Quotes About Priorities

It's just what people do when they're getting old, when they're sick of themselves and their life; they think of money and take care of themselves.

I would have loved to have been two people, but I was determined not to devote my entire life to my career.

When I look back, I did what I had to do for business and then fit family life into it.

Even though at 17 it was limited, I had a life before Batman.

When you reach a certain age in life, time becomes more important than money, and I think that happens in your 50s.

I don't use e-mail; I phone and fax. I think people who are hunched over their computer screens all day should get a life.

I don't mind doing occasional guest appearances on shows, but I have other things I'd like to do in my life now.

What I didn't realize is how completely consumed I would be by my sons. I didn't know that the rest of my life would become so little a priority.

It's funny, 'cause you think surfing is your whole life, but then when you make a family it seems like it's not at all.

My working life has always been wrapped up in doing my job to the best of my abilities and doing the best for my family. It is not a contest between the two.

I didn't have time for my children much. I wasn't a very good parent I had a pretty unhappy home life.

I'll tell you what I'm grateful for, and that's the clarity of understanding that the most important things in life are health, family and friends, and the time to spend on them.

In modern life, we tend to forget family values because of the hectic schedule.

I've been pretty focused my entire life, and now that I have a family, I'm just going to keep that focus, but it's going to be a family focus.

Decide who you are and what your goals entail - then go for the roses. Life has little regard for those who waste time.

Message to all you crazed parents desperately hiring tutors and padding your kid's thin resume: Chillax. Attending an elite college is no guarantee of leadership, life success, or earnings potential.

Life goes by fast. Enjoy it. Calm down. It's all funny. Next. Everyone gets so upset about the wrong things.

My wife goes to Birmingham five times a week. My mom lives in Birmingham now after moving from Myrtle Beach. It's not just the job. A lot of people don't get that. My life is here.

My dad and mom did what a lot of parents did at the time. They sacrificed a lot of their life and used a lot of their disposable income to make sure their children were educated.

I'm enjoying life at my fullest. Sometimes you realize that money isn't everything.

Money is in some respects life's fire: it is a very excellent servant, but a terrible master.

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters.

Romantic relationships are the least interesting thing for me to write about. I'm 45, and that's not the most interesting thing in my life anymore.

The hardest thing to find in life is balance - especially, the more success you have, the more you look to the other side of the gate.