Delaying Quotes

33 quotes by 31 authors

Delaying gratification is a process of scheduling the pain and pleasure of life in such a way as to enhance the pleasure by meeting and… — M. Scott Peck
Our job is improving the quality of life, not just delaying death. — Robin Williams
But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker... it would stop the radical… — Jim DeMint
You're only delaying the inevitable. I have the Tacitus. I am invincible. The Tacitus told me of Tiberium missiles, of invulnerable flying ships, of real-time… — Kane
Raising the traditional and early retirement ages will mean extending workers' taxable earning years, fueling economic growth and putting a dent in our unfunded-liabilities crisis… — Michelle Malkin
A Winner's Blueprint for Achievement BELIEVE while others are doubting. PLAN while others are playing. STUDY while others are sleeping. DECIDE while others are delaying.… — William Arthur Ward
Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort — Daniel Goleman
You can count on the fingers of one hand the times a B sample has not confirmed the result of the A sample. It's almost… — Dick Pound
For the perfect accomplishment of any art, you must get this feeling of the eternal present into your bones - for it is the secret… — Alan Watts
I think [the death penalty is] very expensive, and the delays are inordinate, delaying closure for the victims' families. — Rob McKenna
It appears to be a re-run of a bad movie. [Iraqi President Saddam Hussein] is delaying. He's deceiving. He's asking for time. He's playing hide-and-seek… — George W. Bush
There is no night life in Spain. They stay up late but they get up late. That is not night life. That is delaying the… — Ernest Hemingway
No physical quantity can continue to change exponentially forever. Your job is delaying forever. — Gordon Moore
Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present. — Alan Watts
What would be the difference if we retreated and let the French and Germans make decisions for the world? We tried that twice in the… — Tammy Bruce
Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions. — Antony Jay
The heaviest burden that one has to bear in this life is the burden of delaying too long before putting the fruit in the Jell-O… — Harold B. Lee
Whether they run a record company or a grocery store, every boss will tell you you're in big trouble if you're borrowing more than you… — Simon Cowell
Delaying a meal brings about symptoms most people call "hunger." These symptoms include abdominal cramping, weakness, and feeling ill-the same as during drug withdrawal. This… — Joel Fuhrman
...a choice had to be made when your husband said something unkind. Specifically: be cruel, be strong, or sulk. 'Be cruel' by saying an unkind… — Jaclyn Moriarty

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