Quotes on procrastination

“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today” - Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, Third President of the USA

 

“Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on of an uncompleted task” - William James, 1842-1910, American psychologist and philosopher

 

“You may delay, but time will not” - Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790, one of the Founding Fathers of the USA

 

“Someday is not a day of the week” - Author Unknown

 

“Procrastination is opportunity's assassin” - Victor Kiam, 1926-2001, American entrepreneur

 

“What may be done at any time will be done at no time” - Scottish Proverb

 

“Just do it” – Nike, 1988-

 

“Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week” - Spanish Proverb

 

“Procrastination is the thief of time” - Edward Young, 1681-1765, English poet

 

“Until you value yourself, you will not value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it” - M. Scott Peck, 1936-2005, American psychiatrist and author

 

“How soon ‘not now’ become ‘never’” - Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, American clergyman and activist

 

“Don’t wait. The time will never be just right” - Napoleon Hill, 1883-1970, American author

 

“If and When were planted, and Nothing grew” - Proverb

 

“How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world” - Anne Frank, 1929-1945

 

“You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good” - Jerry West, 1938-, retired American basketball player (LA Lakers)

 

“I started something I couldn’t finish” - Morrissey, 1959-, singer and songwriter

 

“Do the hard jobs first. The easy jobs will take care of themselves” - Dale Carnegie, 1888-1955, American writer and lecturer

 

“When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that in itself is a choice” - William James, 1842-1910, American psychologist and philosopher

 

“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity” - Jean de La Bruyère, 1645-1696, French essayist and moralist

 

“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step” - Martin Luther King Jr., 1929-1968, American clergyman and activist

 

“I love deadlines. Especially the whooshing sound they make as they pass by” - Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, English writer, dramatist and musician

 

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing” - Walt Disney, 1901-1966, American film producer/ director

 

“Do or do not do. There is no try” - Master Yoda

 

 

 

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