#prior

I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. ↗

— Vanessa Mae

#i #main #make #next #olympics

In my family, in the days prior to television, we liked to while away the evenings by making ourselves miserable, solely based on our ability to speak the language viciously. ↗

— David Mamet

#away #based #days #evenings #family

Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations. ↗

— Peter Mandelson

#directly #europe #needs #our #own

All of this suggests that while citizens became more comfortable with President Bush after September 11 and thought him to have the requisite leadership skills, they continue to harbor doubts about his priorities, loyalties, interests, and policies. ↗

— Thomas E. Mann

#after #became #bush #citizens #comfortable

The lion's share of what I hear right now are people who, intentional or accidental, have avoided all jazz prior to 1960. And all the musicians who were successful in the '60s spent their entire lives, prior to 1960, listening to all the musicians these people avoid. ↗

— Branford Marsalis

#avoid #avoided #entire #entire lives #hear

For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time. ↗

— Cliff Martinez

#cut #film #found #i #me

It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans. ↗

— Mel Martinez

#education #future #generation #priority #shortsighted

I keep a great organiser, I try to keep my priorities in the right place. ↗

— Diana Ross

#i #keep #place #priorities #right

Some people in LA are addicted. They have to be here. My personal life is stronger than my professional life, in terms of priorities. ↗

— Debi Mazar

#here #la #life #people #personal

I'm trying to focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke now. There's no point concentrating on the 50 when it's not in the Olympics. I'm not going to quit the 50 but it's not my priority any more. I'll do it but as part of my bid for gold at the other distances. ↗

— Cameron van der Burgh

#bid #concentrating #distances #focus #going