S. Truett Cathy Quotes

Create a ladder of values and priorities in your life, reminding yourself of what really matters to you.

I know what really matters in my life.

Why do we spend so much of our limited time on this earth focusing on all the things that our eulogies will never cover?

Certain things in life are more important than the usual crap that everyone strives for.

I'd like to be remembered as one who kept my priorities in the right order.

There are some things I'd like to get into in terms of what's important to me.

We live in a changing world, but we need to be reminded that the important things have not changed, and the important things will not change if we keep our priorities in proper order.

The things that we love tell us what we are.

I had lost a clear sense of the vision and values instilled in me as a child and was no longer driven by any mission or passion. I made the difficult decision to pull back from the noise of my life and reinvent the way I was living and leading.

Life before Death. Strength before Weakness. Journey before Destination.

Love, work, and knowledge are the wellsprings of our lives, they should also govern it.

Live your days on the positive side of life, in tune with your most treasured values. And in each moment you'll have much to live for.

For me, life isn't about being recognized or having everyone know who I am. That's not why I'm here. To me, my foundation is the most important thing I do or have ever done. That's what my life is about.

If you say that you're all about a certain something, and look back and see that the choices that you've made don't reflect that, then there's something for you to look at.

Everyone should have a philosophy for living better.

But because many endeavor to get knowledge rather than to live well, they are often deceived and reap little or no benefit from their labor.

Style, I think, is panache. Who are you? What did you do today? And what are you worth to me? What do you have to offer the world? How did you spend your time today on this planet? How are you spending your time every second? What are you doing now? Are you alive, or are you somnambulant?

There is more to life than a job. I didn't ever want to look back and point to a bookshelf of videotapes and say, 'That's been my life.' It's so much easier to write a resume than it is to craft a spirit.

My life is my message.

As I've moved along - not only my life, but my career and things like that - you look at yourself and start going, 'Oh, man, are you still doing what you set out to do? Are the ideals you had still the same?' Sometimes you measure up and sometimes you don't.

I think that when you become a mom... you don't really worry about the small stuff. I'm just way more centered. It makes you focus even more on what your goals are in life.

Ya know, right now the most important thing in my life is to make sure you understand that, first of all I thank God I'm alive today, and I mean that. I spent too many years of my life thinking that the big party was the whole thing.

If you want to live a memorable life, you have to be the kind of person who remembers to remember.

When I turned 30, I realised the value of time and with it, the other important things in life. That's when I did up my house, started spending time with my family and friends and did all that a normal girl would do. All these things I was balancing with my work.

Don't just count your years, make your years count.