To change your LIFE
you need to change your PRIORITIES. — John C. Maxwell
The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. — Stephen Covey
Achievers always work from a clear sense of priority. — Gary Keller
Good things happen when you get your priorities straight. — Scott Caan
It's a matter of choosing what is most important to you and putting that first. Once you have recognized your true purpose in life, this becomes much easier. — Clarence Clemons
Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work. — H. L. Hunt
There's no sense talking about priorities. Priorities reveal themselves. We're all transparent against the face of the clock. — Eric Zorn
The third principle is to resist the allure of middling priorities. — Oliver Burkeman
Extraordinary results deemed that you set a priority and act on it. — Gary Keller
Always prioritize your needs over your wants. For example, you need a car to get to work, you want a BMW. Know the difference. — Jaspreet Singh
If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder. — Tim Ferriss
Do first things first, and second things not at all. — Peter Drucker
In terms of priority, inspiration comes first. You come next. The audience comes last. — Rick Rubin
Short Priorities Quotes
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds — Paul the Apostle
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important. — Stephen Covey
At the end of the day, that's really what it boils down to. The rest of it is just stuff. — Jared Kushner
It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order. — Kid Rock
Priorities Image Quotes
Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.
For NASA, space is still a high priority. — Dan Quayle
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 to do that is by having a bigger YES burning inside.
Life Priorities Quotes
Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. It must take priority over the many forms of cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It is a lifetime commitment. — Derek Prince
When we put God first, all other things fall into their proper place or drop out of our lives. Our love of the Lord will govern the claims for our affection, the demands on our time, the interests we pursue, and the order of our priorities. — Ezra Taft Benson
The key to a good life is not giving a fuck about more; it’s giving a fuck about less, giving a fuck about only what is true and immediate and important. — Mark Manson
Let your heart guide your passions, let you mind focus on priorities.
Since I became First Minister, I have made clear my priority to alleviate poverty and tackle inequality in Scotland. Ensuring that everyone can do better in life will not only make Scotland fairer, but it will also make it a more prosperous place. — Nicola Sturgeon
What would you have to sacrifice to have what you really want? Your social life? Relationships? Credit cards? Free time? Sleep? Now answer this question: What are you willing to sacrifice? If those two lists don’t match up, you don’t want it badly enough. — Tim Grover
I know what we’re going to do by the time we’re dead. And it isn’t worth trading that for anything today that could take away from that. — Alex Hormozi
A friend is someone who is there for you when she'd rather be anywhere else.
It's insane how much we focus on diet/exercise when what we should be focused on is sleep. We spend 33% of our time on earth sleeping. Make airway health your #1 priority. The other 66% of your life depends on it. — Mark Burhenne
If everything in your life feels urgent, it means nothing is. Not everything in life can be a ‘priority’. Master the skill of identifying what really matters & what is truly essential. Start putting your focus and energy there and watch your life start to change. — Rangan Chatterjee
Make sleep your number 1 life priority. It may seem counter-intuitive at first. Once you achieve reliably high quality sleep, you'll wonder how you ever did life before in such a stupor. — Bryan Johnson
Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life – like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth – they all have big opportunity costs. — Mark Manson
Priorities In Life Quotes
The first 4-6 hours of my day are dedicated to moving the needle in the important aspects of my life. — Alex Hormozi
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
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster. — Stephen Covey
You need to network before you need the network. This all starts by showing support, or posting-it-forward. This is a priority if you want to sell on LinkedIn. If you’d like to take your business to the next level, go above and beyond and try to connect with your 1st network on the phone or in person. Remember, digital will never replace face-to-face.
Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions. — Dallin H. Oaks
Success is only another form of failure if we forget what our priorities should be. — Harry Lloyd
The first priority of the Leader is to Pray for and be concerned for the welfare of your flock. The key to the rest of our life and ministry will be the investment of prayer we make in the lives of others. — W. A. Criswell
Nature does abhor a vacuum, and when you begin moving out of your life what you do not want, you automatically are making way for what you do want. By letting go of the lesser, you automatically make room for your greater good to come in. — Catherine Ponder
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
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. — Lin Yutang
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
Top Priorities Quotes
Child labour is an issue of grave importance. It must become a top priority for all governments of the world. How can the world move into the twenty-first century with children still being exploited for their labour and denied their basic right to an education? — Craig Kielburger
I believe that Elon Musk understands this important dynamic. For goodness sake, one of his top priorities is saving the planet. — Cathie Wood
If you want to know what’s wrong with higher education, this reversal of traditional university priorities – with social justice now at the top and scholarship lower on the totem pole – is a good place to start. — Gad Saad
The people of the UAE, and striving to empower them, always has been and continues to be our nation’s top priority. Their happy lives remain the basis of all our future plans. — Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
My top three priorities for my first term in Congress are growing our economy; providing for quality, affordable health care; and keeping our nation and communities safe. — Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Making the family a top priority will invariably bring success. — Zig Ziglar
I always tell young athletes the same thing, 'Wherever you go, whatever you do, what must your top priority be? Running.' — Haile Gebrselassie
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority. — William Arthur Ward
Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions. — Vincente Fox
Tourism is a top priority activity for federal government, which is why it invests an average of over 2,500 million dollars a year in infrastructure works and integral projects that promote Mexico's culture and natural attractions. — Vicente Fox
Time And Priorities Quotes
People spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking about what they should be doing. — Naval Ravikant
Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have. — John C. Maxwell
We're all doing different things and some of the girls are mums, so priorities have changed. But I would love to do something with the Spice Girls again. I know we would have an amazing time. — Emma Bunton
Time is our most precious asset. When you're young, you are literally a 'time billionaire'—rich with time. Too many people fail to realize the value of this asset until it is gone. Treat time as your ultimate currency—it’s all you have and you can never get it back. — Sahil Bloom
When we choose to give a fuck about everything, then we feel as though we are perpetually entitled to feel comfortable and happy at all times, that’s when life fucks us. — Mark Manson
Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it's a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks. You gain respect for yourself, have more time for your priorities, and develop authentic and healthier relationships. — Doreen Virtue
Most people say their main fault is a lack of discipline. On deeper thought, I believe this is not the case. The basic problem is that their priorities have not become deeply planted in their hearts and minds. — Stephen Covey
There is no real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week, you have to spend your time around the things that are really important: setting priorities, measuring outcomes, and rewarding them. — Jeffrey R. Immelt
My No. 1 priority, and it always has been this, is keeping our team together and making sure we have the right guys in the right positions to make a run at this for a long time. — Drew Brees
Yes, you can have it all, but not all at the same time. Set your own priorities, trust your gut and follow your heart. — Quentin Bryce
Priorities And Responsibilities Quotes
The most valuable "currency" of any organization is the initiative and creativity of its members. Every leader has the solemn moral responsibility to develop these to the maximum in all his people. This is the leader's highest priority. — W. Edwards Deming
As a father, my first priority is to help my sons set and attain personal goals so they will develop self-confidence and individual strength. Engaging in regular fitness activities with my children helps me fulfill those responsibilities. — Alan Thicke
The world doesn’t know your purpose or priorities and isn’t responsible for them-you are. – Gary Keller — Gary Keller
My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it. — Will Estes
The great thing about having a child is that it keeps you very grounded. When I decided to have my daughter I was ready to have that responsibility and I made it clear to people that I work with that my job was no longer my priority. My daughter is now my priority. She comes first. Period. — Carolyn Murphy
Good for you and be proud of yourself because you have your priorities in order. Be proud of yourself if you are responsible, reliable, persistent, and take your job and education seriously. — Ana Monnar
An important priority for me is a business must get their own house in order. Be or become an agent of positive change in your own enterprise and adopt responsible practices to eliminate the risks that often lie at the root of inequality and poverty. — Richard Branson
In this great country of ours, it is inexcusable that so many children grow up in poverty and despair. The well-being of our children must be the national priority and the responsibility of every individual. — Jimmy Carter
Democracy and equality try to denythe mystic recognition of difference and innate priority, the joy of obedience and the sacred responsibility of authority. — D. H. Lawrence
I know I have different priorities when I am close to dreaming and coming out of dreaming. I notice I am connected to people in a different way, and connected to the earth. For me, I have exactly the same emotional responses when I go through into shamanic trance. — Amy Hardie
Setting Priorities Quotes
There are so many needs in the world, and our hearts cannot carry them all. You must walk to the priorities God has set before you. — Ravi Zacharias
Some individuals require high stakes or external pressure to focus, indicating challenges in setting internal priorities or handling equal weight given to all thoughts. — Gary Brecka
Cleaners do the hardest things first, just to show there’s no task too big. — Tim Grover
The poverty of our century is unlike that of any other. It is not, as poverty was before, the result of natural scarcity, but of a set of priorities imposed upon the rest of the world by the rich. — John Berger
I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that. — Judd Gregg
The first and foremost priority is to finish the unfinished task which the founding fathers of India set out for us at the time of our independence: to get rid of chronic poverty, ignorance, and disease, which have afflicted millions and millions of our people. — Manmohan Singh
I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger. — George W. Bush
No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have all of tomorrow. Success depends upon using it wisely by planning and setting priorities. The fact is, time is worth more than money, and by killing time we are killing our own chances for success. — Denis Waitley
Simply stated, testimony-real testimony, born of the Spirit and confirmed by the Holy Ghost-changes lives. It changes how you think and what you do. It changes what you say. It affects every priority you set and every choice you make. — M. Russell Ballard
In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities. — Karen Duffy
People's Priorities Quotes
A lot of people say they want to get out of pain, and I'm sure that's true, but they aren't willing to make healing a high priority. They aren't willing to look inside to see the source of their pain in order to deal with it. — Lindsay Wagner
My kids started school, so having a strong base in Melbourne has been a key priority. I'm not daunted by the travel. People say, 'It's so far to Australia,' and I say, 'You get on the plane, you eat well, you sleep, you wake up - and you're there.' — Geoffrey Rush
... Our first priority should be the people who work for the companies, then the customers, then the shareholders. Because if the staff are motivated then the customers will be happy, and the shareholders will then benefit through the company's success. — Richard Branson
Hitler and Joseph Goebbels understood that if you say something loud and long enough many people will believe it. A good journalist's first priority should be to separate propaganda from fact - but sometimes its very hard to do that. — Bill O'Reilly
There is the need for an intimate romantic relationship with the father. Abundant joy and an intimate personal receiving of God's love should be our priority because you can never get enough of this, people return again and again to swim in the river or soak in the son. — John Arnott
Creative people don't behave very well generally. If you're looking for examples of good relationships in show business, you're gonna be depressed real fast. I don't have time for anything else right now but work and my daughter. She's my first priority. — Jim Carrey
The American people have every right to be outraged with the administration's approval of the UAE port deal. It is time the people's House make the security of our Nation's ports a priority. — Russ Carnahan
Make it a point to be around those with positive energy - people who want what's best for you, people who understand your goals and priorities. — Rebecca Lobo
Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations. — Peter Mandelson
It's kind of my intention to be myself on the show. My main priority on FOX is to do play-by-play. Nobody's tuning in to listen to me. If I didn't show up to do the games, people would watch, and the ratings probably wouldn't be all that different. That's not why people are watching. — Joe Buck
Priority List Quotes
Prayer is the most important activity a born-again Christian can perform. It should head your list of priorities, for certainly the world around us desperately needs prayer. Prayer will open the door for God to do a glorious work in these last days. Prayer will stem the tide of evil. — Chuck Smith
Be prepared for negotiation by first, knowing what you really want. List your underlying interests in the order of priority. — William Ury
I think my mother taught me what not to do. She put us first, always, sometimes to the detriment of herself. She encouraged me not to do that. She'd say being a good mother isn't all about sacrificing; it's really investing and putting yourself higher on your priority list. — Michelle Obama
Energy efficiency should be on the priority list for all home improvement work these days. Canny builders will be able to provide homeowners with energy efficient measures which help them to save money and the planet. — Sarah Beeny
As long as a certain problem primarily affects a different country, in this case Italy, one might not put it at the very top of one's list of priorities. — Paolo Gentiloni
With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own self I needed to develop quite a bit more. So that put Blur down the list of priorities quite a lot by the time I came to thinking about it. — Graham Coxon
We will have an unchallenged, open, panoramic opportunity on a global scale to demonstrate the finest aspects of what we know in this country: peace, freedom, democracy, human rights, benevolent sharing, love, the easing of human suffering.
Is that going to be our list of priorities or not? — Jimmy Carter
Those who know me know I'm passionate about lists, and top of my list of priorities is my family. My wife Joan and I do not consider our legacy to our children to be wealth or fame but the opportunity to pursue happiness by following their own path. — Richard Branson
Just as important as having a list of priorities is every once in a while starting from the bottom. — Robert Breault
In all planing you make a list and you set priorities. — Alan Lakein
Not Priority Quotes
Globalization can be very unjust and unfair and unequal, but these are matters under our control. Its not that we dont need the market economy. We need it. But the market economy should not have priority or dominance over other institutions. — Amartya Sen
Jesus taught that your highest priority must be your relationship with Him. If anything detracts you from that relationship, that activity is not from God. God will not ask you to do something that hinders your relationship with Christ. — Henry Blackaby
I’d like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order. We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order. — S. Truett Cathy
When I got into the second half of 'Dragon Ball,' I had already become more interested in thinking up the story then in drawing the pictures. Then I started to not place much emphasis on the pictures. — Akira Toriyama
I learned that we can do anything, but we can't do everything... at least not at the same time. So think of your priorities not in terms of what activities you do, but when you do them. Timing is everything. — Dan Millman
The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time. — Anatoly Karpov
I don’t have time is just saying it’s not a priority. — Naval Ravikant
If you make a habit of buying things you do not need, you will soon be selling things you do. —
I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice. — Luis Figo
The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Love Priority Quotes
Never be too busy for the people you love. Never allow pursuits or possessions to become bigger priorities than your relationships. Love is what gives meaning to life. — Dave Willis
So many of our love languages are based on how our parents loved us or didn't love us. What our parents gave us either has become our priority or what they didn't give us has become our priority. — Jay Shetty
Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. — African Proverbs
Limp Bizkit is my main priority, but my side project, Black Light Burns, is still a labor of love. We have a record written, so we'll see when that comes out. When we tour, we go out in a van and trailer with me driving. — Wes Borland
Our first priority in ministry must be love. Love for His Word, love for His people, and love for His appearing. — Sinclair B. Ferguson
We all want to be liked, loved, or needed. That is fine. What is not fine is what we are willing to do to make sure we are liked, or loved or needed. When we make the needs and wants of others a priority in our lives, we devalue ourselves. — Iyanla Vanzant
Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want. — Kristin Armstrong
My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
My priority is to hang out with the ones I love - my family, my loved ones. — Cote de Pablo
Spend time with those you love. One of these days you will say either, 'I wish I had', or 'I'm glad I did.' — Zig Ziglar
It is our priority to win the hearts of people of Jammu and Kashmir. That could only be achieved through development and their welfare. We have a responsibility to see that people of the state are prosperous. We are not talking about Hindus or Muslims, but the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Development comes when there is integration. — Narendra Modi
Don't yield to Satan's lie that you don't have time to study the scriptures. Choose to take time to study them. Feasting on the word of God each day is more important than sleep, school, work, television shows, video games, or social media. You may need to reorganize your priorities to provide time for the study of the word of God. If so, do it! — Richard G. Scott
The workplace has become a psychological battlefield and the millennials have the upper hand, because they are tech savvy, with every gadget imaginable almost becoming an extension of their bodies. They multitask, talk, walk, listen and type, and text. And their priorities are simple: they come first. — Morley Safer
Student debt is crushing the lives of millions of Americans. How does it happen that we can get a home mortgage or purchase a car with interest rates half of that being paid for student loans? We must make higher education affordable for all. We must substantially lower interest rates on student loans. This must be a national priority. — Bernie Sanders
At Coinbase, our first priority is to ensure that we operate the most secure and compliant digital currency exchange in the world. — Brian Armstrong
If homes are going to survive, it will be because husbands and fathers again place their families at the highest level on their system of priorities. — James Dobson
Education makes us the human beings we are. It has major impacts on economic development, on social equity, gender equity. In all kinds of ways, our lives are transformed by education and security. Even if it had not one iota of effect [on] security, it would still remain in my judgment the biggest priority in the world. — Amartya Sen
My life is simple, my food is plain, and my quarters are uncluttered. In all things, I have sought clarity. I face the troubles and problems of life and death willingly. Virtue, integrity and courage are my priorities. I can be approached, but never pushed; befriended but never coerced; killed but never shamed. — Yi Sun-sin
Seven Steps to Success 1) Make a commitment to grow daily. 2) Value the process more than events. 3) Don't wait for inspiration. 4) Be willing to sacrifice pleasure for opportunity. 5) Dream big. 6) Plan your priorities. 7) Give up to go up. — John C. Maxwell
Depopulation should be the highest priority of foreign policy towards the third world, because the US economy will require large and increasing amounts of minerals from abroad, especially from less developed countries — Henry A. Kissinger
If you make your relationship with your Inner Being your top priority, and you deliberately choose thoughts that allow your alignment, you will consistently offer the greatest advantage to others with whom you interact. Only when you are aligned with your Source do you have anything to offer another. — Esther Hicks
Choose the fucks you give wisely. Because like a fine wine, our fucks must age into a fine vintage, only uncorked and given on the most special fucking occasion. — Mark Manson
This generation has lost the true meaning of romance. There are so many songs that disrespect women. You can’t treat the woman you love as a piece of meat. You should treat your love like a princess. Give her love songs, something with real meaning. Maybe I’m old fashioned but to respect the woman you love should be a priority. — Tom Hiddleston
When you’re healthy you have 10000 needs, but when you’re sick you only have one need. — Naval Ravikant
A man too busy to take care of his health is like a farmer too lazy to plant his field. — Icelandic Proverbs
Guard your time. It’s all you have. — Naval Ravikant
When you marry a monkey for his wealth, the money goes but the monkey remains. — African Proverbs
Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn't the mountain ahead that wears you out - it's the grain of sand in your shoe. — Robert W. Service
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