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

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 multiply anything that we valued.

Hard work leads to low returns. Insight and doing what we want lead to high returns.

Creation occurs when ideas and individuals collide and collude.

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

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 watch it like a hawk.

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