“The ikar of winning at baseball is probably the batting, not the pitching.” (Weiser)

“Do this Tosfos first since it's the ikar.” (Weiser)

“The ikar point in that Tosfos is right in the middle.” (Weiser)

"Forget all the details, just tell us the iker." (Glinert)

"The whole world is a very narrow bridge. And the ikar is to have no fear whatsoever." (Rabbi Nachman of Bratzlav)