Quotes About Priorities

In other words, journalists should not seek and report facts as news, but launder their news gathering priorities and the facts themselves through a progressive ideology to give them meaning and purpose.

we have come to invest so much attention on something so shallow.

Running, I shall argue, is a way of understanding what is important or valuable in life.

When somebody says to you, "The last thing I want to do is hurt you" what they really mean is, "It's on the list. I've just got some other things to do first."

We're angry about this, upset about that, but who has the time to do anything anymore? There are those reports to report on, memos to remember, e-mails to deflect or delete. They bury us like snow.

We still worship what we want our lives to feel like more than we worship Jesus.

I pursued Christian success instead of pursuing Christ.

Don't worry about everyday life—whether you have enough food to eat or clothes to wear. For life consists of far more than food and clothing. LUKE 12:22-23

I couldn't be a responsible enough parent if my kid was born with a new suit and a full-time job.

One great thing about getting old is that you can get out of all sorts of social obligations just by saying you're too tired.

Think! I've got enough to do, and little enough to get for it, without thinking.

In Moscow they do not pay much attention to the living but keep their cemeteries in a splendid state.

As to the Seven Deadly Sins, I deplore Pride, Wrath, Lust, Envy and Greed. Gluttony and Sloth I pretty much plan my day around.

You can't eat your friends and have them too

Since I've retired, I eat less, weigh less, train less and care less.

The reason I'm not an alcoholic is I don't like to drink in front of the kids . . . and when you're away from them, who needs it?.

I don't want to be rich and I don't want to be famous.

Back then, if you had a sore arm, the only people concerned were you and your wife. Now it's you, your wife, your agent, your investment counselor, your stockbroker, and your publisher.

As I get older, the character evolves tremendously because I'm married and have kids now and realize certain things are not funny anymore. I threw them out of my act.

When somebody says, "The last thing I want to do is hurt you," it means they've got other things to do first.

Give me the luxuries and I can dispense with the necessities.

I'm not focused on the outrageousness. I'm just focused on being funny, and raising my kids. I don't even read the newspaper, I don't read that crap.

Your mail could've waited." Daemon followed me into the kitchen. "What is it? Just books?"Grabbing the OJ from the fridge, I sighed. People who didn't heart books didn't understand.

If you want breakfast in bed, you have to concider sleeping in the kitchen>