Quotes About Prioritization

The best of men choose one thing in preference to all else, immortal glory in preference to mortal good; whereas the masses simply glut themselves like cattle.

It's not a man's working hours that are important--it's his leisure hours. That's the mistake we all make.

When you meet a man or woman who puts Jesus Christ first, knit that one to your soul.

A man must first govern himself ere he is fit to govern a family; and his family ere he be fit to bear the government of the commonwealth.

Every man for himself, and the Devil take the hindmost.

If a man wants to read good books, he must make a point of avoiding bad ones; for life is short, and time and energy limited.

Yes, that's right... love should come before logic ... Only then will man come to understand the meaning of life.

He parks in the far corner of the lot, explaining that it is more logical to do this and then walk for fifteen seconds than it is to spend fifteen minutes looking for a closer space.

Generally you pick the unoccupied workstation that's closest to the door. That way, whoever came in earliest sits closest, whoever came in latest is way in the back, for the rest of the day it's obvious at a glance who's on the ball in this office and who is—as they whisper to each other in the bathrooms—having problems.

I always tend to assume there's an infinite amount of money out there." "There might as well be," Arsibalt said, "but most of it gets spent on pornography, sugar water, and bombs. There is only so much that can be scraped together for particle accelerators.

Shit, if I took time out to have an opinion about everything, I wouldn't get any work done

I shrug. I don't really need to explain this to Aaron. He's been demoted from most important friend to friend, and he's going to have to earn that, even. And you know what else? I don't owe people anything, and I don't have to talk to them any more than I feel I need to.

Whether it's sleeping or playing video games or riding my bike or studying. Giving my brain up. That's what's important.

Giving my brain up. That's what's important.

You don't work anymore 12 hours

there could be no planning because no one had time for it

She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance, perhaps, or maybe quiet conversations in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second.

Would you stop thinking about what everyone wants. Stop thinking about what I want, what he wants, what your parents want. What do you want?

True love means that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be.

But she also sensed it wasn't enough. She wanted something else, something different, something more. Passion and romance, perhaps, or maybe quiet conversation in candlelit rooms, or perhaps something as simple as not being second.

You could have told me earlier." "You seemed so serious about the game. I didn't want to bother you.

Because he's no better than a spoiled child. You were his toy, and even though he's got new toys, it doesn't mean he wants anyone to play with his old toys.

In the mornings, I try to spend anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes with my son. Failing that, I try for 30 to 60 minutes together at the end of the day. I try to make that work, but if I can't, I just move on. You can't beat yourself up about it.

It is to be hoped that the leaders of this movement will place the nation above the party.