Quotes About Deadline

It was the pressure of being told two things: 1. That I only had a short amount of time, and 2. That I had to get everything right.

The first thing we know about any project is the deadline—at

My doctor gave me two weeks to live. I hope they're in August.

Minha musa inspiradora é o meu prazo de entrega.

You're in a situation where you have two very important responsibilities that both have a deadline that is impossible to meet. You cannot accomplish both. How do you handle that situation?

And the sad happiness said, You know precisely when you're going to finish.

it is equally unprofessional to promise impossible time scales and to cut basic engineering corners to meet a deadline.

Even if there's a fire raging (deadline, release date, trade show demo, etc.), you don't want to be the first one to make a mess.

Saunders wound up his statement by laying down his terms: the Stock Exchange's deadline extension notwithstanding, he would expect settlement in full on all short stock by 3 P.M. the next day—Thursday—at $150 a share; thereafter his price would be $250.

Knowing that time is running down, and that you are working against the clock forces you to work with clarity and urgency. The alternative of working for an unspecified amount of time can lead to an unfocused kind of work, where the mind wanders and we don't apply ourselves as well as we might. Time boxing is a powerful tool, so use it regularly.

The paper is due in five days" becomes "It's not due now," and the five days might as well be five months.

Difficulty getting organized. A major problem for most adults with ADD. Without the structure of school, without parents around to get things organized for him or her, the adult may stagger under the organizational demands of everyday life. The supposed "little things" may mount up to create huge obstacles. For the want of a proverbial nail—a missed appointment, a lost check, a forgotten deadline—their kingdom may be lost.

I have now taken a serious task upon myself and I fear a greater one that is in the power of any man to perform in the given time-but it is too late to go back.

Hurry boys, hurry, we have to make a quick change or the hour will be up.

There have been times when I didn't quite make my deadline.

Journalists immediately think of me as a resource for a quote or comment because they know that I will be available to offer fresh insight and meet their deadlines.

The difference between a dream and a goal is a deadline.

The record company felt wisely that we should get something out before I left 'Hamilton' or around awards time, and that deadline was not easy.

I was at my house in Paris, having a day off, when I got a phone call from Arsene Wenger - he asked if I'd come back to London for a medical. I woke up at 9 A.M. on transfer deadline day, jumped on a train, got to London, but then it never happened.

The first time I set out to find George F. Kennan, in 1982, I had just turned 21, begun my final semester at Princeton University and noticed with astonishment that the senior thesis deadline had crept to within four months.

I always think the most important thing for a writer is a deadline, and it's the same with a house. They say you shouldn't make an emotional decision with a house, but I think it is the only decision you can make.

I set the goal of getting a book contract by age thirty.

could they get to the river in time?

We're running out of time.