By the streets of 'by and by,' one arrives at the house of 'never'. — Miguel de Cervantes Copy Share Image
Ricky Gervais captured the staggering laziness that comes with a boring job. — Harry Enfield Copy Share Image
That glorious vision of doing good is so often the sanguine mirage of so many good minds. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. — Mario Andretti Copy Share Image
How do you gag the voice in your head that says, 'You don't have to [do it] today. There's always tomorrow.'? — A. J. Jacobs Copy Share Image
Idleness is a great enemy to mankind. There is no friend like energy, for, if you cultivate that, it will never fail. — Bhartrhari Copy Share Image
Whatever shakes you should without delay, right away, be incorporated into the path. — Chogyam Trungpa Copy Share Image
Deliberando saepe perit occasio [The opportunity often slips away while we deliberate on it]. — Publilius Syrus Copy Share Image
the obligation to express gratitude deepens with procrastination. The longer you wait, the more effusive must be the thanks. — Judith Martin Copy Share Image
“I’ve heard of delayed gratification, but do you think we could get to the good stuff any time soon.” ” — Devon Herrera Copy Share Image
If you're not comfortable with delay, frustration and impatience, get out of the Senate. It's the nature of the institution, but I… — Dick Durbin Copy Share Image
“Habitual procrastinators will readily testify to all the lost opportunities, missed deadlines, failed relationships and even monetary losses incurred just because of… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I'm on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear.… — Rosemary Mahoney Copy Share Image
“We must remember balance and moderation. Patience can be spiritually enriching and virtuous… but when taken in excess, it turns to procrastination,… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
Evidently there is no need for delay, no need for further study, if the government takes a loss and Wall Street makes… — Elizabeth Warren Copy Share Image
“I never spend a day in idleness; I appropriate even a part of the night for study. I do not allow time… — Seneca Copy Share Image
That was the year, my twenty-eighth, when I was discovering that not all of the promises would be kept, that some things… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“There are two types of patience. One is exercised in hard work and the other in idleness. Patience with hard work is… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
“An imbalance of these neurotransmitters is why some people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) come across as stress junkies. They have to get… — John J. Ratey Copy Share Image
“Why Dream? Life is a difficult assignment. We are fragile creatures, expected to function at high rates of speed, and asked to… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
“However, Nick acted as much as possible under the circumstances, and that was rectifying — it brought with it enjoyment and a… — Henry James Copy Share Image
“Initially, I feel expansive when I try something new, and then contract as soon as I encounter difficulty or the unknown. I… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
“We often procrastinate for one of three reasons: (1) we don’t really need to do something or it isn’t very important, (2)… — Brett Blumenthal Copy Share Image
A lobster, when left high and dry among the rock, does not have the sense enough to work his way back to… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
We can be of so much service to others in many thou-shalt ways. Of course, the problem is that rendering such service… — Neal A. Maxwell Copy Share Image
“At twenty years old, Michael had vague plans to make changes in his life, but turning blue whilst stood in a walk-in… — Dylan Perry Copy Share Image