Time Management Quotes

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. William Penn

The common man is not concerned about the passage of time, the man of talent is driven by it. Arthur Shopenhauer

It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau

The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. Stephen R. Covey

Those who make the worst of their time most complain about its shortness. Jean De La Bruyere

There is nothing less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all. Peter Drucker

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. Lee Iacocca

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing. Thomas Jefferson

Make use of time, let not advantage slip. William Shakespeare

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln

He who every morning plans the transactions of that day and follows that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life. Victor Hugo

A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin

How did it get so late so soon? Dr. Seuss

Lost time is never found again. Benjamin Franklin

The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time. Abraham Lincoln

He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through the maze of the most busy life. But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidence, chaos will soon reign. Victor Hugo

The way we measure productivity is flawed. People checking their BlackBerry over dinner is not the measure of productivity. Timothy Ferriss

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days. Zig Ziglar

If you spend too much time thinking about a thing, you'll never get it done. Bruce Lee

Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning. Winston Churchill

Time is the most valuable coin in your life. You and you alone will determine how that coin will be spent. Be careful that you do not let other people spend it for you. Carl Sandburg

Remember that time is money. Benjamin Franklin