PROCRASTINATION QUOTES II
quotations about procrastination
Procrastination is the foundation of all disasters.
PANDORA POIKILOS
Excuse Me, My Brains Have Stepped Out
Beware of the thief of time, procrastination; this day is as convenient as tomorrow; this day is yours, tomorrow is not; this day is a day of mercy, tomorrow may be a day of doom.
EDWARD IRVING
For the Oracles of God: Four Orations
True wisdom advises no delay; true interest will not procrastinate.
CHARLES HAMMOND
attributed, Day's Collacon
Procrastination is the lazy man's apology.
L. E. DE VERGNE TRESSAN
attributed, Day's Collacon
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time.
MARTHE TROLY-CURTIN
Phrynette Married
I'm an expert in procrastination, but the last thing I want you to think is that I'm incompetent, too. Because I'm actually pretty good at what I do.
NICHOLAS SPARKS
Safe Haven
Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.
JAMES ALTUCHER
attributed, "#MondayMotivation", PayScale, May 16, 2016
Do you know what happens when you give a procrastinator a good idea? Nothing!
DONALD GARDNER
attributed, The Psychology of Procrastination
Procrastination is a ring on every man's finger.
CAIUS VIBIUS TREBONIANUS GALLUS
attributed, Day's Collacon
Habitual procrastinators will readily testify to all the lost opportunities, missed deadlines, failed relationships and even monetary losses incurred just because of one nasty habit of putting things off until it is often too late.
STEPHEN RICHARDS
The Secret of Getting Started
Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment.
NASSIM N. TALEB
The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms
Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off til tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all.
MIGNON MCLAUGHLIN
attributed, The Psychology of Procrastination
The strangest thing about procrastination is that the only thing standing between you and the joy of completing your work is ... you.
MELISSA RAYWORTH
"Apps to keep you on task", Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, June 6, 2016
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
DOUGLAS ADAMS
The Salmon of Doubt
My advice: Procrastinate now. Don't put it off.
ELLEN DEGENERES
attributed, The Stand-up Comedy Festival: Send in the Clowns
What is deferred is not avoided.
THOMAS MORE
Utopia
Procrastination is opportunity's natural assassin.
VICTOR KIAM
Going for It!
By the streets of "by and by" one arrives at the house of "never."
MIGUEL DE CERVANTES
Don Quixote
Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.
CHRISTOPHER PARKER
attributed, The Psychology of Procrastination
Just do it! Doing today what shouldn't be left for tomorrow produces yesterdays devoid of regret. Procrastination is the devil in disguise.
GREG ASIMAKOUPOULOS
"Some of Life's Simple ABCs for Graduates", Chicago Daily Herald, June 6, 2016