“In short, I conceive that great part of the miseries of mankind are brought upon them by the false estimates they have made of the value of things, and by their giving too much for their whistles.” MadeValuesMankindGratitudeMiseryPrioritiesGreat Value Author:Benjamin Franklin
“As we battle the high price of fuel, cost efficiency will continue to be a top priority not only for airlines but for every partner in the value chain including airports and air navigation service providers.” ValuesAirBattleCostIncludingPartnersPrioritiesChainsFuelEfficiencyAirportsAirlineProvidersNavigationTop PrioritiesHigh PricesService Providers Author:Giovanni Bisignani
“That's a deep change in priorities. People are much less political today. They have found other values of life. We are developing normal attitudes, a normal set of priorities. We are growing out of our childhood.” PeopleTodayPoliticalValuesFoundAttitudeGrowingChildhoodNormalOur ChildrenPrioritiesDevelopingValue Of Life Author:Tom Segev
“Growing older is an opportunity for you to increase your value and competence as the neural connections in your hippocampus and throughout your brain increase, weaving into your brain and body the wisdom of a life well lived, which allows you to stop living out of fear of disappointing others and being imperfect. Ageless living is courageous living. It means being undistracted by the petty dramas of life because you have enough experience to know what’s not worth worrying about and what ought to be your priorities.” KnowsWellsMeanEnoughBodyValuesOpportunityBrainWorryGrowingOughtDramaConnectionsIncreasePrioritiesCourageousImperfectPettyCompetenceGrowing OldDisappointingGrowing OlderWeavingLife Well LivedAgelessBeing Imperfect Author:Christiane Northrup
“It seems important that the social value factor be more generally recognized as a powerful causal agent in its own right and something to be dealt with directly as such. No more critical task can be projected for the 1970s than that of seeking for civilized society a new, elevated set of value guidelines more suited to man's expanded numbers and new powers over nature, a frame of reference for value priorities that will act to secure and conserve our world instead of destroying it.” MenWorldImportantSeemsValuesSocialPowerfulNumbersTasksSeekingCriticalPrioritiesFactorsSecureAgentsCivilizedOur WorldDestroyingGuidelinesCivilized SocietyFrame Of ReferenceSocial Values Author:Roger Wolcott Sperry
“Philosophy is the science of estimating values. The superiority of any state or substance over another is determined by philosophy. By assigning a position of primary importance to what remains when all that is secondary has been removed, philosophy thus becomes the true index of priority or emphasis in the realm of speculative thought.” Has BeensStatesPhilosophyValuesPositionImportanceRemainsDeterminedPrioritiesPrimariesSubstanceRealmsSuperiorityEmphasisEstimating Author:Manly Hall
“The budgets we work on in Congress are more than just fiscal documents; they are a reflection of our moral values as well. In choosing where to spend money, members of Congress choose what priorities they value.” WellsValuesMoralMembersReflectionCongressPrioritiesBudgetsDocumentsMoral Values Author:Tim Walz
“When you make giving a priority, something happens inside of you. Especially when it's financially challenging to do so. It's like you loosen your grip on a value system whose motto says, "Money is the key to life and happiness and safety."” GivingHappensValuesChallengesLike YouKeysSafetyPrioritiesThings HappenMottoLife And HappinessValue Systems Author:Andy Stanley
“We should not value education as a means to prosperity, but prosperity as a means to education. Only then will our priorities be right. For education, unlike prosperity is an end in itself. .. power and influence come through the acquisition of useless knowledge. . . irrelevant subjects bring understanding of the human condition, by forcing the student to stand back from it.” ShouldHumansMeanEndsValuesUnderstandingEducationInfluenceConditionsSubjectsStudentsProsperityPrioritiesUselessHuman ConditionIrrelevantAcquisitionValue Of EducationUseless Knowledge Author:Roger Scruton
“In those moments when priorities clash always stay guided by your values, not your perceived necessities.” MomentsValuesPrioritiesClash Book:The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change Source: The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change