Deadlines Quotes

87 quotes by 79 authors

Publishing is, by its nature, about deadlines, and deadlines are toxic. — Jan Karon
Also, I need deadlines, just like everybody else, especially coming from magazines, newspapers, and stuff like that. I need daily or weekly deadlines to get… — Dave Eggers
There are people who literally cannot start a project until the deadline is four hours away, even if it's a big one. And those people… — Robert Pozen
Publishers give you deadlines for those last phases of production that are perfectly comfortable for them. So, to whatever extent I can, I like to… — Charles Frazier
There is no doubt that directing television has helped hone my directing skills. What television teaches you is to be efficient and to think on… — Emilio Estevez
I wish I could set deadlines for the Congress, but that's just not the way the Constitution is written. — Robert M. Gates
Our actions today will protect children from the adverse effects of exposure to pesticides commonly used on foods. The agency also is on schedule to… — Carol Browner
Red lights, green lights, stop and go jive. Headlines, deadlines, jamming your mind. — Billy Squier
As for a fashion designer, you have those very precise deadlines to keep so you have to renew yourself constantly every three or six months.… — Gaspard Ulliel
I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up. — Julian Fellowes
The deadlines are much, much longer with books. When I was a reporter, a lot of times I'd come in at 8:30 a.m., get an… — Margaret Haddix
When you are overworked and exhausted, there is a sense of kind of delirium and that's why I think architects do all-nighters and they kind… — Zaha Hadid
Dreams don't have deadlines. I'm thinking of doing bigger and better things and having more fun with it. — LL Cool J
Without deadlines and restrictions I just tend to become preoccupied with other things. — Val Kilmer
I'm quite good at multitasking, but I have to do things immediately. I have a book where I write things down: major topics, deadlines, things… — Heidi Klum
There are thousands of grant programs and every program has different requirements and deadlines. — Matthew Lesko
Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like… — Harvey Mackay
Deadlines are meant to be broken. And I just keep breaking them. — Sarah McLachlan
Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not… — Harold Prince
Deadlines refine the mind. They remove variables like exotic materials and processes that take too long. The closer the deadline, the more likely you'll start… — Adam Savage

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