Quotes About Productivity

Indulge in procrastination, and in time yon will come to this, that because a thing ought to be done, therefore you can't do it.

Time is an equal opportunity employer. Each human being has exactly the same number of hours and minutes in a day.

You cannot save time, but you can spend time differently.

I think it's good to have the alone time. Well, I kind of have to, because I have to be alone in order to work, so I have alone time. And then I go on tour and I have being-around-people time.

Time waste differs from material waste in that there can be no salvage.

The challenge is not to manage time, but to manage ourselves.

Most people spend their time on the 'urgent' rather than on the 'important.'

Most managers receive much more data (if not information) than they can possibly absorb even if they spend all of their time trying to do so. Hence they already suffer from an information overload.

People are the least creative when fighting the clock... Time pressure stifles creativity because people can't deeply engage with the problem.

Time granted does not necessarily coincide with time that can be most fully used.

Have a time and place for everything, and do everything in its time and place, and you will not only accomplish more, but have far more leisure than those who are always hurrying.

I wish I felt energetic and could paint all the time, because there are so many paintings I'd like to do.

Time management is only a set of skills and tools to help us more efficiently control the eventsour our lives.

The person who is capable of producing a large number of ideas per unit of time, other things being equal, has a greater chance of having significant ideas.

Time properly invested is worth a fortune.

We can no longer afford to spend major time on minor things than spend minor time on major things.

We're all living on borrowed time. The trick is to come up with works of sufficient interest to pay off the debt.

And as to being quick, why, bless you! That is only a matter of habit; if you get into the habit of being quick, it is just as easy as being slow; easier, I should say; in fact, it don't agree with my health to be hulking about over a job twice as long as it need take. Bless you! I couldn't whistle if I crawled over my work as some folks do!

Well!—an honest and industrious farmer is one of the most useful members of society;

As Hemingway wrote to Fitzgerald, describing the act of letter-writing: "Such a swell way to keep from working and yet feel you've done something

he never had fewer than seven jobs and at one point had thirteen.

Laziness may appear attractive, but work gives satisfaction.

This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success.

Laziness may look inviting, but only work gives you true satisfaction.