Quotes about Prioritization

Some things don't need to be cut back. They need to be cut off.

Simplified living is about more than doing less. It's being who God called us to be, with a wholehearted, single-minded focus. It's walking away from innumerable lesser opportunities in favor of the few to which we've been called and for which we've been created.

We all get wrapped up in the cool thing of the moment, but I think it's more important to stick to what works for you.

Getting organized in the normal routines of life and finishing little projects you've started is an important first step toward realizing larger goals. If you can't get a handle on the small things, how will you ever get it together to focus on the big things?

It feels like we have two threads running through our lives: one pulling us into the world to achieve, the other pulling us back to replenish us. These threads can seem at odds, but really, they enforce each other. It's not a trade-off between success and sleep.

Like a tree, a woman can't carry the weight of two seasons simultaneously. In the violent struggle of trying, she'll miss every bit of joy each season promises to bring.

In our hearts there is a ruthless dictator, ready to contemplate the misery of a thousand strangers if it will ensure the happiness of the few we love.

Love is counting someone else's needs and interests as more important than your own needs or interests or comfort.

If you must choose between loving someone and acting so that they feel loved, always choose to love them.

There is no golden mean between these two extremes; either this early life must become low in our estimation, or it will have our inordinate love.

What I urge is that you learn to master your life by living each day in a day-tight compartment and this will certainly ensure your safety throughout your entire journey of life.

I'm not saying everything else is unimportant. I'm just saying that I've learned to see everything else as optional.