A Quote by William Glasser

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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William Glasser
American - Psychologist
May 11, 1925 - August 23, 2013

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

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 be well done there will be no effective and permanent results of any kind, physical, intellectual or spiritual.

Maria Montessori

I know I haven't spent a lot of time with my children because my job takes me all over the world and takes me away from my children, but I've given them a good education and security. If anything happens to me, my children's future is well-secured. So I think I've done well as a father.

Engelbert Humperdinck

There are only two places in the world: over here and over there.

George Carlin

I'm a working mom, so I know that getting the job done, feeding the kids, organizing family get-togethers, and putting the finishing touches on sixth-grade projects all take precedence over exercise.

Denise Austin

Action takes precedence over study.

Judah the Prince

For those of us in the opposition movement under dictatorships, part of our job is confronting police and spending time in prison. So, a dissident not only needs to learn how to oppose oppression but also how to face the crackdowns and time in prison.

Liu Xiaobo

Two places in this world make it impossible for a man to escape from himself: a battlefield and a prison cell.

Anwar Sadat

Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.

Kobe Bryant

Today we must all be aware that protocol takes precedence over procedure.

Irwin Corey

As is always the case when peace takes precedence over liberty, neither is achieved.

Bruce Herschensohn

Life has an absolute value and its preservation takes precedence over other commandments.

Ephraim Mirvis

Today the telephone takes precedence over everything. It reaches a point of terrorism, particularly at dinnertime.

Niels Diffrient

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

After only two or three weeks in office, we discovered we had a backlog of 100,000 emails sent to me. We had a backlog of a thousand invitations to speak at places all over the country - and all over the world, for that matter.