Priorities In Life Quotes

Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.

Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.

The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Success is only another form of failure if we forget what our priorities should be.

Being a musician, being a person who's playing tours and making records is a part-time thing for me at age. I did it, I lived it and I breathed it every day of my life for 30-odd years and now I am slowing down a little bit. But it does not mean that I am any less intense and dedicated to the work that I am doing now. I have other priorities in life as well.

More than any religious figure that I can think of, Dalai Lama goes out of his way to attend interfaith conferences; religious harmony is one of his urgent priorities in life.

Poor people and most of the middle class are not willing to be uncomfortable. Remember, being comfortable is their biggest priority in life... The only time you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort zone.

Living with the immediacy of death helps you sort out your priorities in life. It helps you to live a less trivial life.

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

I have a personal philosophy in life: If somebody else can do something that I'm doing, they should do it. And what I want to do is find things that would represent a unique contribution to the world-the contribution that only I, and my portfolio of talents, can make happen. Those are my priorities in life.

Just making sure the boys are okay is my priority in life, and that takes up all of my time right now.

Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

I'm really clear about my priority in life-it's being a mom.

~I'm really clear about my priority in life - it's being a mom ... I love doing films, but I wouldn't like to do that more than I'd like to be my daughter's mother.~

My top priority in life is my workout. Regardless of what happens, I hit that gym. Even when I was in the hospital twice with serious knee operations: Right after I came out of anesthesia, there was a chin bar over my head and dumbbells. I worked out immediately.

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.

The enemy of the "best" is often the "good."

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.

The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage—pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically, to say “no” to other things. And the way you do that is by having a bigger “yes” burning inside. The enemy of the “best” is often the “good.