Quotes About Efficiency

My strength is in finding ways to make the government work for the people: finding waste, or money that is not being properly used... or finding opportunities that are out there and making them work for the community.

I have long believed there is a lot of waste in the defense budget.

I'm trying to keep my days very efficient, and I keep my set really tight. Every single corner is active, and everybody gets to thrive in the job that they do. I don't waste people's time.

Don't waste the time you do have.

I believe in doing what I am best at. I don't want to waste my energy in other things; instead, I would put all that in reaching the next level in a craft that I love the most.

Like most Montanans, I get pretty upset when I hear about waste.

I don't write fight scenes in comics all that well. I think they're a waste of space unless they can move a story forward in some compelling fashion. You've only got twenty-two pages to work with. Why throw that away on a set of meaningless punches?

We're all concerned about sustainable energy. If we could recycle waste heat to generate energy, we could use it for something useful.

I was raised by my Depression-era grandma who taught me to use what you've got: Waste not, want not!

I think there is a misconception that being open and honest and saying what it is you want is something we should be embarrassed about. But that's just not me. I am a very honest person. I always tell somebody what I am looking for, and I don't want people to waste my time, basically.

There is no such thing as waste. It is just a question of whether we know how to use something or not.

You know how some people get worked up about things? That's a very human thing to do. Sometimes, I don't know - like, I feel like I don't want to waste my energy doing stuff like that. I think about this on the court, too.

Shaker pieces were not to show off. One was not to waste energy to decorate.

Doing a thing well is often a waste of time.

I had a hundred things I wanted to be, but when I was 13, I wanted to be an inventor. I wanted to improve the blow-dryer because it takes so long to blow-dry your hair, and it's just a waste of time. I wanted to invent the therm-alarm, which would have you throw your sheets off in the night when you got too hot.

The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.

Sleep is a waste of time.

People have realized that it's a waste of time and money to create eight songs and shooting videos of them all.

No boyfriends please. They are just waste of time, and frankly speaking I don't have time or energy to run after boyfriends.

I think just calling up a VC and saying 'I want to pitch you' is an enormous waste of time.

The last place you'll find me is the gym. It seems to me to be a waste of time - I could spend that time doing so many other things.

When I get ready to go out, it's half hour and we're out of the door. I don't want to waste time getting ready: I want to go and have fun.

Eliminate activities that require you to be around people you cannot stand. Don't do things for people who should be doing them themselves... and don't waste time chasing trophies.

For me, not owning a car means I may spend a little extra time on public transportation, but I can use that time to read, catch up on work projects, and make the phone calls I couldn't get to earlier. Plus, I never waste time at the mechanics or gas station.