Angus Deaton

Trade, migration, and modern communications have given us networks of friends and associates in other countries. We owe them much, but the social contract with our fellow citizens at home brings unique rights and responsibilities that must sometimes take precedence, especially when they are as destitute as the world's poorest people.

British Economist

Kim Jong-un

The strength of self-reliance and self-development is that of science and technology, and the shortcut to implementing the five-year strategy is to give importance and precedence to science and technology.

North Korean Leader

Isabelle Adjani

I think we have to get back the value of behavior that is consistent with being taught: that's to say, respecting teachers, listening, and not always expecting your opinion to take precedence.

French Actress

Ciara

Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.

American Musician

John Polanyi

For scholarship - if it is to be scholarship - requires, in addition to liberty, that the truth take precedence over all sectarian interests, including self-interest.

Hungarian Scientist

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Since I started acting, I always or often find work takes precedence with me. And that is not necessarily a great rule for life.

British Actor

W. E. B. Du Bois

Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.

American Writer

Victor Hugo

Well, for us, in history where goodness is a rare pearl, he who was good almost takes precedence over he who was great.

French Author

William Glasser

There are only two places in the world where time takes precedence over the job to be done. School and prison.

American Psychologist

Ephraim Mirvis

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

South African Clergyman

The importance given to something can be cultural, like respecting elders or traditions.

Cultural Context

When two important tasks conflict, 'precedence' describes which comes first.

Conflicting Priorities

Determining precedence might require judgment; it's not always clear-cut.

Not Always Obvious

In formal or ceremonial contexts, precedence follows strict rules, like seating orders.

Formal Events

Precedence in ceremonies often reflects social or organizational hierarchies.

Social Hierarchies

In coding, 'precedence' can determine which operations are performed first.

Programming Languages

Similar to programming, 'precedence' sets the hierarchy of operations in math.

Mathematical Rules

In law, 'precedence' determines the priority of cases or claims during disputes.

Legal Significance

An event's 'precedence' can signify its historical impact compared to others.

Historical Importance

 They have to sacrifice their dreams in order to ensure that motherhood takes precedence over all else. And I'm not here to say that it doesn't, but what I am here to say is, as equal partners and co-parents, it is our duty to ensure that our co-parenting partners don't have to put their passions, their pursuits and their dreams to the back burner

Joel Leon: The...

 And that gives you a great deal of pleasure, to see them go on. I always tried to make the youngsters feel that they're there to get an education, number one; basketball was second, because it was paying their way, and they do need a little time for social activities, but you let social activities take a little precedence over the other two,

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 There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important. As I was building this space, I thought to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy to have to have carved out a space for his own." So I did some research. And I found that there was an historic precedence. Hemingway had his writing space.

Sam Martin: The quirky...

 of the world since I've been yet it's definitely quarantine it's called quite a few sub adult male could do to the two three year old male kudu which are a very big I female kudu so yes so there is a there is a precedence that certain males seem to definitely focus on bigger prey than

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 which takes precedence above all, and it's that a robot may not harm humanity as a whole. I don't know what this means in the context of driverless cars or any specific situation, and I don't know how we can implement it, but I think that by recognizing

What moral decisions...

 The scale, speed, and scarcity of means with which we will have to respond to this phenomenon has no precedence in history. For you to have an idea, out of the three billion people living in cities today, one billion are under the line of poverty.

Alejandro Aravena: My...

 The dialogue possible in tragedy now has taken precedence over the chorus. No wonder he drastically shrunk its size. This applause is well deserved. The crowd has hushed. Sophocles's actors and chorus

The battle of the Greek...

 compassion nourishes the entire existence thus we are told that my mercy encompasses all things thus we are told that my mercy takes precedence over my anger may we all be granted a grace of mercy

Why Libya's revolution...

 sparing me from doing the unthinkable, and to this day, I am so sorry for letting my work ethic take precedence over love for my family.

How AI can save our...

 the demands of her young family must take precedence her Cubs have reached the stage when they start exploring