Quotes about Priorities

“Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” ~ Edward Stanley

“Health is the greatest of all possessions; a pale cobbler is better than a sick king.” ~ Isaac Bickerstaff

“So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health.” ~ A.J.Materi

“I was worth over $1,000,000 when I was 23, and over $10,000,000 when I was 24, and over $100,000,000 when I was 25, and it wasn’t that important because I never did it for the money.” ~ Steve Jobs

“One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.” ~ Bruce Lee

“We need to regularly stop and take stock; to sit down and determine within ourselves which things are worth valuing and which things are not; which risks are worth the cost and which are not. Even the most confusing or hurtful aspects of life can be made more tolerable by clear seeing and by choice.” ~ Epictetus

“The only purpose of starting is to finish.” ~ Seth Godin, Linchpin

‎”Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.” ~ Ruth E. Renkel

“Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” ~ Steve Jobs

“Almost everything–all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure–these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.” ~ Steve Jobs

“It isn’t the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it’s the pebble in your shoe.” ~ Muhammad Ali

“Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.” ~ John Wooden

“Never mistake activity for achievement.” ~ John Wooden

“Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” ~ John Wooden

“If you don’t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?” ~ John Wooden

“Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are.” ~ John Wooden

“If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.” ~ Henry Ford

“The ability to discipline yourself to delay gratification in the short term in order to enjoy greater rewards in the long term is the indispensable prerequisite for success.” ~ Brian Tracy

“Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win.” ~ Jonathan Kozol

“Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time.” ~ Jim Rohn