Quotes About Priorities

It's hard for anybody who works a lot and has children. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.

Getting traded to Edmonton was fine with me at the time. At the end of the day, though, you just try to do what's best for you and your family.

Our job is to play basketball, not worry about trades.

Since Catherine [Zeta-Jones] and I got together, I've cut back dramatically. My priorities changed, and I still love acting and all that, but not as much as I love watching my two kids grow up.

I think people who love each other and live together and have children together need to agree on the things that are most important in life.

Do you want to tear your life apart and get rid of everything you've known as a lifestyle? Like seeing your family? Being with your friends? A fishing trip? A hunting trip? A night's sleep?

I don't live lavishly, so it's not like I have 20 assistants and travel privately and shop every day.

I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do; I cannot finish them now.

Martin Luther was asked, what would you do if tomorrow the world would come to an end, and he said, 'I would plant an apple tree today.' This is a real good answer. I would start shooting a movie.

Liberals are more upset when a tree is chopped down than when a child is aborted.

He who sees a gold bullion more valuable than a tree has surely an intelligence much less than a donkey's!

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

People that don't know me think that basketball is my life 24/7. Trust me, there is much more to my life. My number one priority in my life is my family.

I met so many people after I got rich and famous, and I learned that you can't ultimately trust people unless they were your friends when you were broke.

When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.

Too many young folk have addiction to superficial things and not enough conviction for substantial things like justice, truth and love.

Who is better, they who promote truth over happiness, or happiness over truth?

Surprisingly, Gwendolyn, I have more important things to do with my time, like put bamboo shoots under my nails or drill holes in all my teeth.

You know, I would date, if I could find a man worth shaving my legs for. (Grace)

If a relationship is on-and-off within the first year, that's an immediate sign you are wasting your time.

If he still isn't giving you what you want, the question to ask yourself is whether you really want him.

Si te visita una hora a la semana, esa no es una relación seria. Si no van juntos al cine, no se reúnen con amigos, no comen juntos o te dice "no soy persona de hablar mucho por teléfono" cuando no te llama, está claro. Los hombres tienen un comportamiento consistente cuando están interesados en una mujer. Raramente un hombre faltará a una cita con la mujer de quien está enamorado».

Why does anybody want to be famous? You know what's important to me? Having lunch! Pasta! Seeing my friends! Is that so crazy?