Procrastinating Quotes

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The Great Arizona Desert is full of the bleaching bones of people who waited for me to start something. — Robert Benchley
Occasionally when I'm procrastinating writing, I'll while away the hours on iTunes. You can just keep going forever and find these bands you'd never normally… — Marisha Pessl
One of the things I'm really good at is procrastinating. — Camilla Lackberg
Because if you're trying to write and you have unlimited time, you can procrastinate an unlimited account, but if you have limited time, you rush… — Julia Cameron
Pause and remember - Stop procrastinating! Wishing is wonderful but action is what it takes to make it happen. — Jennifer Young
I procrastinate in spades. In my defence, I also try to have all other distractions solved before I can concentrate on writing. My small theory… — Markus Zusak
Let the ground of all thy religious actions be obedience; examine not why it is commanded, but observe it because it is commanded. True obedience… — Francis Quarles
Your 'frog' should be the most difficult item on your things-to-do list, the one where you're most likely to procrastinate; because, if you eat that… — Brian Tracy
If, because of anxiety and self-doubt, you procrastinate and only think about working, you'll feel more exhausted than if you'd created for hours. — Eric Maisel
For me, writing is 75 percent procrastinating and 25 percent actually sitting down and working. — Zooey Deschanel
Having lost people when they were young, you feel intimately acquainted with mortality, I guess. Though I procrastinate worse than anybody. — Dave Eggers
Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a… — Max Lucado
Apparently, despite my awareness of its pejorative connotation, procrastinating is something I fall victim to quite frequently. I'm not proud of it; I'm just being… — Rachel Nichols
Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure.… — Charles Stanley
Academics, who work for long periods in a self-directed fashion, may be especially prone to putting things off: surveys suggest that the vast majority of… — James Surowiecki
Many aspects of the writing life have changed since I published my first book, in the 1960s. It is more corporate, more driven by profits… — Paul Theroux
I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation. — Bill Watterson
Procrastinate now, don't put it off. — Ellen DeGeneres
Why procrastinate when you can precognitate? — Tom Robbins
There is no tomorrow to remember if we donâ€™t do something today, and to live most fully today, we must do that which is of… — Thomas S. Monson

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