#priorities

Drummond appreciated his guest's initial silence, his respect for the ancient, sacred act of imbibing. Drink first, talk later. ↗

— Jean Zimmerman

#drinking #priorities #respect

That second man has his own way of looking at things; asks himself which debt must I pay first, the debt to the rich, or the debt to the poor? the debt of money, or the debt of thought to mankind, of genius to nature? For you, O broker! there is no other principle but arithmetic. For me, commerce is of trivial import; love, faith, truth of character, the aspiration of man, these are sacred; nor can I detach one duty, like you, from all other duties, and concentrate my forces mechanically on the payment of moneys. Let me live onward; you shall find that, though slower, the progress of my character will liquidate all these debts without injustice to higher claims. If a man should dedicate himself to the payment of notes, would not this be injustice? Does he owe no debt but money? And are all claims on him to be postponed to a landlord's or a banker's? ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#debts #priorities #faith

I have my hands full with my kids and so romance is not high on my list of priorities. ↗

— Pamela Anderson

#hands #high #i #kids #list

It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. ↗

— Bruce Lee

#motivation #priorities #simplicity #wisdom #inspirational

But seriously, I think overall in the scheme of things winning an Emmy is not important. Let's get our priorities straight. I think we all know what's really important in life - winning an Oscar. ↗

— Ellen DeGeneres

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One of my top priorities in Congress is to reduce U.S. dependence on fossil fuels. ↗

— Lincoln Diaz-Balart

#dependence #fossil #fossil fuels #fuels #priorities

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

— Tony Blair

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I would like to be remembered as a guy who had a set of priorities, and was willing to live by those priorities. In terms of accomplishments, my biggest accomplishment is that I kept the country safe amidst a real danger. ↗

— George W. Bush

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The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities. ↗

— Stephen Covey

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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

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