Quotes About Priorities And Time

#1. We need to know where we are going and how we plan to get there. Our dreams and aspirations must be translated into real and tangible goals with priorities and time frames.

Merlin Olsen

#2. The way you spend your time is a result of the way you see your time and the way you really see your priorities.

Stephen R. Covey

#3. There is no real magic to being a good leader. But at the end of every week, you have to spend your time around the things that are really important: setting priorities, measuring outcomes, and rewarding them.

Jeffrey R. Immelt

#4. Yes, you can have it all, but not all at the same time. Set your own priorities, trust your gut and follow your heart.

Quentin Bryce

#5. He shuffled through the list of messages, prioritizing them into three piles: now, later, and some other time.

Kenneth Eade

#6. You can get control of your tasks and activities only to the degree that you stop doing some things and start spending more time on the few activities that can really make a difference in your life.

Brian Tracy

#7. Actually, highly successful people don't think about time much at all. Instead, they think about values, priorities, and consistent habits.

Kevin Kruse

#8. To the extent I can, I try to maintain a laser focus on what needs to get done from a priority standpoint. And not just from an urgency standpoint, but from a value-added standpoint. So where can I add the most value? Where is my time best spent?

Ivanka Trump

#9. Poor people and most of the middle class are not willing to be uncomfortable. Remember, being comfortable is their biggest priority in life ... The only time you can actually grow is when you are outside your comfort zone.

T. Harv Eker

#10. Truth is not obtained cheaply. It demands much time given to prayer and study of the Scriptures, followed by practical application in our daily lives. It must take priority over the many forms of cheap entertainment offered by our secular culture. It is a lifetime commitment.

Derek Prince

#11. All of your precious resources - time, energy, talent, passion, and money - should only go to the areas of your life or your business that are best, are fixable, and are indespensable. Otherwise, average sets in and [your life] does not become what it was designed to be.

Henry Cloud

#12. A little at a time until less becomes more and more becomes less on the other side.

Johnnie Dent Jr.

#13. I hate feeling late. Someone else has the courtesy and respect to show up on time, and when I'm late, it's like telling them, "I don't respect you." Worst feeling in the world. It makes you really reflect on your priorities.

Matthew Moy

#14. It's hard being a rock; they have such a strange sense of time - and priorities.

Mercedes Lackey

#15. Lack of resources (payroll), time and competing priorities are why so many nonprofits haven't done well. It's that simple.

Seth Godin

#16. The time we are given for parenting is so short, passes so quickly and is jumbled up with so many other priorities and disruptions that, in the end, we come to doubt that we used it in the best interests of our children.

Bryce Courtenay

#17. If love is based on priorities and conditions, it can certainly die because priorities and conditions keep changing in life all the time.

Novoneel Chakraborty

#18. The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.

Stephen Covey

#19. He's going to jail. He can't see. He can't hear. He can't take a leak that lasts under fifteen minutes. But he has an erection and all the other problems are small change. Next time around I'm coming back as a man. Priorities are clearly defined. Life is simple.

Janet Evanovich

#20. Purpose, meaning, significance - these are what make a successful life. Seek them and you will most certainly live your life out of balance, criss-crossing an invisible middle line as you pursue your priorities. The act of living a full life by giving time to what matters is a balancing act.

Gary Keller

#21. Balance The Stress Factor The Beauty of Mental Space Emotional Intelligence Take A Breath Negative Emotions Time and Priorities Boundaries A Culture of Wellness

Sharon Salzberg

#22. With my daughter, who at the time was one, my domestic life needed to take more precedent and really with my own self I needed to develop quite a bit more. So that put Blur down the list of priorities quite a lot by the time I came to thinking about it.

Graham Coxon

#23. You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life

Matthew Quick

#24. Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

Stephen R. Covey

#25. Just making sure the boys are okay is my priority in life, and that takes up all of my time right now.

Darren Clarke

#26. I always like to play with my kids. I always have the time to do that. That's my priority, always has been, so just interacting with my kids, and being with them is great.

Steven Spielberg

#27. No matter how much time you've wasted in the past, you still have all of tomorrow. Success depends upon using it wisely by planning and setting priorities. The fact is, time is worth more than money, and by killing time we are killing our own chances for success.

Denis Waitley

#28. No matter what you say about your priorities, where you spend money and your time will prove them out.

Todd Henry

#29. I haven't got time for a love life and that's usually frustrating to the would-be lovers. Care to make a run for it?

Benjamin R. Smith

#30. Time kills essence! Don't give people reasons to say you wasted your time! Use your time well now!

Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

#31. Largely as a result of the policies and priorities of the Reagan administration, more people are becoming poor and staying poor in this country than at any time since World War II.

Bryant Gumbel

#32. I think four Olympics is probably enough. Five Olympics is a long time, but there's nothing wrong with that if I'm into it and I'm healthy and my priorities can fit around that.

Bode Miller

#33. I think we lost a great deal of sympathy and support with the way in which the crisis was handled, most importantly I think when we appeared to be grasping for too much at one time instead of identifying our priorities in a much more responsible fashion.

Billy Tauzin

#34. LEADERS Initiate Lead; pick up phone and make contact Spend time planning anticipate problems Invest time with people Fill the calendar by priorities FOLLOWERS React Listen; wait for phone to ring Spend time living day-to-day; react to problems Spend time with people Fill the calendar by requests

John C. Maxwell

#35. My priorities are my family and my job. I have little time for much else.

Doug Davidson

#36. In addition to helping me understand what love looks like between people, these definitions also forced me to acknowledge that cultivating self-love and self-acceptance is not optional. They aren't endeavors that I can look into if and when I have some spare time. They are priorities.

Brene Brown

#37. Those things that inspire, enthuse, and compel you should consume your life.

Richelle E. Goodrich

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

Tory Burch

#39. All along, I was less concerned about walking a path of integrity and more caught up in a compass calibrated by greed. And with a compass such as this, how is it that I'm having a hard time understanding why I am where I am?

Craig D. Lounsbrough

#40. How does anybody change from the time that they're 18 till they're 25? Everything kind of changes. You see the world much differently, and you get your priorities in order a little bit more.

James Lafferty

#41. The Christmas season is a gift in itself. It releases us from the priorities of ordinary time and gives us the right to party more and pray more and love more.

Joan D. Chittister

#42. There is no such thing as lack of time, only unclear priorities and lack of motivation. It is better to abandon a project than to work on it half-heartedly for a protracted period of time.

Gudjon Bergmann

#43. Effective people lead their lives and manage their relationships around principles; ineffective people attempt to manage their time around priorities and their tasks around goals. Think effectiveness with people; efficiency with things.

Stephen R. Covey

#44. The key to quality time is found in the values and priorities you as parents determine to cherish and implement in your home.

Gary Chapman

#45. 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.

Brendan Fraser

#46. By the time you establish your priorities, there really isn't any fun or need to interest yourself in what you're doing. And this I find disastrous.

Robert Rauschenberg

#47. I think the barrier for a lot of people to actual, real, lasting love is the fantasy. The problem is that we think in "happily ever after" love, but real love grows over time, and priorities change.

Marti Noxon

#48. Jobs insisted that Apple focus on just two or three priorities at a time. "There is no one better at turning off the noise that is going on around him," Cook said. "That allows him to focus on a few things and say no to many things. Few people are really good at that.

Walter Isaacson

#49. Remarkable people are priority-driven. This is the secret of time mastery. Build your days around your priorities and you will play in rare air.

Robin S. Sharma

#50. My priorities are really about creating balance in my home, making sure that I have enough time with my kids, making sure that I have the time to do the things that I want to do with my career, and to continue to make movies.

Nia Long

#51. As you know, the Australian Labour Party is committed to turning the country into a republic. We've not stipulated a timeline for doing that. We are sensitive to the other priorities we've got as a nation and in the world, but in time the country will head in that direction.

Kevin Rudd

#52. There is, then, a logical priority about the arrangements, and logic has nothing to do with time.

Anthony Stafford Beer

#53. Our lack of focus is our primary problem and the source of many of our difficulties, like procrastination, trouble setting priorities, trouble dealing with time, trouble finishing projects, perfectionism, and the inevitable demoralization.

Douglas A. Puryear

#54. Obviously, family values mirror our personal priorities. Given the gravity of current conditions, would parents be willing to give up just one outside thing, giving that time and talent instead to the family.

Neal A. Maxwell

#55. Time is our most valuable nonrenewable resource, and if we want to treat it with respect, we need to set priorities.

Albert-Laszlo Barabasi

#56. Wake up early. Drink some juice, and eat well. Work hard. Be ambitious. Keep your priorities straight, your mind right, and your head up. Do well, live well, love well, and dress really well. Do what you love, love what you do. It is time to start living.

Anonymous

#57. 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.

Emma Bunton

#58. Decide what your priorities are and how much time you'll spend on them. If you don't, someone else will.

Harvey MacKay

#59. Determine what your top priorities in life are and keep aside sufficient time for them in your schedule.

Amey Hegde

#60. Setting the right priorities or having superior time management skill means knowing the difference between "must have," and "nice to have.

Pearl Zhu

#61. Fueled by faith and passion for our true priorities we're going to drive against traffic in order to find rest, refreshment, and time for what matters most in life.

Craig Groeschel

#62. In a time of tight budgets, difficult choices have to be made. We must make sure our very limited resources are spent on priorities. I believe we should have no higher priority than investing in our children's classrooms and in their future.

Bob Riley

#63. The single most important change you can make in your working habits is to switch to creative work first, reactive work second. This means blocking off a large chunk of time every day for creative work on your own priorities, with the phone and e-mail off.

Jocelyn K. Glei

#64. The people with thriving careers and healthy personal relationships get the same amount of time each week as the burned-out professional who can't remember their last meaningful conversation with a family member.

Joe Jordan

#65. We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, we have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.

Charles Hummel

#66. Once you have a major success with assertiveness, you learn that it's a much healthier path than being a doormat to the insensitive folks. You gain respect for yourself, have more time for your priorities, and develop authentic and healthier relationships.

Doreen Virtue

#67. Having children obviously changes your priorities, but when you start to see life through these innocent eyes and seeing everything for the first time, you appreciate the small things.

Nick Cannon

#68. Today, I would like you to pause, ponder, and think of the value of an immortal soul, especially the ones entrusted to you as parents. Where are your priorities? Have you committed yourself to give the sufficient time necessary to train your children?

L. Tom Perry

#69. 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.

Kailash Kher

#70. In running back and forth among the things that might be important, we forget to spend enough time on what really is important.

Dan Ariely

#71. To be successful, any business requires a concentrated investment of time and energy; wherein each stage of the development has its tactics and priorities, in regards to which activities and when it makes sense to invest the efforts in.

Sahara Sanders

#72. What are our priorities? First, the welfare, the survival of the people. Then, democratic norms and processes which from time to time we have to suspend.

Lee Kuan Yew

#73. I am a family man, and I have to find my priorities. During the season, it is to race. During the off-season, it is to spend time with my family.

Jens Voigt