"Good things happen when you get your priorities straight"
About this Quote
The intent is behavioral, not philosophical. "Priorities" implies you already know what matters; the problem isn’t ignorance, it’s drift. The word "straight" is doing heavy lifting: it suggests misalignment, clutter, maybe even self-deception. It’s the language of someone who’s watched talented people implode not from lack of opportunity, but from bad ordering - fame over craft, adrenaline over stability, loyalty over boundaries. In entertainment, where schedules are brutal and incentives are warped, "getting your priorities straight" isn’t self-help; it’s survival math.
The subtext is quietly corrective. "Good things happen" avoids claiming you can control outcomes, which makes it feel more honest than hustle culture bravado. It nods to probability: when you stop scattering attention across ego, distraction, and compulsive yeses, you create conditions where luck can actually stick. The line also smuggles in accountability without sermonizing. No villains, no excuses - just a calm suggestion that the chaos might be, at least partly, self-authored.
Culturally, it fits a post-peak-ambition mood: less "grind" and more "choose". Not a grand manifesto, a small steering wheel.
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Caan, Scott. "Good things happen when you get your priorities straight." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/good-things-happen-when-you-get-your-priorities-161609/.
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"Good things happen when you get your priorities straight." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/good-things-happen-when-you-get-your-priorities-161609/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








