Busy Quotes

1887 Busy quotes by 1355 unique authors

If the level and amount of consumption and waste of the western rich countries ever reaches the poor countries, it will mean the end of… — Robert Muller
To cherish and stimulate the activity of the human mind, by multiplying the objects of enterprise, is not among the least considerable of the expedients,… — Alexander Hamilton
Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should, they never get around to do what they want… — Kathleen Winsor
George Bernard Shaw was right. He summed it all up when he said: "The secret of being miserable is to have the leisure to bother… — Dale Carnegie
Everyone has ideas. They may be too busy or lack the confidence or technical ability to carry them out. But I want to carry them… — James Dyson
Am I Getting Lazy? Am I Too Busy? Am I Becoming Arrogant? Am I Getting Timid? If you answer 'yes' to any one of these… — Roger von Oech
As peace is the end of war, so to be idle is the ultimate purpose of the busy. — Samuel Johnson
Most people want nothing to happen. That is the problem with governments these days. They want to do things all the time; they are always… — Alexander McCall Smith
The Jungian therapist taught me the difference between the ego and the shadow. I realized I'd been so busy being a good girl that I'd… — Sue Grafton
Solitude. It is way underrated in our world of writing. We stay busy. We act busy. We thrive on busy. The truth is there is… — Bonnie Baker
... you looked around and saw everybody either married or busy and happy and thinking and being creative, and you felt scared, sick, lethargic, worst… — Sylvia Plath
When you are insane, you are busy being insane-all the time ... when I was crazy, that was all I was. — Sylvia Plath
I'm try[ing] to catch up on my work and you know I keep my eyes on the road, but I'm a busy man. — Rob Ford
Not completely, but neither of us gets mad when the other doesn't text back or call. Life's super-busy. Obviously you know what they're doing, and… — Jennifer Lawrence
You better get busy living, because dying's a pain in the ass. — Frank Sinatra
I have a very busy head. I have inside voices that I have learned to contain. — Tom Hardy
I don't like lying around on the beach. I like to be busy. — Carrie Preston
I was so busy fighting and so busy trying to keep everything above water that I didn't realize I was spiraling downward with nowhere to… — Lorraine Bracco
A busy schedule can be difficult, but I have the best husband on the planet. He supports my endeavors, and we work as a team. — Jane Leeves
I don't think the Hollywood community is interested in what I can do. That's all right. I've never looked for a job in my life,… — Mercedes McCambridge
I'm too busy playing. When I'm playing I don't pay attention to who's listening. When I was listening I listened to symphony orchestras, Beethoven, Bach,… — Charles Mingus
Getting close to books, and spending time by myself, I was obliged to think about things I would never have thought about if I was… — Shelby Foote
I love New York City. Everyone is busy with their own lives - and no one is interested in some Hollywood celebrity walking past in… — James Van Der Beek
On tour, you never have a home, you don`t get used to anything, and you`re always super busy. — Travis Barker
I'm so busy trying to be other people. You start acting just as soon as you walk into the door of that casting office. You… — Clifton Collins, Jr.

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