Priorities Quotes - Page 26

• For a company to excel, employees must be reassured that self-interest, not the company's, is their foremost priority. We believe an employee who puts himself first will be motivated to perform.

  Ricardo Semler

  Believe, Self, Firsts

  Ricardo Semler (2004). “The Seven-Day Weekend: Changing the Way Work Works”, p.39, Penguin

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• I have a personal philosophy in life: If somebody else can do something that I'm doing, they should do it. And what I want to do is find things that would represent a unique contribution to the world-the contribution that only I, and my portfolio of talents, can make happen. Those are my priorities in life.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Philosophy, Unique, Priorities In Life

  "Inside 'Cosmos': Q&A with Host Neil deGrasse Tyson". Interview with Megan Gannon, www.space.com. March 7, 2014.

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• The way our world is set up, a higher economic priority is given to things that bespeak a greater refinement. It is just a determination that was made, to make money.

  Frederick Lenz

  Success, Determination, Buddhism

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• When I was young, I thought I was a god. Now, I just basically work on staying humble. My priorities changed. Just to be able to try to change them - that was frightening to me.

  Mike Tyson

  Humble, Trying, Able

  Interview with Elvis Mitchell, www.interviewmagazine.com. September 23, 2009.

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• Certain money is not always good money. It could be just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I mean, if you have your priorities in check then for the most part it's easy.

  LeBron James

  Mean, Just Being, Easy

  "LeBron James talks to Larry King". "Larry King Live", edition.cnn.com. June 2, 2010.

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• We attempted to try to solve every problem in the world, out of a sense of moral obligations, and attitudes, and our history. But no country can solve every problem without exhausting itself. Therefore, we have to establish priorities.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Country, Attitude, Trying

  Source: edition.cnn.com

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• Since Catherine [Zeta-Jones] and I got together, I've cut back dramatically. My priorities changed, and I still love acting and all that, but not as much as I love watching my two kids grow up.

  Michael Douglas

  Growing Up, Kids, Cutting

  Interview with Scott Tobias, www.avclub.com. October 2, 2007.

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• Keeping our kids engaged and in school must become a national priority.

  Cedric Richmond

  School, Kids, Engaged

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• Priorities lead to prosperity.

  Michelle Singletary

  Prosperity

  Michelle Singletary (2004). “Spend Well, Live Rich (previously published as 7 Money Mantras for a Richer Life): How to Get What You Want with the Money You Have”, p.36, Ballantine Books

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• This industry's so full of distractions: partying, drinking, sex, money. The priority for me is just to make music that people can connect with. I want to make something fresh that people may not understand

  Tinashe

  Sex, Party, Drinking

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• My son is my routine and priority, period!

  Cory Hardrict

  Son, Routine, Periods

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• I have two or three shows that I follow, and even those are few and far, when I can see them on Netflix. I don't really watch anything on TV. It's not really a priority for me.

  Alan Ritchson

  Two, Three, Tvs

  "Alan Ritchson Exclusive Interview SMALLVILLE". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. November 19, 2010.

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• The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me.

  Lily Cole

  Important, Needs, Environment

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I suppose it's whether you want to be a famous person, or whether you want to be an actor. You have to decide what your priorities are. Great actor, huge star. Sometimes, the two walk hand in hand. Most of the time, they don't.

  Anne-Marie Duff

  Stars, Hands, Two

  "Real-life romance" by Harriet Lane, www.theguardian.com. February 8, 2004.

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• President Obama has made maternal health one of the core priorities of U.S. international aid funding.

  Liya Kebede

  President, Aids, Made

  "Mother’s Day Mission: Help Reduce Maternal Mortality in the Developing World" by Liya Kebede, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 7, 2010.

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• The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend money, members of Congress choose what priorities they value.

  Tim Walz

  Reflection, Moral, Members

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• Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.

  Angelina Jolie

  Country, Cancer, Mean

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• My priority is my family, absolutely, 100 percent.

  Madonna Ciccone

  My Family, Percent

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• I like to think there are a lot of balls in the air, and the kids are not one that I choose to drop. They have been a priority and I have a career that allows for a little more flexibility at times and hours that are quite mom-friendly.

  Elisabeth Hasselbeck

  Mom, Kids, Thinking

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• Texas deserves a leader who understands that making education a priority creates good jobs for Texans and keeps Texas on top.

  Wendy Davis

  Jobs, Texas, Leader

  "Wendy Davis announces she is running for Texas governor" by Tom Dart, www.theguardian.com. October 3, 2013.

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• I have the students for six hours a day. The community has them for 18 hours, plus prenatal and early childhood. I don't believe the schools create (the achievement gap), but our responsibility is not to add to it. We won't eliminate the gap until the community makes education a priority, but the schools can't wait for the community to do its part.

  Bill Vaughan

  Believe, Communication, School

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• Eating well is a lifelong priority.

  Sara Ramirez

  Eating Well, Lifelong, Wells

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• We're talking about a being whose very existence challenges our own sense of priority in the universe.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Talking, Challenges, Existence

  "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". m.imdb.com. 2016.

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• My priority is to hang out with the ones I love - my family, my loved ones.

  Cote de Pablo

  I Love My Family, Loved Ones, Hanging Out

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• I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place.

  Diana Ross

  Trying, Right Place

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