Quotes About Prioritization

I don't think focus is in itself ever a bad thing. But focus of the wrong kind, or managed poorly, can be.

I really wanted to be the American James Bond when I was starting out in the business. Then I got 'Falcon Crest,' and the film portion of my career took a back seat.

The role of my job is I'm always trying to figure out where I need to be. Do I need to be at a college game, at an international game, with the team, at practice, with my coaches, with a few of the players, up in Portland, Maine? I mean, where do I need to be?

I position everything else in my life around making movies.

Haircuts are luxuries and, as such, should be as expensive as you can possibly afford.

Ideally, one should have more material than one can possibly cope with.

I've seen a lot of shows, but I can't possibly cram in everything that I'd like to, and it's exhausting trying to.

Don't ever postpone things - that was very clear in our family.

I try to stop and take a 10-second break and ask myself before I do something: One, is this going to improve my life for my children, or two, will there be a potential for something to go wrong here?

I believe when you have your hands on four or five pots at once, you can never have a firm grip on one pot. My one pot is being a boxer.

I need to be more consistent about taking care of myself no matter how busy I am.

I think people become consumed with selling a book when they need to be consumed with writing it.

On one hand, I want to be successful and give my best to everything I do, but I don't want to be too consumed by anything.

These people that are in consuming jobs - you forget to do one thing. And that's to take care of yourself.

Obviously, I have to do what's best for me and my family; I've got to put that first. But I definitely want to be on a team that's in contention.

The most effort you should expend should be cooking. If you could cook while lying on a couch, that would be perfect.

Maybe I'll take a little better care of myself, but I wouldn't count on it.

Everything has to be well thought out - what do you really need, when can you do with less coverage.

As you get older, we have more opportunities, more things going on in our lives that we take it away from basketball and our bodies. If you continue to put the same energy into your body, into your craft, I think you'll be all right.

When you're driven to your absolute limit, working 14 hours for 14 days straight, you have to know what you want, and not listen to all this other crap outside.

Most creative people fall into one of two categories - either they're task-oriented, or they're time-oriented.

I don't really miss anything, I'm so focussed on what I have to do - I'm so focussed on my work - that I don't miss any creature comforts.

For too long now, cricket has got all the attention and money. Look at how much financial help cricket gets from the sports federations.

You can't now do county and international cricket and have a life.