Quotes About Priorities

College professors used to be badly paid and worth it. Colleges used to be modest institutions; they should go back to being modest institutions.

To take a job just so I can go on a fancy vacation doesn't really seem worth it.

I am lucky in that I love what I do, but it can still be hard to be away from the kids for long lengths of time. At the end of the day, all I want is to be with my kids, but it's worth it to create a future for my family.

To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it.

I have competed with a friend over a guy, but I was always the one who would give in. It's not worth it to fight with a friend over a guy.

Stressing out over how you look, what you're wearing, or when you're getting home is not worth it.

I love what I do, and I do it 24/7, and it hurts my relationships very often, but it's worth it.

Having a family is a compromise on some level, but it's so incredibly worth it. It actually informs the work that I do as a DP.

There have been, in my life, a number of times when I have intentionally made decisions that I knew would mean I would make less money or be less influential. I did this because, for whatever reason, it just wasn't worth it. It wasn't worth the stress, it felt icky, it relied on me exploiting relationships that I valued. Stuff like that.

I was always taught that book keeping was more relevant than book reading. The only thing worth reading was meant to be a balance sheet.

I once told Tommy Smothers, 'If I could just get the money and the women straightened out, the rest of my life would be easy.'

I don't spend my life making money to spend tomorrow, or to acquire possessions.

You should never get nervous about anything. What today seems important tomorrow isn't so any more.

As long as you're happy, I think that is the main thing. It's something people forget way too often these days getting so stressed thinking about what other people's opinions are or what they need to do tomorrow.

Last week I was in London at an awards show, then I flew home and was in an RV park with my wife and kids in our motorhome, this week I'm in NY doing a charity event, and tomorrow I'll be coaching my daughters soccer practice. I guess the range of roles I play on film stem from the range of roles I play in real life.

Fashion's important to me, but beauty fades. All that stuff is fun while it lasts, but anything can happen tomorrow. You've got to have so much more about you than the way you look or your clothes.

I don't think acting is addictive. If I stopped acting tomorrow, I really wouldn't care. If you told me that I would have to sell real estate in New York City to look after my family, that would be fine with me.

I'm getting older now, so I should think about a family, but certainly not tomorrow.

The first time I had money, I was extravagant, but then you realise it's not just about that. If I lost it all tomorrow, it wouldn't be me that's hurt, it would be my babies. It would be more about people's opinion of me that would concern me.

Don't worry about the title. Worry about what you've got to do today, tomorrow, the next day, and that title will be waiting for you.

I'm really glad I didn't have kids earlier, because I probably would have ignored them. I was so into my career. I could just go and play a ton of shows, night after night after night. I can't do that anymore.

There's sacrifice involved. Either you're going to work a lot and not get to spend time with your kid, or you're going to spend a ton of time with your kid, and you're sacrificing your career.

I pulled back on the divorce because there is no rush for it. For medical decisions and a ton of other things, it's just smarter that it's put on hold.

When you come into a role, there seems to be just a ton of different places you can make an impact. But it's critical in that first year to be seen to be a leader that can actually accomplish things and has a sense of priorities.