Strive for excellence in few things, rather than good performance in many..

80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. A few things are important; most are not..

Instead of expending time to train yourself not to be afraid of snakes, avoid them altogether..

It is not shortage of time that should worry us, but the tendency for the majority of time to be spent in low-quality ways..

In business the 80/20 principle is behind any innovation, any extra value. It is an entrepreneurial principle, a formula for value creation utilized ….

Conventional wisdom is not to put all of your eggs in one basket. 80/20 wisdom is to choose a basket carefully, load all your eggs into it, and then ….

To get useful new ideas, we must go beyond our immediate circle and make contact with distant parts of the social system..

Those who seize the day become seriously rich..

I make it a personal rule never to do anything that I don't really care about. It is surprising how much this cuts out..

Progress is personal; it comes from individuals demanding more of themselves and everyone else..

If we did realize the difference between the vital few and the trivial many in all aspects of our lives, and if we did something about it, we could m….

The few things that work fantastically well should be identified, cultivated, nurtured, and multiplied..

Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts..

The road to hell is paved with the pursuit of volume. Volume leads to marginal products, marginal customers, and greatly increased managerial complex….

People think that creativity is largely a matter of talent, experience, or luck. They are wrong. Talent, experience, and luck are all key elements, b….

It may be that you will be happiest in the rat race; perhaps, like me, you are basically a rat..

The 80/20 Principle, like the truth, can make you free. You can work less. At the same time, you can earn more and enjoy more. The only price is that….

Where a chunk of business is simple, the chances are that it is..

If a species is diverse, it can survive and prosper. If a species is homogeneous, it is vulnerable..

There is no rush. If we think intelligently about what we can achieve with our time, we can be relaxed, even lazy. In fact, being lazy - having plent….

Creation occurs when ideas and individuals collide and collude..