The pathology of setting a deadline to the earliest articulable date essentially guarantees that the schedule will be missed. — Tom DeMarco Copy Share Image
Meeting the deadlines is not good enough, beating the deadlines is my expectation. — Dhirubhai Ambani Copy Share Image
I couldn't imagine, and I don't say this with any pride, but I really couldn't imagine writing without a desperate deadline. — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
Instead of giving the effort the level of attention needed, the Air Force has wasted a year doing very little to end… — John McCain Copy Share Image
The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30… — Margaret Haddix Copy Share Image
President Obama has continually put off the deadline for implementation of Obamacare thanks to hang-ups in the system. — Ben Shapiro Copy Share Image
Can you play the piano like Beethoven? Or sing like Carly Simon? Can you take fie pages' worth of quotes and turn… — Jennifer Estep Copy Share Image
In the long run, the quality of your work is all that matters. That is your only resumé. Be professional. Make sure… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
It's no mystery why many of us in the media can't get enough of the fabricators Jayson Blair and Stephen Glass, the… — David Edelstein Copy Share Image
I surrender my anxiety and my sense of urgency. I allow God to guide me in the pacing of my life. I… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image
Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there… — Tom Peters Copy Share Image
The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are… — John Perry Copy Share Image
But we are almost certainly going to miss our [global warming] deadline. We cannot get the 10 lost years back, and by… — Gwynne Dyer Copy Share Image
I've always worked on all different types of music, some with specific project goals and deadlines and some not. Sometimes I would… — Serj Tankian Copy Share Image
I think if you're inspired, you don't let a little thing like scheduling and deadlines get in your way. — Phil Collen Copy Share Image
“Squandering time is a luxury of profligate youth, when the years are to us as dollars are to billionaires. Doing the same… — Tim Kreider Copy Share Image
I've never said that troops should be withdrawn. What I've said is, is that we've got to make sure that we secure… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm guiding the teams and we're all making this together. It feels more free-spirited and less structured, but we… — Gerard Way Copy Share Image
To have a successful writing career, you must be willing to sacrifice a great deal. The book, the deadline come first before… — Virginia Henley Copy Share Image
When life tends to get too complex, too fast, too cluttered, too deadline oriented, or too type A for you, stop and… — Wayne Dyer Copy Share Image
I like having deadlines... a film release date or a concert premiere date. It channels one's energy into doing often remarkable work… — William P. Perry Copy Share Image
GOALS are dreams with deadlines, and without those deadlines, our dreams are dead in the water. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
The thing about having a deadline like a baby is that it sharpens the pencil. It makes sure stuff gets done. — Ant Anstead Copy Share Image
