Quotes About Priorities

I couldn't care less what my numbers say at the end of the year. I just want to win games for the Astros.

If I do have kids, we'll have someone, like a nurse, take care of them, because I don't intend to give up my career.

Here's why people don't live on oats and water: if you're cash poor, you're likely also time poor, and speed is of the essence when your job starts at the same time as your children's day at school.

But I say these things in an objective dispassionate manner because, you know, and I can't explain why, but being one of the greatest guitarists in the world simply is not very important to me.

I don't care about the stats. That's not my No. 1 objective.

Because every design must satisfy competing objectives, there necessarily has to be compromise among, if not the complete exclusion of, some of those objectives, in order to meet what are considered the more important of them.

First and foremost my obligation is on the defensive side. But obviously there are times when I need to go and attack, too.

A father who is distracted for a few minutes by his myriad interests and obligations in the world of adult interactions is being, well, a father. A mother who does the same is failing her children.

I feel that exercise really balances me. Then I layer on the other obligations that I have.

I'm lucky enough that financially I don't have to feel obliged to go for the bigger stuff. I like the stories and scripts to dictate if I want to do them.

I know some people obsess about their appearance but I don't - it's not something that bothers me.

I was obsessed with girls when I was 13 years old; I wasn't really into books.

I was never really obsessed with the whole guy thing to begin with.

Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

I used to have an obsession with building businesses and forgot about building health. I was focused on the destination instead of the journey. I caution you to not do the same.

I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times.

I do think about and do occasionally take my wife and son out with me on tour. It's difficult.

Truth be told, in determining what you want and who you want to be with, you will be compromising in certain areas. It can be in the area of appearance or occupation or maybe even certain personality characteristics, but no one person can have everything.

Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness.

If he had wanted to work himself silly just to make sure each little job was done right, then he better develop himself emotionally to a point where he didn't care who got the publicity.

To be always intending to make a new and better life but never to find time to set about it is as to put off eating and drinking and sleeping from one day to the next until you're dead.

But be careful not to let yourself slip into the situation where your goals concern only your business or making money. Think of your marriage, your children, and your friends as important areas in which to improve your life.

Many of us never ever discover our greatness because we become sidetracked by a secondary activity.

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