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dd907a4 It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials. inspirational motivation priorities simplicity wisdom Bruce Lee
d5e5e02 Life is short. Focus on what really matters most; you should change your priorities over time. focus inspiration inspirational inspirational-quotes inspire inspiring leader leaders leadership life life-quotes living motivation motivational optimism optimistic positive positive-affirmation positive-life positive-thinking priorities priority time Roy T. Bennett
bffce45 They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom. modern-values priorities truths values wealth-and-virtues wisdom Nassim Nicholas Taleb
b24610d The only thing a cat worries about is what's happening right now. As we tell the kittens, you can only wash one paw at a time. kittens priorities Lloyd Alexander
dfec73f It isn't what you earn but how spend it that fixes your class. priorities Sinclair Lewis
62030d2 Sometimes you suffer for the things that are important to you. importance priorities suffer Marta Acosta
c69914f Refrain to-night; And that shall lend a kind of easiness To the next abstinence, the next more easy; For use almost can change the stamp of nature, And either master the devil or throw him out With wondrous potency. priorities self-control self-improvement uprightness William Shakespeare
aec0245 I'm keenly aware of the Principle of Priority, which states (a) you must know the difference between what is urgent and what is important, and (b) you must do what's important first. principle-of-priority priorities urgent Steven Pressfield
c792ade Your choices and decisions are a reflection of how well you've set and followed your priorities. choices christian decisions followed priorities reflect reflection set well Elizabeth George
f0b362d When we black people commit ourselves to living simply as a political action, as a way of breaking the stress caused by unrelenting hedonistic desire for material objects that are not needed for survival, or essential to well-being, we will not be talking about ebonics. We will be out in the streets demanding that the public schools have enough teachers so that all kids, cross color, can read and write in standard English and in Spanish too. priorities simple-living bell hooks
be53652 Our minds are susceptible to the influence of external voices telling us what we require to be satisfied, voices that may drown out the faint sounds emitted by our souls and distract us from the careful, arduous task of accurately naming our priorities. influence minds others priorities satisfaction soul Alain de Botton
282c0de Each day is God's gift of a fresh unspoiled opportunity to live according to His priorities. christian day fresh gift god life live plan priorities purpose Elizabeth George
74f3e14 Begin each day with God. It will change your priorities. change christian day faith god hope joy love priorities start Elizabeth George
d24cbdb "It's only in the last few years that I've learned that playing down the exciting stuff doesn't' take the pain away when it doesn't happen. It also creates a lot of isolation. Once you've diminished the importance of something, your friends are not likely to call and say, "I'm sorry that didn't work out. I know you were excited about it." Now when someone asks me about the potential opportunity that I'm excited about, I'm more likely to practice courage and say, "I'm so excited about the possibility. I'm trying to stay realistic, but I really hope it happens." When things haven't panned out, it's been comforting to be able to call a supportive friend and say, "Remember that event I told you about? It's not going to happen, and I'm so bummed." brene-brown disappointment priorities vulnerability Brené Brown
9ad3a04 The essence of the charge made against the modern high-status ideal is that it is guilty of effecting a gigantic distortion of priorities, of elevating to the highest level of achievement a process of material accumulation that should instead be only one of many factors determining the direction of our lives under a more truthful, more broadly defined conception of ourselves. materialism priorities self-knowledge status Alain de Botton
1793ce5 If you had to jump six or seven feet or certainly drown, it's surprising how far even older people will jump. perspective priorities resolution Erik Larson
e47ea50 Butt he isn't my lover, or my fiance, or my boyfriend or anything, and I refuse to be killed with him. humor idiot-prince princess priorities Patricia C. Wrede
6d505d2 Address the solvable first, instructs the father by way of teaching his son crisis management. That way, he counsels, there is less distraction to tackle more daunting issues. leadership priorities Brian Herbert
812f541 She feared that she would become a slave to superficial, symbolic duties. distraction materialism priorities ritual Doris Kearns Goodwin
124aca2 'After what happened to the Toyota, Seven says you aren't allowed to drive a vehicle again worth more than fifteen grand.' 'What!' the Clock Twins said, sounding shocked. 'Billy! How are we supposed to pick up chicks in a crapmobile?' Tock groaned. priorities T.J. Klune
e092f3f ...they are dazzled by all the money that they are being offered. That is what money does, Mma Ramotswe--you must have seen that. Sometime we need to look the other way when people put money in front of our noses. We have to look at the other things we can see so the money doesn't hide them. money priorities values Alexander McCall Smith
edd7fb2 It had come from one of two corgis who were even now slamming their preposterous bodies into each other not far away, trying to roll each other over, which runs contrary to the laws of mechanics even in the case of corgis that are lean and trim, which these were not. This struggle, which appeared to be only one skirmish in a conflict of epochal standing, had driven all lesser considerations, such as guarding the gate, from the combatants' sphere of attention... playing priorities Neal Stephenson
2fb2460 Even those who know better, such as the King, nurse strange ideas about me as a prophet. They do not understand that I am given to see only those matters that roil the heavens. They expect me to know everything. distraction exposition preaching priorities prophecy Geraldine Brooks
c1ffe74 Just because you can't act EVERYWHERE doesn't mean you don't act ANYWHERE. - Madeleine Albright humility job leadership priorities stewardship vocation Walter Isaacson
6421b42 "God's agenda is so glorious, and His love and purposes for our lives are so great, that everything else pales in comparison. We should all be like Nehemiah, who, when the enemies of Israel tried to get him to come out of the city and talk with them on the Plain of Ono, said, "...I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work cease while I leave it and go down to you?" christian-living christian-values encouraging humor priorities Bill Johnson
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