Quotes About Priorities

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, but lose his soul?" -Mark 8:36

I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please.

I'd rather see you poor men's wives, if you were happy, beloved, contented, than queen's on thrones, without self-respect and peace.

Man does not live by bread alone. Many prefer self-respect to food.

I do know its important to keep the romantic spark alive in your marriage. But with four kids, sometimes it's enough just to keep yourself alive.

Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my 3-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.

I used to think if it wasn't possible to be a family man and a totally dedicated artist, I'd rather be the former. I'm an idealist and a romantic.

See? Instead of thinking of a way to help my people, all I can think of is the smell of your hair and that small dimple on your cheek when you smile." (Victor)

How sad to see a father with money and no joy. The man studied economics, but never studied happiness.

As I took in the scene, I smiled softly. Family and friends—that's what mattered most. Money made a difference, yes, but it couldn't buy back a life.

Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.

List 2: Write down everything in your life that you don't want, like more panic attacks, depression, or partners who are emotionally unavailable. Maybe you'd like to stop smoking, or overeating, or drinking. Be specific and personal. This is about you. This will be your "before" picture.

Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.

Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed.

Which would you part with first -- your tobacco, your whiskey, or your religion?

It's better to live an ordinary life. If you go on striving for this and that, you'll end up paying with your life.

In times like these, who had either the leisure or the inclination to indulge in a touch of elegance?

Ciddi bir ?ekilde yaralanan kimse, hayat?n? kurtaracak sarg? bezi temiz midir, diye sormaz.

If the future of humanity is decided in your absence, because you are too busy feeding and clothing your kids, you and they will not be exempt from the consequences.

One interesting conclusion is that money does indeed bring happiness. But only up to a point, and beyond that point it has little significance. For

For the average American or European, Coca-Cola poses a far deadlier threat then al-Qaeda.

The only sure way to stop global warming is to stop economic growth, which no government is willing to do.

a dying man in an overcrowded London hospital gathers all his remaining strength to take in one more breath. They all have far more urgent problems than global warming or the crisis of liberal democracy.

When you live under such an oligarchy, there is always some crisis or other that takes priority over boring stuff like healthcare and pollution.