Task Quotes

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The writer is one who, embarking upon a task, does not know what to do... Writing is a process of dealing with not-knowing, a forcing… — Donald Barthelme
Some days, 24 hours is too much to stay put in, so I take the day hour by hour, moment by moment. I break the… — Regina Brett
Distractions are everywhere. And with the always-on technologies of today, they take a heavy toll on productivity. One study found that office distractions eat an… — David Rock
To be extremely happy but extremely intelligent is a task of being optimistic without being cheesy. — Criss Jami
Good intentions but bad results; bad results but lessons learned. There is a dark corner on every task beautiful and a beautiful corner on every… — Criss Jami
I focus on the moment and move from task to task. — Tyler Seguin
A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all. — John F. Kennedy
Members of the Congress, the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress. We are all trustees for the American people, custodians… — John F. Kennedy
Our main agenda is to have all guns banned of course. We must use whatever means possible. It doesn't matter if you have to distort… — Sarah Brady
Like a blind spinner in the sun,I tread my days:I know that all the threads will runAppointed ways.I know each day will bring its task,And… — Helen Hunt Jackson
I want the seals of power and place, the ensigns of command, charged by the people's unbought grace, to rule my native land. Nor crown,… — John Quincy Adams
It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its behalf. — Blaise Pascal
You can be deeply non-serious and still focused, disciplined, and on task. — Jeff VanderMeer
Since - in my belief system - we each get only one go-round here on planet Earth, it is the task of the writer to… — Merrill Markoe
Devout believers are safeguarded in a high degree against the risk of certain neurotic illnesses; their acceptance of the universal neurosis spares them the task… — Anatole France
I believe that Catholics involved in politics carry the values of their religion within them, but have the mature awareness and expertise to implement them.… — Pope Francis
Everyone has his own specific vocation or mission in life; everyone must carry out a concrete assignment that demands fulfillment. Therein he cannot be replaced,… — Viktor E. Frankl
But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to… — Morgan Freeman
The task we must set for ourselves is not to feel secure, but to be able to tolerate insecurity. — Erich Fromm
Man's main task in life is to give birth to himself, to become what he potentially is. The most important product of his effort is… — Erich Fromm

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