“The key is not to prioritize what's on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”
Stephen R. Covey book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Source: The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People (1989), p. 161
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“Clear the clutter in your schedule and you’ll find sunlight on the shelf of your day.”
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“Out of clutter, find simplicity.”
Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity
“Maktub,” she said. “If I am really part of your dream, you’ll come back one day.”
Paulo Coelho book The Alchemist
Fatima, p. 101<!-- also p. 116 -->; has also been quoted in slight variant: "If I am really part of your dream, you will come back one day."
Variant: If I am really a part of your dream, you'll come back one day.
Source: The Alchemist (1988)
“Love sets fire to your schedule,
And then calls an end to time.”
Ani DiFranco (1970) musician and activist
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“[ End of diatribe. We now return you to your regularly scheduled programming…]”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
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