Quotes About Priorities

What do people want? Well, you really can't talk about wants until you talk about needs.

When I get to my deathbed, I don't want to take my last breath and say, Well, how glorious. I've left the world my acting credits. I won't even think that.

I obviously love to sing, it's my passion, as is being a mom. Those are the two things that pretty much consume my every day and so I want to keep doing that as long as I can.

I've never been that person who wants a Rolls Royce or wants to live in a mansion or what have you.

I don't take Hollywood too seriously. I have kids that don't give a damn about what I'm shooting, they just want dinner. So that keeps me grounded.

To be honest, I don't want No. 1's anymore. Now, don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind the odd few, but I'd also like a record going in at eight and staying around.

the trouble with success is - it takes all your time. And you can't do the things you really want to do!

Make peace with the knowledge that you can't have everything you want. Why? Because it's more important for us to get everything we need.

After I finish PO5, I would like to get a dog. I want to be able to spend more time with my pet, and I don't have the time right now.

My mom said, "What I want is a happy kid, not a rich kid. That's what I root for." She saw how much joy I got from playing music, and those years were leaner than lean!

There is a sign that hangs on my wall that says, 'What is it you want me to do to somebody else that is more important than what you want me to do for you?

I can still play this game at a high level; I've proven that. I want to be home. I want to be close to my family. I want to be close to my foundation and my business interests.

We begin selling ourselves on what we want to do rather than what we ought to do. We listen to ourselves until we believe our own lies, and the we opt for happiness.

Our necessities never equal our wants.

I care about our employees more than anybody in my company. I care about my kids, too, but that doesn't mean I give them everything that they want.

Most parents have college funds and things. I don't. I call myself the "hood daddy." I got their money in cash, stashed up. I don't have plans for my kids. I just want them to be happy.

Get rid of the friends who want you to spend your whole day doing nothing with them. They're not your friends. They're your enemies.

He's just not that into you if he only wants to see you when he's drunk. If he likes you, he'll want to see you when his judgment isn't impaired.

The definition of adulthood is that you want to sleep.

There are lots of things I could have done for the money, but I've made a great living doing the things I want to do.

Having the baby changed my life a lot. I don't want to go on the road.

I love performing, but I never really liked show business. My success is my family. I want to be more successful as a mother.

Somehow it all got too out of hand, too complicated for a simple man. Don't want to have to pick and choose, hey, look at all these things I'll never use.

I realised how rich I had become and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be the richest person in the cemetery?