Quotes About Prioritizing

I don't think there's anything more important than making peace before it's too late. And it almost always falls to the child to try to move toward the parent.

Most days I juggle everything quite well, on the other days there's always red wine.

Our greatest currency is our time and we cannot save it. Spend it wisely and never waste another's or your own.

Sometimes a good feeling from inside is worth much more than a beautician.

Adhering to budgeting rules shouldn't trump good decision-making.

Being with my kids is really important to me, being a good dad and being around a lot.

I'm not out to make everybody happy. I'm out to make the right people happy.

Have you ever noticed that your ugliest friend is the most afraid of getting ruffied? It's like relax. YOU can take the coaster off your drink. There are at least three of us in line ahead of you.

I tend to 'splurge' for convenience. I'll pay a lot to not waste time.

We were spoiled in many ways, but we were always taught to understand the value of the dollar. If there was something we wanted, we had to earn it. Even in college, we were very fiscally responsible. I had 300 bucks a month; anything I wanted beyond that, I had to work for.

We used to have to arrange things around the dialysis. I would have to plan where to play so I could be back in time, and couldn't go too far.

You can't please people who don't really know you and, you know, I do think that one of the things I do want to do is please the people who matter to me and please the people that do know me.

I am at home with my kids from 6 to 8. If I have a work dinner, I'll schedule to have dinner after 8. But we're working at night. You'll get plenty of emails from me post-8 P.M. when my kids go to bed.

We need to stop shortchanging our families and future in order to line the pockets of millionaires and special interests.

There are three things that I have found were really critical in my first year: listening, prioritizing, and communicating. I don't think they're different for women. It's really about that first year as a CEO.

The main concern was making sure the kids didn't get caught in the middle.

we parents give our kids things instead of time, spoiling them as we add fuel to the entitlement flame.

Imagine that; you survive the apocalypse, the scourge of Satan, the wrath of Jesus, and your first order of business is to bust a nut." "I'm not surprised. Humans were never good at prioritizing," I replied,

One final insight about prioritizing involves getting disciplined about what you don't put on the stage. This means not thinking when you don't have to, becoming disciplined about not paying attention to non-urgent tasks unless, or until, it's truly essential that you do.

If money doesn't make you happy, then you probably aren't spending it right.

This is one rule about mixing boys and girls: that a date always comes first.

the 34th, gently explaining that the doctrine of equal shares for all could not always be maintained, since the needs of one might exceed the needs

You know what I like to do? I love waking up early, making them breakfast, taking them to school, having time in the morning with them. With six kids, it's like a reality show.

It's difficult to find a genuine weakness that makes you appear competent. For instance, telling your interviewer that your weakness is working so hard that you have trouble prioritizing your family life is a little too cliche and comes across as disingenuous.