Priorities Quotations

You can have anything you want, but not everything. If it was really important to spend an afternoon at my daughter's school, I had to think, how was I going to organize my life to do that? How could I become more efficient? I always tried to put my priorities on the table, personal and professional, and work around them.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

The priority must be the unification of the world titles to straighten things out. But we should not wait that long anymore to change the situation, because we are running out of time

Again and again, universities have put a low priority on the very programs and initiatives that are needed most to increase productivity and competitiveness, improve the quality of government, and overcome the problems of illiteracy, miseducation, and unemployment.

There's no sense talking about priorities. Priorities reveal themselves. We're all transparent against the face of the clock.

My first priority is to my wife, as hers is to me, and to our child.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

Mr. Speaker, our Nation must no longer be complacent about underage drinking and its alarming consequences. We must bring this national public health crisis out of the shadow and into the bright light of a national priority.

I try to see what the priorities are and not get terribly fussed about things that dont matter. Not be swept away by feelings and emotions, which is my tendency.

A man wants a woman who will place him at the top of his priority list, not second but first. He wants to be the kingpin around which all other activities of her life revolve.

Luckily because I had a family and children, my priorities changed. I mean, I'm very passionate about my work but I have other interests and other things that balance my life.

I've learned time management, organization and I have priorities.

As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes.

What people pray for will tell you more than anything else whether they are locked into the vision and priorities of the church.

Challenges, when you're in a tumultuous situation, are an opportunity to grow, an opportunity to get closer to God, an opportunity to find and kind of reform yourself, and to figure out what really matters and what your priorities are.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

One of the greatest threats to your husband's position of priority would be if you were to earnestly pursue a career... If you finally reach a pinnacle of success, you would overshadow him and make him feel unimportant.

Sometimes when you're overwhelmed by a situation - when you're in the darkest of darkness - that's when your priorities are reordered.

The Puritans' sense of priorities in life was one of their greatest strengths. Putting God first and valuing everything else in relation to God was a recurrent Puritan theme.

In a way, I have simplified my life by setting priorities.

From my perspective, we as a nation need to make policy a priority and drive the politics as a result of good policy.

If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets, the number one priority is, how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth, you get into communication problems.

I think there's a settled quality, there's a gravitas that comes with aging and with being a parent because you certainly come to recognize that there's nothing else that takes greater priority than raising your children.

So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

Physically my brain is in great shape. My motor functions are fine, but I think going through the whole ordeal... coming pretty close to death, may have affected my priorities.

I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.

Being a mom is what life is about. I hope people realize what the priorities in life should be and know not everything has to be perfect.

Good things happen when you get your priorities straight.

Nobody's life is ever all balanced. It's a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.

I am a world expert on how to organise tasks in a senseless order, totally unrelated to priority, and thus create a massive panic leading up to an important deadline.

The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend money, members of Congress choose what priorities they value.

Education, in K-12, technical college and universities needs to be a top priority in Wisconsin.

There is no doubt that our nation's security and defeating terrorism trump all other priorities.

The first priority of any serious program against poverty is to strengthen the male role in poor families.

The biggest challenge for everybody to realize out there is that we're in a very complicated business world and that were all under one umbrella and it's very challenging for everybody to figure out where the priorities lie and where the loyalties lie

Your life will be a blessed and balanced experience if you first honor your identity and priority.

My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it

Election Day 2010 saw the culmination of years of aggravation and resentment toward a federal government that became disconnected and disdainful of the values and priorities of Americans.

My family are my priority but I've always had a strong work ethic and I like to be busy.

My dad was kind of a pool shark and had a Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin thing going on. I've always been fascinated by the fifties because of him. There was a hip, cool, anything-goes atmosphere back then, but looking good was still a priority.

Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.

I have two or three shows that I follow, and even those are few and far, when I can see them on Netflix. I don't really watch anything on TV. It's not really a priority for me.

We're all doing different things and some of the girls are mums, so priorities have changed. But I would love to do something with the Spice Girls again. I know we would have an amazing time.

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days.

The two greatest priorities for my government are tackling tax evasion and corruption.

Sometimes things in life happen that allow us to understand our priorities very clearly. Ultimately you can see those as gifts.

Port Security is one of our weakest security links, and it must be one of our highest priorities.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Priorities are the yearly goals that I'm most interested in achieving, then they become operationalized through weekly goals.

If you have urgent current expenses to cover, then future priorities like college and retirement fall off your radar because they are simply less pressing. Scarcity of attention prevents us from seeing what's really important. The psychology of scarcity engrosses us in only our present needs.

We actually look to the scientific community to kind of come back to NASA and tell us what the priorities should be. And then at NASA, we try to look within our budget and say, 'What can we accommodate, and what are the most important things for the nation?'

My son is my routine and priority, period!

Know your priorities and identify the five powerful action steps that you intend to take to move your initiatives forward each day. If you go to a tree with an ax and take five whacks at the tree every day, it doesn't matter if it's an oak or a redwood; eventually, the tree has to fall down.

I want to work, but being a mom is my No. 1 priority.

Times of transition are strenuous, but I love them. They are an opportunity to purge, rethink priorities, and be intentional about new habits. We can make our new normal any way we want.

My top priority for 2012 will be to make a renewed push for women's economic empowerment and political participation.

My time with my family is a priority.

Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.

Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about.

I'm starting to judge success by the time I have for myself, the time I spend with family and friends. My priorities aren't amending; they're shifting.

I would like to mention that I have flown the 262 first in May ‘43. At this time, the aircraft was completely secret. I first knew of the existence of this aircraft only early in ‘42 - even in my position. This aircraft didn’t have any priority in design or production.

The quality of my life has changed dramatically - not the events - but the way I handle them and my priorities and my sense of drama.

A woman who places a high priority on performance and excellence is seen as imperial. A man is seen as demanding and tough.

People habitat has to take priority over bird habitat.

You always love playing in finals at any tournament. The grand slams and stuff like that are obviously the priorities but any titles go on your record.

Whoever is president, my first priority is the same - as always. I look for what's best for West Virginia and the nation as a whole.

My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly.

My first priority is my children. If at any moment I put aside something that I want to do to be a better parent than that is more than okay for me.

Increased funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program is a priority for the Bush Administration, and I am pleased that many families in North Carolina will benefit from this increase.

I feel my family's needs are a priority. I'm not comfortable with the idea of serving the many and ignoring my family.

When popularity is your only goal, doing well in class is going to feature very low, if at all, on your priority list.

Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.

If President Bush is serious about genocide, an immediate priority is to stop the cancer of Darfur from spreading further, which means working with France to shore up Chad and the Central African Republic.

There is no priority higher than the prevention of terrorism

Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you.

Voters never have to question where I stand - my principles or priorities. I am a pro-freedom, pro-America and pro-life conservative.

The idea of investing in the positivity of employees is often low down on companies' priority lists.

If people are worried about the size of their trailers, I kind of say their priorities are off.

I thought I had a handle on my priorities before Elizabeth and I lost our oldest son to stillbirth.

Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

When the President makes something a priority, we see action

The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack.

The very damaging, frightening part of postpartum is the lack of perspective and the lack of priority and understanding what is really important.

We have to acknowledge peace is in danger and mankind still has not realised the priority to be given to world dialogue versus armed contradiction and bloodshed.

My top most priority is to deal with India's massive social and economic problems, so that chronic poverty, ignorance and disease can be conquered in a reasonably short period of time.

The FBI has long been a part of the security for the nation's banks because bank robberies have been a priority

Your priority has to be the creativity - and build a brand. That's what everybody did - Balenciaga, Dior, Saint Laurent. That's the smart thing to do.

I did not like leaving them when they were little or big. You have to have priorities regarding what you will allow to take you away from your kid.

I have priorities. Maintaining my daughter is my first.

Funding and maintaining programs from Head Start to Pell Grants must be a high priority.

Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.

Modeling is my number one priority - one hundred percent.

The Italians have their priorities right: They're driven, they do their work, but they really enjoy the day-to-day and they don't put off the enjoyment of the everyday for some future goal.

We also have to ask if we focusing on the most important priorities.

The State Energy Program, it provides grants to States and directs funding to State energy offices. The States use these grants to address their energy priorities, program funding to adopt emerging renewable energy and energy-efficient technologies.

Pick up any newspaper or magazine, open the TV, and you'll be bombarded with suggestions of how to have a successful life. Some of these suggestions are deeply unhelpful to our own projects and priorities - and we should take care.

Recording a song for a film doesn't take much time; it's hardly an hour's job, but concerts are constant, and so is travelling, so I've to take time out to work on my albums because I'm passionate about creating my own music. When you love something dearly, you set your priorities accordingly.

Education should be one of our top funding priorities; talking about it does not help the teachers and students who desperately need promises fulfilled.