Procrastinator Quotes

Only an obsessional procrastinator would cry, 'Let's run for our lives, but not till Wednesday afternoon.' Back ~ John Cleese

I wonder if I would have been capable of producing anything if I worked in a more conventional way with a prewritten script, because I'm of the procrastinator class. ~ Mike Leigh

I am by turns a petulant adolescent and a mature man, a melancholy loner and a wit telling actors their trade. I cannot decide whether I'm a philosopher or a moping teenager, a poet or a murderer, a procrastinator or a man of action. I might be truly mad or sane pretending to be mad or even mad pretending to be sane. ~ Jasper Fforde

It is easier to resist at the beginning than at the end. ~ Leonardo Da Vinci

The fantasy of doing a task perfectly is common with procrastinators; they set the bar for success very high. Then they are afraid to approach it. As the deadline approaches, they must set the bar lower. ~ John Perry

While procrastinating is not a flaw, being a structured procrastinator is actually one way of being pretty productive. ~ John Perry

I'm a terrible procrastinator. ~ Damien Chazelle

I think of myself as something of a connoisseur of procrastination, creative and dogged in my approach to not getting things done. ~ Susan Orlean

I had a terrible fight with my wife on New Year's Eve. She called me a procrastinator. So I finished addressing the Christmas cards and left. ~ Robert Orben

In high school, I was the biggest procrastinator in the world. ~ Kristin Kreuk

You made delay, but time will not, and lost time is never found again. ~ Benjamin Franklin

Mother told me once that some Westonians privately criticised Dad for retreating so soon. They apparently felt it would have been more dignified to have waited a week or so before running away. I think this view misses the essential point of running away, which is to do it the moment the idea has occurred to you. Only an obsessional procrastinator would cry, Let's run for our lives, but not till Wednesday afternoon. ~ John Cleese

The procrastinator is not only indolent and weak, but commonly, false, too; most of the weak are false. ~ Johann Kaspar Lavater

Dear Procrastinator: Taking action in and of itself is not difficult, but is in fact satisfying and is usually followed by a sense of pride & accomplishment. However, it is THINKING about the action that you should be taking and NOT taking it that's difficult, as it leaves you feeling guilty and unsatisfied. THE SOLUTION: Stop thinking and take action NOW. ~ Hal Elrod

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal, while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before ~ Herodotus

I was a good student, but I was the biggest procrastinator. ~ Shelley Hennig

Do or don't, there is no don. Don is an honor not bestowed on any procrastinator, not even a professor at Oxford. ~ Jarod Kintz

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill. ~ Christopher Parker

Success doesn't come to procrastinators, but only to men of action ~ Topsy Gift

Procrasdemon makes you waste your time on things that do not add value to your life. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

You actually do not know your true potential unless you are liberated from the Procrasdemon. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

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I love the late Japanese psychotherapist Shoma Morita's advice to stop trying to fix yourself and start living instead: "Give up on yourself. Begin taking action now, while being neurotic or imperfect, or a procrastinator, or unhealthy, or lazy, or any other label by which you inaccurately describe yourself. Go ahead and be the best imperfect person you can be and get started on those things you want to accomplish before you die. ~ Shoma Morita

Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday ~ Don Marquis

I'm a terrible procrastinator. When we go to the airport, if they're not literally closing the door behind my sweaty, hyperventilating body, I feel I've been there too long. ~ Greg Kinnear

If you work without being distracted, you can do so much in one hour. Something that is not even achievable in a month, especially if you are not living with a Procrasdemon – a blood curdling time-wasting machine. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

A procrastinator is a thief of his or her own time. ~ Jhoon Goo Rhee

Forward thinkers create a plan, focus on the plan, and execute the plan. Procrastinators just talk about the plan, get distracted with the minor things and postpone the plan. - We don't need time management, we need life management with purpose. ~ Farshad Asl

The problem is I am both a procrastinator and a power junkie, so I am very frustrating to work with. ~ Alton Brown

I am a great procrastinator. When the writing is going really well, the laundry piles up. ~ Dana Spiotta

One general, Fabius Maximus was nicknamed Cunctator, "the Procrastinator." He drove Hannibal, who had an obvious military superiority, crazy by avoiding and delaying engagement. ~ Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Whatever happens, do not let waiting become procrastination. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

My friend Winnie is a procrastinator. He didn't get his birth mark til he was eight years old. ~ Steven Wright

Dad was that one person who, no matter what he did in life, he just took it by storm, and he was so passionate and just really lived in the moment. Whatever the opposite of a procrastinator is, that was him ... and I think I kind of inherited a little bit of that. ~ Bindi Irwin

Average employee: Not too bright. Exceptionally well qualified: Made no major blunders yet. Character above reproach: Still one step ahead of the law. Zealous attitude: Opinionated. Quick-thinking: Offers plausible excuses. Careful thinker: Won't make a decision. Takes pride in work: Conceited. Forceful: Argumentative. Aggressive: Obnoxious. A keen analyst: Thoroughly confused. Conscientious: Scared. Meticulous attention to detail: A nitpicker. Has leadership qualities: Is tall or has a loud voice. Strong principles: Stubborn Career-minded: Backstabber Coming along well: About to be let go. Independent worker: Nobody knows what he/she does. Forward-thinking: Procrastinator. Loyal: Can't get a job anywhere else. ~ Samuel A. Culbert

The procrastinator dreads beginning, the workaholic, ending. ~ James Richardson

The Procrastinator has the opposite problem. He can't selectively focus his attention and might endure frequent accusations about his laziness. In truth, he's so distracted by stimuli that he can't figure out where or how to get started. Sounds, smells, sights and the random wanderings of his thoughts continually vie for his attention. ~ Kate Kelly

Happy soul and a hardcore procrastinator seeking truth. ~ Pallav Gautam