Quotes About Priorities

What I truly miss the most is having sufficient time to do all the things that need to be done around the house and for our friends.

We think one of the priorities in Mississippi is not to do what some would suggest, which is to defund the police. Rather, we want to have an initiative to actually fund the police.

When I was doing 'Kanche,' a lot of my well-wishers and friends in the industry suggested that I concentrate on doing commercial films.

Past middle age, some friends suggested that I should have my eyebags removed, the deepening creases on my face stretched. I often examined my face in the mirror, imagining how I'd look if I followed the suggestion. I decided to retain the old mug. I was too familiar and comfortable with it. And the final hindrance: the cost.

I'd rather get a nice warmup suit. That's something I can use. Gold medals just sit there. When I get old, maybe I could sell them if I need the money.

I've learned that you don't need a lot in life. If it can't fit into a suitcase, you don't really need it.

What I can't fit into my suitcase is probably something I don't need.

Until I was 42, I could fit everything that I owned into two suitcases.

I realised I owned eight pink suits, which I did not need.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

I may not have made humongous sum of money through acting, but I have enough to lead a stress free life.

I don't know if I'm worth 80m euros, but I don't worry about the sums.

We started focusing on this in earnest late summer and early fall. I can build more power plants. In the 12 years before us, not a single plant of major consequence was built.

My family life is incredibly important to me. I want to be with them as much as I can. I try to work in New York, or I work in the summer time when my family can come with me.

I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I'm actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I've even sold a few things.

On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics.

I had to turn down a part in 'Empire of the Sun.' It would have paid £15,000, which was a year's earnings for me then, but I was offered a season at the 'National Theatre.'

Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.

I used to spend hours reading the Sunday papers, but then I had 900 children so I don't any more.

I don't really get to attend church. That's definitely one of the challenges. I'm always playing on Sunday, and that's tough because I really never get to take the sacrament - maybe once every three or four months when I'm home and have a week off.

I used to like to go out when I was younger; I would go out and have a few beers then go training on Sunday which probably wasn't the best thing to do.

It's not our job to choose the best Sunday school teacher, like Jimmy Carter was. It's our job to choose who would defend and protect our nation, who would be the best president.

I always watched football on Saturdays and never did homework. On Sundays I had to do my homework. I didn't get a chance to watch games.

I was baptized Methodist, but I was mainly raised First Church of NFL, which is to say that my family, especially my father, was much more concerned with watching football on Sundays than attending services.