Quotes about Waste
Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine.
— Zephaniah 1:13
“I have cut off the nations; their corner towers are destroyed. I have made their streets deserted with no one to pass through. Their cities are laid waste, with no man, no inhabitant.
— Zephaniah 3:6
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.
— Matthew 12:25
Look, your house is left to you desolate.
— Matthew 23:38
When the disciples saw this, they were indignant and asked, “Why this waste?
— Matthew 26:8
Some of those present, however, expressed their indignation to one another: “Why this waste of perfume?
— Mark 14:4
Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.
— Luke 11:17
I am going to be pretty intolerant of behavior that demonstrates an absence of trust, or a focus on individual ego. I will be encouraging conflict, driving for clear commitments, and expecting all of you to hold each other accountable. I will be calling out bad behavior when I see it, and I'd like to see you doing the same. We don't have time to waste.
— Patrick Lencioni
Anger is a waste of energy. Steam which is used to blow off a safety valve would be better used to drive an engine.
— Winston Churchill
Because in a time of financial crisis like the present, money is what ammunition is to a soldier in a hostile country - don't let's waste our powder.
— Vincent Van Gogh
Time is precious, but we squander it thoughtlessly
— J. Oswald Sanders
What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind. How true that is.
— Dan Quayle