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Busy Quotes by Henri Nouwen
- Ministers are tempted to join the ranks of those who consider it their primary task to keep other people busy … But our task is…
- Jesus does not respond to our worry-filled way of living by saying that we should not be so busy with worldly affairs. He does not…
- Solitude is very different from a 'time-out' from our busy lives. Solitude is the very ground from which community grows. Whenever we pray alone, study,…
- In our production-oriented society, being busy, having an occupation, has become one of the main ways, if not the main way, of identifying ourselves. Without…
More Busy Quotes
- No matter how busy you are, you must take time to make the other person feel important. — Mary Kay Ash
- Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings. — Jane Austen
- Of all virtues and dignities of the mind, goodness is the greatest, being the character of the Deity; and without it, man… — Francis Bacon
- O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out. — Abu Bakr
- One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism… — Lucille Ball
- If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do. — Lucille Ball
- The age we live in is a busy age; in which knowledge is rapidly advancing towards perfection. — Jeremy Bentham
- I would I could stand on a busy corner, hat in hand, and beg people to throw me all their wasted hours. — Bernard Berenson
- I've been to almost every country in the world, and the most frustrating thing for me has been that my schedule has… — Andrea Bocelli
- Americans are far more remarkable than we give ourselves credit for. We've been so busy damning ourselves for years. We've done it… — Ray Bradbury
- When you have two busy kids running around the house, returning e-mails is a task, let alone surfing the web. — Tom Brady
- I'm always busy, but I'm lazy as well. — Jeff Bridges