--- title: "8 Staying Busy Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Staying Busy quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Staying Busy sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f2/richard-simmons-2455_busy_i-was-always-into-staying-busy-into-my-g_169651.jpg" --- > [I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. I'm not one who truly lives in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-simmons/i-was-always-into-staying-busy-into-my-goals-into-making-notes-and/) [Richard Simmons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-simmons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f2/richard-simmons-2455_busy_i-was-always-into-staying-busy-into-my-g_169651.jpg) > [Probably the most important thing in terms of just trying to navigate and moving forward into adulthood is staying busy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zelda-williams/probably-the-most-important-thing-in-terms-of-just-trying-to-navigate/) [Zelda Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zelda-williams/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/zelda-williams-18088_adulthood_probably-the-most-important-thing-in-ter_176900.jpg) > [Staying busy keeps me away from being bored, which used to be a lot of my problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kirk-windstein/staying-busy-keeps-me-away-from-being-bored-which-used-to-be-a-lot-of/) [Kirk Windstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kirk-windstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8c/kirk-windstein-50484_being-bored_staying-busy-keeps-me-away-from-being-bo_353961.jpg) > [I felt very accomplished staying busy in prison.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-sorrentino/i-felt-very-accomplished-staying-busy-in-prison/) [Michael Sorrentino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-sorrentino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/michael-sorrentino-7199_busy_i-felt-very-accomplished-staying-busy-in_1373687.jpg) > [“It's good you have something to keep you occupied." I smile stiffly and turn away from her. Because I'm this far from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicole-hardy/it-s-good-you-have-something-to-keep-you-occupied-i-smile-stiffly-and/) [Nicole Hardy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicole-hardy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/nicole-hardy-22139_marriage_it-s-good-you-have-something-to-keep-you_1537202.jpg) > [I've always been really good at staying busy. Even while I'm working, I'm looking at what the next thing is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-posehn/i-ve-always-been-really-good-at-staying-busy-even-while-i-m-working-i/) [Brian Posehn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-posehn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f8/brian-posehn-11076_always_i-ve-always-been-really-good-at-staying_2029788.jpg) > [I'm staying busy & focus you guys but know that you all are the reason I'm on my grind to get you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fantasia-barrino/i-m-staying-busy-focus-you-guys-but-know-that-you-all-are-the-reason/) [Fantasia Barrino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fantasia-barrino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b5d/fantasia-barrino-11037_music_i-m-staying-busy-focus-you-guys-but-know_2252616.jpg) > [“The only way I survived, the only way I got through it, was by staying busy and keeping my mind, when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/the-only-way-i-survived-the-only-way-i-got-through-it-was-by-staying/) [Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84a/joe-biden-454_psychology_the-only-way-i-survived-the-only-way-i-g_2990718.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/staying-busy/#itemlist", "name": "Staying Busy Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was always into staying busy, into my goals, into making notes and planning. 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