Quotes About Procrastination

No doubt, having developed the habit, out of idleness, of each day putting off my work until the day after, I thought that death could be dealt with in the same way.

The procrastinator can be motivated to do difficult, timely, and important tasks, however, as long as these tasks are a way of not doing something more important.

anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment.

Procrastinators often follow exactly the wrong tack. They try to minimize their commitments, assuming that if they have only a few things to do, they will quit procrastinating and get them done.

It is easy to find a logical and virtuous reason for not doing what you don't want to do.

It's funny how you want to do a thing and never do it.

Vagueness and procrastination are ever a comfort to the frail in spirit.

If you don´t have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?

Postponement: The father of failure.

Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage.

Fear stops a lot of people. Fear of failure, of the unknown, of risk. And it masks itself as procrastination.

Fear is nothing but idleness of the will.

Procrastination is One of those Excuses, Born of Fear, that we Use to Keep Ourselves Stuck

Perfectionism is not as much the desire for excellence, as it is the fear of failure couched in procrastination .

If you take too long in deciding what to do with your life, you'll find you've done it.

Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.

I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.

Some people forget to plant in the spring, idle away the summer hours and then expect to reap in the fall.

Do not let idleness set in, not even for a second, as seconds will lead to minute, minutes will lead to hour, hours will lead to day, days will lead to week, weeks will lead to month, months will lead to year, years will be wasted before you realise there is no more time left to waste.

If you don't take the time to sharpen your axe, you'll spend your whole life hacking away at missed opportunities.

Turning your back on your problems doesn't solve them, it only delays them.

Never put off tomorrow what you can do today...

If we wait until we're ready, we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives.

The more time you waste away and dream about how your life could be better, the less time you will have to make the choices that will lead to even greater dreams.