Precedence Quotes

79 quotes by 73 authors

With that gentleness I can be bold; with that economy I can be liberal; shrinking from taking precedence of others, I can become a vessel… — Laozi
What is line? It is life. A line must live at each point along its course in such a way that the artist's presence makes… — Jean Cocteau
... the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires. — Albert Einstein
Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime. — Niels Diffrient
We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements… — Emilio Estevez
I think Martin Luther correctly distinguished between what he called the magisterial and ministerial uses of reason. The magisterial use of reason occurs when reason… — William Lane Craig
In the state of emptiness, you are the action not the performer of the action. Allow an activity or event to take precedence over your… — Frederick Lenz
There's no precedent for women philosophers and there's no precedence for most of the things I did. — Agnes Denes
... if we say that the Father is the origin of the Son and greater than the Son, we do not suggest any precedence in… — Pope Clement I
There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison. — William Glasser
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human… — William Greider
My relationships with my loved ones always take precedence over work. — Lexa Doig
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. — Richard P. Feynman
Sometimes songwriters and singers forget that. They get a melody in their head and the notes will take precedence, so that they wind up forcing… — Don Henley
Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great. — Victor Hugo
For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home. — Jessica Lange
In overlooking, denying, evading this complexity--which is nothing more than the disquieting complexity of ourselves--we are diminished and we perish; only within this web of… — James A. Baldwin
For my part, I think we need more emotion, not less. But I think, too, that we need to educate people in how to feel.… — Jeanette Winterson
Rationality is the recognition of the fact that nothing can alter the truth and nothing can take precedence over that act of perceiving it. — Ayn Rand
Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer. — Ravi Zacharias

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