Delay Quotes

378 quotes by 320 authors

Change your life today. Don't gamble on the future, act now, without delay. — Simone de Beauvoir
All UK nuclear power stations should be shut down without delay. — James Buchan
Delay always breeds danger; and to protract a great design is often to ruin it. — Miguel de Cervantes
The advantage of love at first sight is that it delays a second sight. — Natalie Clifford Barney
If a given scientist had not made a given discovery, someone else would have done so a little later. Johann Mendel dies unknown after having… — Jean Rostand
Delay not to seize the hour! — Aeschylus
By one delay after another they spin out their whole lives, till there's no more future left for them. — Roger L'Estrange
In delay there lies no plenty. — William Shakespeare
Slaying the dragon of delay is no sport for the short-winded. — Sandra Day O'Connor
Delay leads impotent and snail-paced beggary. — William Shakespeare
It is said that one should not hesitate to correct himself when he has made a mistake. If he corrects himself without the least bit… — Yamamoto Tsunetomo
A 2002 Oxford study showed counting sheep actually delays the onset of sleep. It's just too dull to stop us from worrying about jobs and… — A. J. Jacobs
For the world order to be one of peace and justice, for the global village to be a theater of right livelihood, it is imperative… — Agnivesh
Thus, though I have heard of successful military operations that were clumsy but swift, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. — Sun Tzu
Peace is no mere matter of men fighting or not fighting. Peace, to have meaning for many who have known only suffering in both peace… — Ralph Bunche
Circumstances may cause interruptions and delays, but never lose sight of your goal. Prepare yourself in every way you can by increasing your knowledge and… — Mario Andretti
God does not delay to hear our prayers because He has no mind to give; but that, by enlarging our desires, He may give us… — Anselm of Canterbury
One today is worth two tomorrows. Lost time is never found again. Time is money. Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for… — Benjamin Franklin
The best cure for anger is delay. — Seneca the Younger
People say there's delays on flights. Delays, really? New York to California in five hours, that used to take 30 years, a bunch of people… — Louis C. K.

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