Waste Quotes

2808 Waste quotes by 1828 unique authors

I don’t waste time. I move. I finish things. I don’t try and do things to the nth degree. I know what’s important and what’s… — Gail Kelly
The flowers never waste their sweetness on the desert air or, for that matter, on the jungle air. In fact, they waste it only when… — Joseph Wood Krutch
We had two rules growing up in my house: If you're going to take a shower, do it with whomever you're dating so you don't… — Moon Unit Zappa
I have had time to analyze my feelings. I am certain that they are totally neurotic, sexist, silly, and a big waste of time. — Phil Donahue
It is irresponsible for this Congress to not investigate the President's lack of an exit strategy, and the fraud, waste, and abuse of U.S. tax… — Russ Carnahan
The great-at-anything do not set to work because they are inspired, but rather become inspired because they are working. They don't waste time waiting for… — Ernest Newman
I soon became convinced... that all the theorizing would be empty brain exercise and therefore a waste of time unless one first ascertained what the… — Fritz Zwicky
Work kills no one, but worry has killed multitudes… Worry not only saps vitality and wastes energy, but it also seriously affects the quality of… — Orison S. Marden
There is no English equivalent for the French word flâneur. Cassell's dictionary defines flâneur as a stroller, saunterer, drifter but none of these terms seems… — Cornelia Otis Skinner
There is nothing sadder in this world than the waste of human potential. The purpose of evolution is to raise us out of the mud,… — Andrew Schneider
I don't waste money on smart, expensive clothes. — Kirsty Gallacher
A sign of the times: there are no longer any chairs in the bookshops along the embankments. [Noël] France was the last bookseller who provided… — Jules de Goncourt
There are people who are so cautious that they are careful not to waste their fear. — C.J. Langenhoven
Sometimes it may seem to us that there is no purpose in our lives, that going day after day for years to this office or… — Caryll Houselander
The experience you’ve had may be unwanted, may amount to nothing but damage and waste, but experience has substance, is factual, authoritative, lives on in… — A.S.A. Harrison
A mime is a terrible thing to waste. — Marcel Marceau
I have never been able to understand why perfectly sensible people waste time being wittily obscure instead of just saying what they want and going… — Barry Hughart
How strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth. He ruins is present… — Ali ibn Abi Talib
Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need. — Regina Brett
When the storm has passed, put your energy into rebuilding your life, don't waste time looking back. — Leon Brown
Take away grievances from some people and you remove their reasons for living; most of us are nourished by hope, but a considerable minority get… — Sydney J. Harris
Anything less than mad, passionate, extraordinary love is a waste of time. There are too many mediocre things in life to deal with and love… — Tiffanie DeBartolo
Firmness of purpose is one of the most necessary sinews of character, and one of the best instruments of success. Without it, genius wastes its… — Lord Chesterfield
Fifteen years ago I walked out of a production of one of my plays at the RSC because I decided it was a waste of… — Edward Bond
A computer shall not waste your time or require you to do more work than is strictly necessary. — Jef Raskin

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