Quotes about Priorities

Don't waste your time trying to win people over that can never be won over.

I have many, many old friends, and I always think that it's important, when you get into politics, to have friends you had before you were in politics and to understand what's on their minds.

Your most important tasks and priorities are those that can have the most serious consequences, positive or negative, on your life or work. Focus on these above all.

God prefers your health and your obedience to your penance.

Too many people spend money they haven't earned to buy things they don't want to impress people they don't like.

Some attempts are still making, but they are inconsiderable in comparison of what might be done if the whole body of Christians entered heartily into the spirit of the divine command on this subject. Some think little about it, others are unacquainted with the state of the world, and others love their wealth better than the souls of their fellow-creatures.

I'm not afraid of failure, I'm afraid of succeeding at things that don't matter.

The artist's only responsibility is his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one.... If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate: The "Ode on a Grecian Urn" is worth any number of old ladies.

God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.

There are so many needs in the world, and our hearts cannot carry them all. You must walk to the priorities God has set before you.

Theirs is an endless road, a hopeless maze, who seek for goods before they seek for God.

So here is what it comes down to: the ultimate choice in life is between pleasing ourselves and pleasing God.