above all above all /əˈbʌv ˈɔːl/

adverb

1. () Above and beyond all other consideration  ( most especially , most importantly , above all )
   above and beyond all other consideration
    Above all, you must be independent
   above all, you must be independent
   
2. Taking everything together  ( above all , first and last )
   taking everything together
    She was first and last a scientist
   she was first and last a scientist