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Quotes About Productivity

Cessation of work is not accompanied by cessation of expenses
~ Cato the Elder
We like to have work to do, so as to have the right to rest.
~ Cesare Pavese
I can't work without it [music]. And it has to be the right kind, because if it's not then I get into a bad mood. I work with a remote so that I can change CDs instantly if I need to.
~ Cindy Sherman
Creativity Is a fancy word for the work we have to do by Friday.
~ David Ogilvy
Recognize when your peak energy occurs during the day. Allocate the most difficult projects to that period. Work on easy projects at low-energy times
~ Denis Waitley
Work is a sovereign remedy for all ills, and a man who loves to work will never be unhappy.
~ Ellen Swallow Richards
I'm very efficient and the people who work with me always say that - they know when they have a day with me it's going to be really exhausting because I love to fit as much in as possible.
~ Eva Longoria
Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea that they subsequently express with their hands.
~ Giorgio Vasari
When you work regularly, inspiration strikes regularly.
~ Gretchen Rubin
Work on one thing at a time until finished.
~ Henry Miller
Work is no disgrace: it is idleness which is a disgrace.
~ Hesiod
The Socialists can scheme their schemes and the Liberals can dream their dreams, but we, at least, have work to do.
~ Hugh MacLennan
I can't stand still; I find it very difficult to sit around and do nothing. I've got to have projects on the go because the devil makes work for idle hands. I've got to be going forward all the time.
~ Irvine Welsh
Laziness begat wearisomeness, and this put men in quest of diversions, play and company, on which however it is a constant attendant; he who works hard, has enough to do with himself otherwise.
~ Jean de la Bruyere
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary.
~ Jef Raskin
If you have unskilled people who work poorly together, no amount of process will save your projects.
~ Jim Highsmith
When he worked, he really worked. But when he played, he really PLAYED.
~ Dr. Seuss
I don't think I'm going to do any good work this morning.
~ David O. Selznick
Llarimar had told him to do his best. That sounded like an awful lot of work. Unfortunately, doing nothing was beginning to seem like even MORE work.
~ Brandon Sanderson, Warbreaker
Work is the province of cattle.
~ Dorothy Parker
Work is the best method devised for killing time.
~ William Feather
If I want to get work done, that's usually about 3 in the morning.
~ Marc Andreessen
Go Daddy is not just a job; it's a way of life. Our employees work hard, and offering great incentives is fun and productive for the company.
~ Bob Parsons
When I work, I work. I don't think about anything else. I just wanna get the work done. And I'm a perfectionist.
~ Coco Lee