Quotes about Productivity

Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.

The secret of Washington's ability to accomplish so much was his mastery of time management. Consider his statements on time. "What to me is more valuable, my time, that I most regard," he wrote to James McHenry, September 14, 1799. Similarly, he wrote to James Anderson on December 10, 1799, "… time, which is of more importance than is generally imagined.

There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.

It's like a government agency that really works.

I'm convinced God calls each of us to use whatever talents, skills, and gifts he endows us with to draw others toward him. To me, the differentiation of spiritual gifts implies that each Christian will "evangelize" (convey the good news to others) in a different but nonetheless productive way. In this context, every Christian is gifted for evangelism, but each Christian's manner of expressing that gift will be unique.

I've heard it said, "If the Devil can't make us really bad, then he'll try to make us really busy.

Limited Resources + Increasing Passion = Exponential Innovation

You don't believe He knows what's best for you: that rest will make you more productive and more spiritually healthy.

We don't need more time. We need to use the time we already have differently.

Today I get to experience God's strength when I am weak. He gives me everything I need to do what he's called me to do. Rather than a busy, bad day, I'm going to have a positive, productive one.

I now spend my time solely on those activities that only I can do, and even then only on those activities that have the highest return. These

Most people overestimate what they can do in a month and underestimate what they can do in an hour.