Quotes About Procrastination

Similarly, there are multitudes who lose their lives pondering what they ought to believe, while something lies at their door waiting to be done, and rendering it impossible for him who makes it wait, ever to know what to believe.

As soon as a man begins to make excuses, the time has come when he might be doing that from which he excuses himself.

Come; come! He who cannot act must make haste to sleep!

No man willingly permits the thief to rob his bins of grain. Nor does any man willingly permit an enemy to drive away his customers and rob him of his profits. When once I did recognize that such acts as these my enemy was committing, with determination I conquered him. So must every man master his own spirit of procrastination before he can expect to share in the rich treasures of Babylon. What

Opportunity is a haughty goddess who wastes no time with those who are unprepared. You

Opportunity waste no time on those who are unprepared.

I delayed making a decision until it was too late, much to my subsequent regret.

he accepts not opportunity when she comes. He waits. He says I have much business right now. Bye and bye I talk to you. Opportunity, she will not wait for such slow fellow. She thinks if a man desires to be lucky he will step quick. Any man not step quick when opportunity comes, he big procrastinator like our friend, this merchant.

Therefore, please some good gentlemen, tell me that right name you call man who puts off doing those things that mighty good for him. Procrastinator, called a voice.

Wise are thy words, my friend, responded the buyer. Good luck fled from procrastination in both these tales. Yet, this is not unusual. The spirit of procrastination is within all men. We desire riches; yet, how often when opportunity doth appear before us, that spirit of procrastination from within doth urge various delays in our acceptance. In listening to it we do become our own worst enemies.

So must every man master his own spirit of procrastination before he can expect to share in the rich treasures of Babylon.

If thou contentedly let the years slip by and make no effort to repay

The spirit of procrastination is within all men. We

Over the years I've felt: Kindness, sure—but first let me finish this semester, this degree, this book; let me succeed at this job, and afford this house, and raise these kids, and then, finally, when all is accomplished, I'll get started on the kindness. Except it never all gets accomplished. It's a cycle that can go on … well, forever.

There are those of us who are always about to live. We are waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down / until, until, until. It always seems as if there is some major event that must occur in our lives before we begin living.

All I do when I write scripts is think about food: 'Have I worked long enough to justify a walk to the kitchen?'

It is the idle man, not the great worker, who is always complaining that he has no time or opportunity.

Working is one of the most dangerous forms of procrastination.

I should be learning another language and working out more, but I'm just always saying, 'Ah, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow.'

We use our gadgets for distraction and entertainment. We use them to avoid work while giving the impression that we're actually working hard.

Saying that you're too busy, that there's no time left for a workout is just an excuse - one must make time.

You know it and I know it - if we tell ourselves we're going to get to our workout in later, it won't get done. If you don't plan for it, it's probably not going to get done.

I have a habit of not going to the doctor till the last minute.

I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.