Quotes About Priorities

When money is lost, a little is lost. When time is lost, much more is lost. When health is lost, practically everything is lost. And when creative spirit is lost, there is nothing left.

Everyone wants to be financially secure, the problem is most people focus on "getting by" when they need to be focused on "getting rich."

Be clear about the purpose of money. Money is like health. It is necessary for survival but it is not what you live for.

Winning depends on where you put your priorities. It's usually best to put them over the fence.

There are two paths people can take. They can either play now and pay later, or pay now and play later. Regardless of the choice, one thing is certain. Life will demand a payment.

The rich live hand-to-mouth too-just on a higher level.

Being first is more important to me [than earning money]. I have so much money. Whatever money is, it's just a method of keeping score now. I mean, I certainly don't need more money.

Vince Lombardi says, you know, "In my life, there are three things: God, family and the Green Bay Packers, in that order. For me, it's God, family and Yahoo!, in that order.

To the degree we can live without the things of this world, we are wealthy.

Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece.

As we advance in life, we acquire a keener sense of the value of time. Nothing else, indeed, seems of any consequence; and we become misers in this respect.

I've got my wife. I've got my four kids. I've got parents, grandparents still, and three really good friends. It's all you need. I'd rather have three really good friends than 20 good friends.

Life for me outweighs the game of basketball.

Basketball used to be my top priority.

Successful people have libraries. The rest have big screen TVs.

Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that.

The living limit is not ascertained by wealth one has

forget the simple live like the world just for the safety of your loved ones is one of the greatest accomplishment

The way a person spends his money and time can tell a lot about the things he or she values.

If you list down whatever you didn't get to do, then whatever you did won't feel like it mattered.

If I had but two loaves of bread, I would sell one and buy hyacinths, for they would feed my soul.

What we think is more important in life, is just an excuse for not trying hard enough for what is right in front of us...

I do not understand when a person is more concerned with the appearance of their house than the state of their home.