Quotes About Priorities

God never tells us to give up things just for the sake of giving them up, but He tells us to give them up for the sake of the only thing worth having, namely, life with Himself.

Sure, it's going to kill a lot of people, but they may be dying of something else anyway.

Love yields to business. If you seek a way out of love, be busy; you'll be safe then.

Nowadays nothing but money counts: a fortune brings honors, friendships the poor man everywhere lies low.

How little you know about the age you live in if you think that honey is sweeter than cash in hand.

By gaming we lose both our time and treasure - two things most precious to the life of man.

Maybe that old adage about not being able to have a good apartment, a good relationship, and a good job at the same time is true.

There is no doubt that Einstein's pipe was his closest associate, while others--including wife and family--were never permitted the illusion that they would ever be at the center of his life.

No man is worth the whole world.

You know, once you give birth, once you have kids, you realize what's important in life, and you realize it's really not difficult to be a good person. And so when people aren't good around me, I tend to move away from that. There are so many good people in the world, and you want to surround your children with that.

If I ever have a baby, I'm going to have a Brazilian wax first. Keep it pretty, you know?" "Honey, when you've got an eight-pound object coming out of your cooter, the last thing you're going to care about is how it looks.

Never mind having an existential crisis; it's been years since we've even been to the movies.

It's not enough for French mothers to have pleasures and interests apart from their children. They also want their kids to know about these things. They believe it's burdensome for a child to feel that she's the sole source of her mother's happiness and satisfaction. (A Parisian mother I know told me she was going back to work partly for her daughter's sake.)

If you're successful, you'll have friends who are with you for the moment. They are there because you can afford to be in the room and because you're the big deal of the moment. And when you're not the big deal of the moment, you'll look around the room and see the only people who truly care about and support you. These are the important people to remember.

A man for you is a desire, not a necessity.

it is disconcerting to learn that while 73 percent of Americans can name the Three Stooges, only 42 percent can name the three branches of government.6

When a man throws an empty cigarette package from an automobile, he is liable to a fine of $50. When a man throws a billboard across a view, he is richly rewarded.

I don't want money. What the hell's money good for? You can't drive it and you can't eat it and it won't even fix a flat.

I would rather have cookies in my jacket pockets than a chain around my dog's neck.

Being a martyr is highly overrated.

You cannot sacrifice the world for your children.

You can feed your wallet, or you can feed your soul, but you seldom can do both at the same time.

Like most people who own their own businesses, I work long hours that start early in the morning. So when someone calls me in the middle of the night, they'd better be dying.

Tag said solemnly, "You can feed your wallet, or you can feed your soul, but you seldom can do both at the same time.