Priorities In Life Quotes:

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

- Stephen Covey

source: Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.191, Mango Media Inc.

topic: Inspiration, Priorities In Life, Enemy, Put First Things First, Burning Inside

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

- Paul the Apostle

topic: Bible, Submission To God, Priorities In Life, Worship You, Spiritual Renewal

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.

- T. Harv Eker

topic: Inspirational, Encouraging, Priorities In Life

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.

- Pico Iyer

source: Source: layoga.com

topic: Religious, Thinking, Priorities In Life, Interfaith, Lama

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.

- David Gilmour

source: "Q&A: David Gilmour". Billboard Interview, www.billboard.com. February 21, 2006.

topic: Mean, Priorities In Life, Years

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.

- Neil deGrasse Tyson

source: "Inside 'Cosmos': Q&A with Host Neil deGrasse Tyson". Interview with Megan Gannon, www.space.com. March 7, 2014.

topic: Philosophy, Unique, Priorities In Life, Personal Philosophy

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.

- Jack LaLanne

topic: Workout, Priorities In Life, Knees, Dumbbells, Anesthesia

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.

- Stephen Covey

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Change, Put First Things First, 7 Habits

Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.

- Scott Caan

topic: Priorities, Good Things, Things Happen, Priorities In Life, Top Priorities

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

- Stephen Covey

source: Stephen R. Covey (2016). “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change Interactive Edition”, p.198, Mango Media Inc.

topic: Inspirational, Inspiring, Life Changing, Put First Things First, Prioritize

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

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Success, Put First Things First, Prioritize

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

- H. L. Hunt

topic: Inspirational, Motivational, Success, Prioritize, Tycoons

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

- Stephen Covey

topic: Inspirational, Wall, Effectiveness, Climbing The Ladder, Every Step

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

- Stephen Covey

topic: Inspirational, Priorities, Important, Choose Wisely, Put First Things First

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

- Dallin H. Oaks

source: "Desire". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Website, www.lds.org. April 2011.

topic: Choices, Priorities, Desire, Oaks, Priorities In Life

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

- Harry Lloyd

topic: Greatness, Priorities, Forget, Dreams Can Come True, Priorities In Life

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

- William Arthur Ward

topic: Graduation, Wise, Encouragement, Cool Graduation, Priorities In Life

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

- Brandon Sanderson

source: Brandon Sanderson (2011). “The Alloy of Law: A Mistborn Novel”, p.69, Macmillan

topic: Motivational, Inspiring, Leadership, Priorities In Life, Top Priorities

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

- Dale Carnegie

topic: Motivational, Inspiring, Success, Work Done, Stop Procrastination

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

- Sogyal Rinpoche

topic: Priorities, Helping, Corny, Immediacy, Priorities In Life

~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.~

- Teri Hatcher

topic: Mom, Mother, Daughter, 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.

- Darren Clarke

topic: Boys, Priorities, Okay, Priorities In Life

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.

- Leland Ryken

source: Leland Ryken (2010). “Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were”, p.299, Harper Collins

topic: Priorities, Firsts, Puritan, Priorities In Life, God First

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

- Teri Hatcher

topic: Mom, Priorities, Being A Mom, Priorities In Life

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.

- Kourtney Kardashian

topic: Mom, People, Perfect, Priorities In Life