“The inescapable contrariety between 'being a perfectionist' and 'being a procrastinator' is never actually perceived by someone who procrastinates.” — Mrityunjay Dixit Copy Share Image
I swing between procrastination and being really thorough so either way things aren't getting done quickly. — Freema Agyeman Copy Share Image
Tempted to type meaningless twaddle all the time on Twitter...with alliteration, no less! — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Don't let procrastination take over your life. Be brave and take risks. Your life is happening right now.” — Roy Bennett Copy Share Image
Western laziness consists of cramming our lives with compulsive activity, so that there is no time at all to confront the real… — Sogyal Rinpoche Copy Share Image
There is sometimes only a very fine line between deliberation and procrastination. — Paul Allen Walker Copy Share Image
“TV demands so little of us. It anesthetizes our worried minds and breeds mental laziness.” — Steve Whigham Copy Share Image
Replace your laziness with action and effort, replace your fear with determination and enjoy an eventful life. — Anil Sinha Copy Share Image
“How often do you find yourself saying, “In a minute”, “I’ll get to it” or “Tomorrow’s good enough” and every other possible… — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
“In the economy of action, effort is a cost, and the acquisition of skill is driven by the balance of benefits and… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Idleness is often covered by turbulence and hurry. He that neglects his known duty and real employment naturally endeavours to crowd his… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Writing is 90 percent procrastination: reading magazines, eating cereal out of the box, watching infomercials. It's a matter of doing everything you… — Paul Rudnick Copy Share Image
There is no idleness, by which we are so easily seduced, as that which dignifies itself by the appearance of business, and… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
Idleness is the grand Pacific Ocean of life, and in that stagnant abyss the most salutary things produce no good, the most… — Charles Caleb Colton Copy Share Image
“I have met people who have ruined their entire lives because of procrastination. They were unaware of why they never took a… — Neeraj Agnihotri Copy Share Image
The scriptures make the danger of delay clear. It is that we may discover that we have run out of time. The… — Henry B. Eyring Copy Share Image
Whatever things injure your eye you are anxious to remove; but things which affect your mind you defer. — Horace Copy Share Image
“Meditate, Ānanda, do not delay, or else you will regret it later. This is our instruction to you.” — Gautama Buddha Copy Share Image
Tomorrow, the busiest day of the week. I'm a big believer in putting things off, In fact, I even put off procrastinating. — Elle Varner Copy Share Image
Failure is not our only punishment for laziness; there is also the success of others. — Jules Renard Copy Share Image
The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false. — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
“Ensure you have done each day’s portion of the heavy responsibilities resting on you. Never delay your success!” — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Idle is the day and lantern the hour as I delight in the splendor of your kiss grog. — Isabel Yosito Copy Share Image
Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others. Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to. Physical sloth can be… — Elizabeth Hurley Copy Share Image
“Today is the first day of the rest of your life. Make it matter, as if it is your last.” — Anthon St. Maarten Copy Share Image
By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there's no more future left for them. — Roger L'Estrange Copy Share Image
I hate delaying a project that's already seen so many delays, but I have to go with my instincts on what I… — Scott Cawthon Copy Share Image
“Listen, you are no longer a boy. You are forty. When will you learn not to wait for chance but to build… — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
“We are, however, entirely responsible for procrastination, and in the best of all possible worlds, we should also be responsible for being… — Ann Patchett Copy Share Image
“We know that all things work. Look around you. All things work. Work is the opposite of idleness. The idle man folds… — Charles Haddon Spurgeon Copy Share Image
“You can dance in the storm. Don't wait for the rain to be over before because it might take too long. You… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
My laziness is really profound. I'm really interested in where it comes from - it almost feels chemical. And we've all got… — Hugh Grant Copy Share Image
The essence is that many procrastinators are "structured procrastinators," people who, like me, get a lot done as a way of not… — John Perry Copy Share Image
Writing is 90% procrastination. It is a matter of doing everything you can to avoid writing, until it is about four in… — Paul Rudnick Copy Share Image
“Take excuses and procrastination as your enemies. Let them see you and frown their faces and bypass you without greetings. You will… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
Resisting a task is usually a sign that it's meaningful-which is why it's awakening your fears and stimulating procrastination. You could adopt… — Oliver Burkeman Copy Share Image
Delay is natural to a writer. He is like a surfer-he bides his time, waits for the perfect wave on which to… — E. B. White Copy Share Image
“Do not let comfort become an excuse for procrastination. There’s always room for improvement. There’s always something better to accomplish; if not… — Naide P Obiang Copy Share Image
“... Make your work IMPORTANT. Important enough to ignore other things. mportant enough to decide to finish it. Important enough to say… — Mani S. Sivasubramanian Copy Share Image
Replace your laziness with action & effort, replace your fear with determination & enjoy an eventful life.Effort will be rewarded only when… — DrAnil Kr Sinha Copy Share Image
