Priority Quotes

First things first, second things never.

Shirley Conran

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Matthew 6:33

Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves.

Dale Carnegie

The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.

The key is not to prioritise what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.

Stephen Covey

Delayed gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and experiencing the pain first and getting it over with.

M Scott Peck

Set priorities for your goals. A major part of successful living lies in the ability to put first things first. Indeed, the reason most major goals are not achieved is that we spend our time doing second things first.

Robert J Mckain

Your actions reveal how badly you want something. If you keep saying something is a priority but you never act on it, then you don’t really want it. It’s time to have an honest conversation with yourself. Your actions reveal your true motivations.

James Clear

One worthwhile task carried to a successful conclusion is worth half-a-hundred half-finished tasks.

Malcolm S Forbes

In all planning you make a list and you set priorities.

Alan Lakein

We realize our dilemma goes deeper than shortage of time; it is basically a problem of priorities. We confess, we have left undone those things that ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done.

Charles E Hummel

Instead of managing tasks, start managing priorities.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Goethe

If you put Jesus first, everything else in your life will be sorted according to its right priority.