Quotes About Priorities

As Michael pondered how shallow he had been, he was struck by another thought. It wasn't simply that he hadn't gone deep enough. It was rather that he had grown accustomed to wading in pools that had no depth to begin with. A turn toward holiness would be a turn toward a different life altogether - to a life where different things mattered than had mattered in the past. Did he desire such a life? He knew that of all the questions, this was the most important.

What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his soul?

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table.

If you have love, you don't need to have anything else. If you don't have it, it doesn't matter much what else you have.

Fame is rot; daughters are the thing.

There is certainly a place for the college and the clinic, but really, do we need a Ph.D. in motherhood or a master's degree in friendship?

when we want decisions more than we want disciples, we get tares instead of true converts and Ichabod, departed glory for the church.

We must evaluate every person, place, product, perspective, position, or pleasure we have looked to in place of the promises of God, and turn away from those things accordingly.

As men we cannot take our eyes off the road for even a second. One bad moment can destroy a lifetime of careful watching. One weak, selfish decision can crash a decade of keeping your eyes on the road. God grant to us Holy Throne-Room clarity at all times in every situation so that what we are really living for doesn't crash before our eyes.

The problem was that whenever I considered "earning a living," I thought mostly about the "earning" and nothing about the "living.

Nothing is really work unless you would rather be doing something else.

I considered becoming a priest very seriously. I wanted to travel the world. By the time I turned 16, I realized I was only in it for selfish reasons. And, more importantly, I didn't want to sacrifice the ladies!

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. –Steve Jobs

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.

Decide very early on: do you want to be an actor or do you want to be famous? Because they're very different routes.

Choices have to be made…before we are left with none.

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.

The only question now," he said, "is which corpse gets the most flowers.

She feared that she would become a slave to superficial, symbolic duties.

No man resolved to make the most of himself, can spare time for personal contention," Lincoln was wont to say.

Eleanor had defended over the years, that the money spent on arms would be much better spent on education and medical care.

For many thousands of years people had looked at expensive heads of hair and thought of how much food and warmth they represented, so obviously it was a thought of no use at all, so why bother to have it? But thoughts of this sort did go ticking on, useless or not.

Every other woman since Eve has asked to be loved more than honour. But not you.

Jerott's voice was stony. 'I am prepared to go wherever I can be of most help. I meant only that I expect to be too occupied to give the attention I ought to Mile Marthe's safety. I think M. Gaultier should come with us.' 'Then who,' said Lymond agreeably, 'do you suggest looks after the spinet?' 'Onophrion?' 'Jerott,' said Lymond, with the thinnest edge beginning to show in his voice.