Quotes About Priorities

It was good to keep those things that kept life in perspective close to hand in case one forgot his reality and became lost, or drugged by riches.

Knowing what's good enough requires knowing yourself and what you care about. So: Think about occasions in life when you settle, comfortably, for "good enough"; Scrutinize how you choose in those areas; Then apply that strategy more broadly.

Who was scarier - the girl who didn't care about the bigger picture, or the kids who did care, but were looking at the wrong picture?

Worrying about the future is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life will always be things that never crossed your worried mind.

Nobody wants to end up super rich and famous - but divorced. I'm always clear on that and try to stay on the right side of the line.

I don't care too much for money For money can't buy me love

There may be the kinds of things that you may find interesting, but then there's also the practical reality of needing to make a living and this is what you have to choose from.

I'm very choosy when it comes to work. It's not like whatever comes my way, I will agree to do it. But if I'm getting good money and exposure and if the content is satisfying, what's the harm in doing it, even if it's yet another reality show?

After my debut film, I was doing reality shows and hosting so it was not that I had nothing else to do.

I didn't realize that everyone was so attracted to my hair. I thought, well what about my music?

Once you reach a certain age, you realize that men aren't as important as you once thought they were.

You realize just by writing down everything you own that it's just materialistic stuff. We are much more than that.

In my mid 30's, after a decade or so of giving full time to the music thing and finding myself with about $10 in the bank and no assets other than my musical equipment, I realized I needed to get serious about making a living.

I realized a career is built as much on what you don't do as what you do do.

I was always trying to find the balance between trying my best and being an incredible parent. I literally realized that it was chaos - but it was happy chaos.

Yes, negotiating is about money and the bottom line, but a lot of times, it's much more emotional and complex than that. Realizing that the economic outcome may not be the other party's top priority gives you more chips to play with and will enable you to achieve better results than you may have anticipated.

My wife was pregnant, and I was doing the math, and I was realizing that I couldn't be living in a two-bedroom apartment in Hollywood for the rest of my days. I didn't want to raise my kid there.

I really don't have time for nonsense.

I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my schedule just to make sure I'm in to see the game.

There's no reason to be the richest man in the cemetery. You can't do any business from there.

What's the reason I'm playing basketball? I do it because I love it, I do it because of my family, and that's it. I don't do it because of the money. I don't do it because of the fame. I just do it because I love it, and I do it for my family because my family enjoys it.

It was easy for me to leave acting for school, because I wasn't really in it as an adolescent for fulfilling reasons.

And one of the reasons that I wrote the cook books was so that I could be at home more than being on the road.

I'm trying to make better choices, and for me, this is kind of a rebirth. If I make the Olympic team? Great. If not, look at myself after eight years and ballooning up almost 200 pounds and getting on 'The Biggest Loser.' You know what? I get my life back again, and that's what truly mattered to me.