Quotes About Priorities

If the house were on fire, what would you save? The cat? The computer? The only existing picture of your dead sister? Rather, the question should be: What would you be willing to lose? For Zoe Rutherford the answer was: everything.

There were things worth keeping and things worth letting go of, and figuring out which was which wasn't that easy." -Jane

It is better to do what you love for work, but if it is your day job that enables an unpaid passion, then your life is still sweeter. What is important is that you make time for your dreams, not whether or not you get paid for it.

The twentieth century was a horrible detour in the evolution of the human habitat. We were building more for cars' mobility than children's happiness. —Enrique Peñalosa, 2008

I understand you only too well, but Rachel's needs are no less important than your desire to be part of history. Find a balance. Happiness is like good health. You only miss it when it disappears.

of their own, one that will not support suffrage, and I'm afraid the Liberal Party leadership may prefer their priorities. What good is fighting for women's rights if those rights don't include being able to vote?

I don't want to jeopardize what I have with her over a dream that may not even fit me anymore. She and I are enough to be a family. If you need a kid to keep you together, then how together are you?

Before, I had my good job and my gold cuff links. What do I have today? Only my character. I know she can't wear my character on her left hand, and I know it doesn't pay bills or father children. But it's what I have and I believe that it should count for something. Thank you, sir, for reading this.

She also wondered why she wasn't able to care more about the important things happening in the world. There was the Vietnam War. She knew boys who had died, and there was always Dr. King, cold in the ground. Even though Willie Mae hadn't been bitten by a dog, she had been in Birmingham when the German shepherds were let loose. And where had Mother been when all of this was going on? She was busy learning to be a wife.

Aristóteles: «El hombre juicioso no da su vida a la ligera, porque hay pocas cosas por las que merezca la pena morir. Sin embargo, en los momentos de grave crisis, al hombre juicioso no le importará perder la vida, porque hay circunstancias en las que no merece la pena vivir».

The last suit we wear doesn't need any pockets.

There's more to life than dating the boy on the football team.

In high school, I used to think it was like sooooo cool if a guy had an awesome car. Now none of that matters. These days I look for character and honesty and trust.

It is a sad commentary that today we face a choice between having schools that are a monument to our past - or schools that will be the lifeblood of our future. But since that is our choice, let us resolve to choose wisely.

La mayoría de los libros acerca de la crianza dan consejos, ya sea sobre cómo formar y restringir la conducta de los niños o cómo hacerles sentir bien con quienes son. El control o el éxito personal de los hijos son considerados los objetivos de la crianza. El primero hace los deseos de los padres la prioridad; el segundo pone los deseos infantiles como supremos.

recently asked a young lad of ten what would get him into the most trouble, breaking a valuable vase or disobeying his parents' clear directive. Without a moment of hesitation, he said it would be far worse to break a cherished vase. This lad has learned the values of the home. He perceives an unspoken value that says prized vases are of greater concern to his parents than disobedient boys. These values are based on hollow and deceptive philosophies.

If football is your passion in life and you would rather play football for 20 years and have a shortened life span, that's your choice.

The career span for athletes is very short-lived. So you aren't being, perhaps, the smartest person if you don't take care of your family when you're able to.

It's my personality to be more quiet and reserved. I'm not going out every night to multiple things. I prefer to stay in and be with my children and do Spanish homework to make sure they get a good grade the next day.

My father is a real idealist, and he's all about learning. If I asked for a pair of Nikes growing up, it was just a resounding 'No.' But if I asked for a saxophone, one would appear and next day and I'd be signed up for lessons. So anything to do with education or learning, my father would spare no expense.

I don't have time to spare for a daily soap; it needs commitment.

People ask me what I do in my spare time, and I look at them blankly, truly believing that I don't even have spare time, and if I did, I'd probably use it for something mundane, like chipping away at the mound of laundry rising to dangerous proportions in the back room.

I'm really just a dude that cooks, plays with his son and thinks about stuff in his spare time outside of dedicating about six hours or so to basketball stuff.

Now I'm kind of different. I'm not saying I lost my spark - I still have it - but I don't chase the goal as much as I used to. I'm playing for the team and I still know I can score, but it's different than two or three years back.