36 Inspiring Quotes about
You always have time for things you put first.
(Anonymous)
Addressing concerns and goals by order of importance or urgency
You won’t win races by taking first steps in every direction.
(Scott Anderson)
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The things which are most important don’t always scream the loudest.
(Bob Hawke)
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: what are we busy about?
(Henry David Thoreau)
Don’t do it all: do what matters.
(Scott Anderson)
To change your life, you need to change your priorities.
(Mark Twain)
Priorities over conveniences.
(Jatain Neha)
Good things can happen when you set your priorities straight.
(Scott Caan)
Schedule your priorities.
(Stephen R. Covey)
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn’t always have to be the top priority.
(William Arthur Ward)
Your decisions reveal your priorities.
(Jeff Van Gundy)
If it’s a priority you’ll find a way. If it isn’t, you’ll find an excuse.
(Jim Rohn)
Determine your priorities and focus on them.
(Eileen McDargh)
You always have time for things you put first.
(Anonymous)
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority” and see how that feels.
(Laura Vanderkam)
Action expresses priorities.
(Mahatma Gandhi)
Things which matter most should never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
The most important thing in life is knowing the most important things in life.
(David F. Jakielo)
We don’t drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
(Andy Stanley)
Covey We don’t drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.
(Andy Stanley)
Our greatest danger in life is in permitting the urgent things to crowd out the important.
(Charles Hummel)
Time management is an oxymoron… Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.
(John C. Maxwell)
Lack of time is actually lack of priorities.
(Timothy Ferris)
Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.
(Stephen R. Covey)
Nobody’s life is ever all balanced. It’s a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.
(Elisabeth Hasselbeck)
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
(John Wooden)
Forget about likes and dislikes. They are of no consequence. Just do what must be done. This may not be happiness, but it is greatness.
(George Bernard Shaw)
Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.
(Dale Carnegie)
You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the courage – pleasantly, smilingly, nonapologetically – to say “no” to other things.
(Stephen R. Covey)
Do the duty which lies nearest you. The second duty will then become clearer.
(Thomas Carlyle)
Don’t major in minor things.
(Jim Rohn)
Do first things first, and second things not at all.
(Peter Drucker)
Decide what your priorities are and how much time you’ll spend on them. If you don’t, someone else will.
(Harvey Mackay)
What does it matter how much we do if what we’re doing isn’t what matters most?
(Stephen R. Covey)
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials.
(Lin Yutang)
