is what is due tomorrow. I don't care what it is as long as it's good.\" — Diplo" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/diplo-9004_care_man-the-only-thing-that-s-important-is-w_909123.png" --- # Man, the only thing that's important is what is due… ![“Man, the only thing that's important is what is due tomorrow. I don't care what it is as long as it's good.” quote by Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/diplo-9004_care_man-the-only-thing-that-s-important-is-w_909123.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/diplo-9004_care_man-the-only-thing-that-s-important-is-w_909123.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ca/diplo-9004_care_man-the-only-thing-that-s-important-is-w_909123.png) > “Man, the only thing that's important is what is due tomorrow. I don't care what it is as long as it's good.” [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Focus on tomorrow’s tasks, not the specifics, as long as they are worthwhile. **In simple terms:** Prioritize future goals over details. Key Takeaway Act on what matters tomorrow. Themes focus prioritization future planning Mood pragmatic forward‑looking Type advice motivational When to use this quote - career planning - daily to - creative projects Key Concepts Goal setting productivity Questions to Reflect On - What tomorrow task aligns with your values? - How do you balance present and future? A Different Perspective Overemphasis on future can cause neglect of present needs. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Man](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/man/) [Tomorrow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tomorrow/) ## Related quotes > [You should never get nervous about anything. What today seems important tomorrow isn't so any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tito-vilanova/you-should-never-get-nervous-about-anything-what-today-seems/) Tito Vilanova > [Every King Was Once A Crying Baby And Every Great Building Was Once A Map. 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Buckminster Fuller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-buckminster-fuller/) > [“These days, I'm not sure it's ever a good idea to leave anything important for tomorrow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-hill/these-days-i-m-not-sure-it-s-ever-a-good-idea-to-leave-anything/) [Joe Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-hill/) > [I never plan tomorrow because I don’t even know what I’m doing today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coco-rocha/i-never-plan-tomorrow-because-i-don-t-even-know-what-i-m-doing-today/) [Coco Rocha](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coco-rocha/) > [If there is ever a tomorrow, I don't know if I want to sped it with you. 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That's why I don't save my best for last.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-don-t-know-what-s-going-to-happen-to-me-tomorrow-that-s-why-i-don-t/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [“You can harass me again tomorrow.” “I don’t harass you, I just show up wherever you are.” She”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suzanne-wright/you-can-harass-me-again-tomorrow-i-don-t-harass-you-i-just-show-up/) [Suzanne Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suzanne-wright/) > [You can't have better tomorrow if you don't stop thinking about yesterday..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/you-can-t-have-better-tomorrow-if-you-don-t-stop-thinking-about/) [Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/) > [You can't have a better tomorrow if we don't stop thinking about yesterday](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-can-t-have-a-better-tomorrow-if-we-don-t-stop-thinking-about/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Tomorrow's not guaranteed. I'm not saving anything for tomorrow, because I don't know if it's coming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-sale/tomorrow-s-not-guaranteed-i-m-not-saving-anything-for-tomorrow/) [Chris Sale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-sale/) > [“So let's not ruin this by thinking too much about tomorrow. Don't make a wonderful weekend into a bad Monday.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-patterson/so-let-s-not-ruin-this-by-thinking-too-much-about-tomorrow-don-t-make/) [James Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-patterson/) > [“I have to save the world tomorrow, and I don’t even know what I’m going to wear yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-harrison/i-have-to-save-the-world-tomorrow-and-i-don-t-even-know-what-i-m-2/) [Kim Harrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-harrison/) ## More by Diplo > [New York is so serious about the creation of work. Everything is happening so fast, it feels like there's another studio, another session on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/new-york-is-so-serious-about-the-creation-of-work-everything-is/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [That's what I care about is the people I work with and representing them and helping to make their music apparent for the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/that-s-what-i-care-about-is-the-people-i-work-with-and-representing/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [Gucci is a rapper that doesn't try and be anything he's not - he's straight up. Yeah, maybe it's ironic and all, but I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/gucci-is-a-rapper-that-doesn-t-try-and-be-anything-he-s-not-he-s/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [If kids can have some sort of social responsibility, that's cool. But if they're not actually having social responsibility, and they're kind of hiding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/if-kids-can-have-some-sort-of-social-responsibility-that-s-cool-but/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [It sucks for me, because now I have to not be as crazy as I am on the Internet. Which totally sucks, because it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/it-sucks-for-me-because-now-i-have-to-not-be-as-crazy-as-i-am-on-the/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [I've probably got the most eclectic social media there is because it literally goes from hanging out with my son at a park, to,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-ve-probably-got-the-most-eclectic-social-media-there-is-because-it/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [To me, rap music is bigger than who's the coolest rapper, the biggest rapper. It's everything about your personality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/to-me-rap-music-is-bigger-than-who-s-the-coolest-rapper-the-biggest/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [I just love to collaborate with people who take my ideas real serious, and they don't put up walls around them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-just-love-to-collaborate-with-people-who-take-my-ideas-real-serious/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [I was never good at scratching, but I was good at collecting old records. Florida was a great place for that, because it's where…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-was-never-good-at-scratching-but-i-was-good-at-collecting-old/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [If anybody is excited about my music, that's all I care about. I care about people who are excited about new music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/if-anybody-is-excited-about-my-music-that-s-all-i-care-about-i-care/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [Man, I don't got any real fans. Just fair-weather ones and groupies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/man-i-don-t-got-any-real-fans-just-fair-weather-ones-and-groupies/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [I'm trying to always do new things because if you stay behind and fight the future, you are just going to be left behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-m-trying-to-always-do-new-things-because-if-you-stay-behind-and/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [Money, for me, is just to create bigger and better things. A lot of guys in the deejaying world flaunt it, but I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/money-for-me-is-just-to-create-bigger-and-better-things-a-lot-of-guys/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [I was playing hip-hop when everybody else was playing the giant rave music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diplo/i-was-playing-hip-hop-when-everybody-else-was-playing-the-giant-rave/) [Diplo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diplo/) > [New York feels like the whole city is into dance music. That's not how it felt when I was younger. 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