Precedence Quotes

79 Precedence quotes by 73 unique authors

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
In the neuter austerity of that terrain all phenomena were bequeathed a strange equality and no one thing nor spider nor stone nor blade of… — Cormac McCarthy
Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment I boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems switched off. Broken… — Alex Garland
from the complications of loving you i think there is no end or return. no answer, no coming out of it. which is the only… — Mary Oliver
In each man's heart there lies a hole. A dark abyss of need, the filling of which takes precedence over all else. — Kate Morton
...never let a passion for the perfect take precedence over pragmatism. — Walter Isaacson
Sometimes you see these people who are just so—God—so affected by all of it, where ambition has taken precedence over happiness. But when I meet… — Taylor Swift
You got a problem?" he drawled, obviously expecting me to pee my pants before falling to the ground and groveling like an unworthy subject of… — Jennifer Rardin
If you always dreamed of writing a novel or a memoir, and you used to love to write, and were pretty good at it, will… — Anne Lamott
Justice of right is always to take precedence over might. — Barbara Jordan
Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life. — Chiwetel Ejiofor
Reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled. — Richard P. Feynman
Your future takes precedence over your past. Focus on your future, rather than on the past. — Gary Ryan Blair
For scholarship - if it is to be scholarship - requires, in addition to liberty, that the truth take precedence over all sectarian interests, including… — John Charles Polanyi
For me as a writer, the story has always taken precedence over everything else. I have never sat down to write with broad, sweeping ideas… — Khaled Hosseini
Your important relationships should be at the forefront of your priority list. When we take things for granted, these things eventually get taken away. Too… — Suman Rai

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