Quotes about Productivity
A human being must have occupation if he or she is not to become a nuisance to the world.
— Dorothy Sayers
The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend.
— Aesop
Don't waste life in doubts and fears; spend yourself on the work before you, well assured that the right performance of this hour's duties will be the best preparation for the hours and ages that will follow it.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
That man is idle who can do something better.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Perhaps man is the only being that can properly be called idle.
— Samuel Johnson
To rise at six, to dine at ten, To sup at six, to sleep at ten, Makes a man live for ten times ten.
— Victor Hugo
We try to pay a man what he is worth and we are not inclined to keep a man who is not worth more than the minimum wage.
— Henry Ford
If there's a job to be done, I always ask the busiest man in my parish to take it on and it gets done.
— Henry Ward Beecher
Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.
— Zig Ziglar
Rise early, that by habit it may become familiar, agreeable, healthy, and profitable.
— George Washington
The more you discipline yourself to use your time well, the happier you will feel and the better will be the quality of your life in every area.
— Brian Tracy
Do first things first, and second things not at all.
— Peter Drucker