Quotes About Priorities

I don't understand, Why do I stress the man, When there's so many bigger things at hand?

There is a much bigger picture we are all striving for. To sweat the small stuff just stresses you out for no reason.

Of all the things that matter, that really and truly matter, working more efficiently and getting more done, is not one of them.

Life is too short to stress the small things anymore.

Stress says that the things we are involved in are important enough to merit our impatience, our lack of grace toward others, or our tight grip of control.

If today were your final day of this life, would those things causing you stress still do so?

Poor people have big TV's. Rich people have big libraries.

In the twilight of life, God will not judge us on our earthly possessions and human success, but rather on how much we have loved.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.

The more one emphasizes winning, the less he or she is able to concentrate on what actually causes success.

Many of the things you can count, don't count. Many of the things you can't count, really count.

Some people wanted champagne and caviar when they should have had beer and hot dogs.

The goal of a successful trader is to make the best trades. Money is secondary.

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money.

Success, and even life itself, wouldn't be worth anything if I didn't have my wife and children by my side. They mean everything to me.

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

Valuing time with your family does not mean you've lost your ambition. Define success for yourself.

Problems arise in that one has to find a balance between what people need from you and what you need for yourself.

Rich people have small TVs and big libraries, and poor people have small libraries and big TVs.

Keeping my family out of prison best I can. That is success to me. I created that without selling records.

My success is not about the wealth and fame. I am most concerned with my relationship to God, which is the most important.

There is no success which can compensate for the failure of the family.

You know, I think I still have a sense that no matter what you do, no matter what you achieve, no matter how much success you have, no matter how much money you have, relationships are important.

Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.