No day is wholly unproductive of good.

Historically, usury was defined as any interest whatever on an unproductive loan.Our whole banking system I have ever abhorred, I continue to abhor, and…

— John Adams

On the whole it may be observed, that the specific use of a body of unproductive consumers, is to give encouragement to wealth by…

— Thomas Malthus

The bourgeois thinkers of the eighteenth century thus turned Aristotle's formula on its head: satisfactions which the Greek philosopher had identified with leisure were…

— Alain de Botton

This constant, unproductive preoccupation with all the things we have to do is the single largest consumer of time and energy.

— Kerry Gleeson

“[Y]ou are here to learn something. Don’t try to figure out what it is. This can be frustrating and unproductive.”

— Steven L. Peck

The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn…

— Zalmay Khalilzad

I write all day every day, so when I feel unproductive, it magnifies everything else.

— Blake Butler

By using vertical space more effectively, you not only make more room for greenery but shorter commutes also mean less pressure on CO2 emission…

— Minoru Mori

My gift to you will be to take away your freedom of choice for a while. Freedom can be very unhealthy and unproductive. Instead,…

— Amanda Filipacchi

It's strange, when you think about it, that we spend close to a third of our lives asleep. Why do we do it? While…

— Maria Konnikova

When you know something or someone in your life is unhealthy or unproductive, that you have grown beyond where they are and where they…

— Iyanla Vanzant

Human nature demands recognition. Without it, people lose their sense of purpose and become dissatisfied, restless, and unproductive.

— Ricardo Semler

“Gossiping is unproductive but very destructive.”

— Jackson Taviri

Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.

— Ezra Taft Benson

“Having everyone randomly probe everyone else is an unproductive waste of time.”

— Ray Dalio