Precedence Quotes

79 Precedence quotes by 73 unique authors

Interfaith dialogue is a must today, and the first step in establishing it is forgetting the past, ignoring polemical arguments, and giving precedence to common… — Fethullah Gulen
We mistakenly assume that bodily survival has a higher precedence than ego survival. This is simply not generally true. Ego will happily destroy the body… — Karl Marlantes
All art involves conscious discipline. If one is going to paint, do sculpture, design a building or write a book, it will involve discipline in… — Edith Schaeffer
In a world of increasing inequality, the legitimacy of institutions that give precedence to the property rights of 'the Haves' over the human rights of… — David Korten
As is always the case when peace takes precedence over liberty, neither is achieved. — Bruce Herschensohn
A weak man is not as happy as that same man would be if he were strong. This reality is offensive to some people who… — Mark Rippetoe
The films dramatic requirements should always take precedence over the mere aesthetics of editing. — Edward Dmytryk
The lily and the rose in her fair face striving for precedence. — Nathaniel Parker Willis
Let not England forget her precedence of teaching nations how to live. — John Milton
What is urgent will always take precedence over what is important. — Edward de Bono
The teacher’s first duty is to watch over the environment, and this takes precedence over all the rest. It’s influence is indirect, but unless it… — Maria Montessori
The laws of Nature take precedence of all human laws. The purpose of all human laws is one - to defeat the laws of Nature.… — Mark Twain
There is no doubt that many expensive national projects may add to our prestige or serve science. But none of them must take precedence over… — Nelson Rockefeller
Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time. — Ted Koppel
Like most people of my generation, I fell in love with the philosophy of existentialism. There is no particular religious tradition in my work. There… — Stanley Elkin
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

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