Time Management Quotes

A key point to bear in mind: The value of attentiveness varies in proportion to its object. You're better off not giving the small things more time than they deserve. ~ Marcus Aurelius

Every moment, if properly utilized, has the potential to transcend space and time. ~ Haresh Sippy

Task switching exacts a cost few realize they are even paying. ~ Gary Keller

...Learn to concentrate, to give all your attention to the thing at hand, and then to be able to put it aside and go on to the next thing without confusion.
My husband said that being President of the United States meant that you saw more kinds of people, took up more subjects, and learn more about a variety of things than anyone else. But it required complete concentration on the person you were with and on what he was saying. When that person left the room, you pulled down a shade in your mind, and you were ready, with your attention free, for what the next person had to say. You might have to shift from banking to forestry, but each subject had the attention and concentration it required and each, in turn, was put in the back of the mind, ready to be called upon when needed. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

As we don't live in a perfect world, try to spend 80% of your time doing important but not urgent activities ~ Eddie De Jong

Success requires a focused attention of your time and energy. This is true no matter what you want to achieve – to change the world or simply change apartments. All success stories come down to one person having a focused aim – so focused at times it can look like an obsession. ~ Nigel Cumberland

Things rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck because what "doing" would look like, and where it happens, hasn't been decided. In ~ David Allen

Time management requires self-discipline, self-mastery and self-control more than anything else. ~ Brian Tracy

Getting things done is not always about managing time; It is about finding that magical time of the day when you work at your best level ~ Vivek Naik

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

I think time management as a label encourages people to view each 24-hour period as a slot in which they should pack as much as possible. ~ Tim Ferriss

There are far too many people that waste their time telling themselves that they don't have enough time. ~ Daniel Willey

Management by objective works - if you know the objectives. Ninety percent of the time you don't. ~ Peter Drucker

Time used to do irrelevancies can be channeled into something productive instead ~ Sunday Adelaja

You basically get paid according to the amount of time you invest. ~ Yohann Dafeu

If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors. ~ Elizabeth Grace Saunders

You can easily have more time available in your life to do what is important to you ~ Eddie De Jong

Your daily actions should be productive ~ Sunday Adelaja

The secret of success in life is time rightly used. ~ Swami Sivananda Saraswati

The truly free man is he who can decline a dinner invitation without giving an excuse. ~ Jules Renard

In most things success depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. ~ Charles De Montesquieu

Your greatest asset is your earning ability. Your greatest resource is your time. ~ Brian Tracy

Time Progression: Wasting >>Spending >> Managing >> Investing ~ Elizabeth Grace Saunders

Think with awe on the slow and quiet power of time. ~ Friedrich Schiller

How often do you find yourself saying, "In a minute", "I'll get to it" or "Tomorrow's good enough" and every other possible excuse in the book? Compare it with how often you decide it's got to be done, so let's get on and do it! That should tell you just how serious your procrastinating problem really is. ~ Stephen Richards

Let no body lie you that there is a future other than a moment you are able to walk and talk. ~ Auliq Ice

The illusion, as ego suggests, is that it's about time - mechanical mind; it is not. It is, however, all about conscious space - something [the] soul has always known. ~ T.F. Hodge

Time is one thing that can never be retrieved. One may lose and regain friends. One may lose and regain money. Opportunity, once spurned, may come again. But the hours that are lost in idleness can never be brought back to be used in gainful pursuits ~ Winston Churchill

This is the key to time management - to see the value of every moment. ~ Menachem Mendel Schneerson

L can't manage time.But I can control my 24 hours to be valuable ~ Mohammed Sekouty

The purpose of time management and getting more done in less time is to enable you to spend more face time with the people you care about and doing the things that give you the greatest amount of joy in life. ~ Brian Tracy

Time is not measured by the passing of yaers but by what one does, what one feels, and what one achieves. ~ Jawaharlal Nehru

Burnout occurs when your body and mind can no longer keep up with the tasks you demand of them. Don't try to force yourself to do the impossible. Delegate time for important tasks, but always be sure to leave time for relaxation and reflection. ~ Del Suggs

Many people get visited by the Lord in a given time but lack the wisdom to navigate in it. ~ Paul Gitwaza

Anytime I'm not reading my Bible or praying, I feel like I'm wasting my time. [Mark's brother-in-law, Matt ________, speaking] ~ Mark Batterson

the real essence of our lifetime lies in the time of our lives ~ Ernest Agyemang Yeboah

If you don't write when you don't have time for it, you won't write when you do have time for it. ~ Katerina Stoykova Klemer

There is no such thing as time management. There is only the mindset that optimally manages the self and its actions. ~ Tony Dovale

Love is not a purpose, it's a paradox; it's not an end-goal, it's an auxiliary fuel source to help get there. ~ A.J. Darkholme

The longest day must have its close - the gloomiest night will wear on to a morning. An eternal, inexorable lapse of moments is ever hurrying the day of the evil to an eternal night, and the night of the just to an eternal day. ~ Harriet Beecher Stowe

Neither can the wave that has passed by be recalled, nor the hour which has passed return again. ~ Ovid

Time is priceless gift. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Not time is the measure of movement but: ... each constant periodic appearance of ideas. ~ John Locke

Time is the moving imago of the unmoving eternity. ~ Plato

Relationships are built on small, consistent deposits of time. You can't cram for what's most important. If you want to connect with your kids, you've got to be available consistently, not randomly. ~ Andy Stanley

To love, we need to be sensitive to those around us, which is impossible if we are racing through life engrossed in all the things we need to do before sunset. In fact, I would go to the extent of saying that a person who is always late will find it difficult to love; he will be in too much of a hurry. ~ Eknath Easwaran

I've actually not read any books on time management. ~ Elon Musk

To know what to do with time is to convert a day ~ Sunday Adelaja

Time is the one thing we possess. Our success depends upon the use of our time, and its by-product, the odd moment. ~ Arthur Brisbane

In the real world, nothing happens at the right place at the right time. It is the job of journalists and historians to correct that. ~ Mark Twain

Time should be reproduced and multiplied ~ Sunday Adelaja

Time is the only commodity that is irreplaceable: invest it, share it, spend it...but never waste it. ~ Tracy Sherwood

Nothing is swifter than our years. ~ Ovid

Time is much more valuable than money. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

Divide the infinite future into five-minute blocks, and take them one by one. ~ Lois McMaster Bujold

Before you eat the elephant, make sure you know what parts you want to eat. ~ Todd Stocker

Time is non-renewable. ~ Neeraj Agnihotri

When you're looking for a needle in a haystack, don't afraid to burn the haystack to save yourself from spending half your life picking through strands of straw. ~ A.J. Darkholme

Don't cluster tasks on your way. Some tasks would definitely have to be postponed to the next day. You can't do all things in one day. You can't chase two rabbits at the same time. Both will escape. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

The young will not always be young, the famous will not always be relevant, the outspoken will not always have a voice. Make the most of now. ~ Olarewaju Oladipo

They say "time is money". But I want to say "time makes money". This means time is greater than money. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

Meticulous planning will enable everything a man does to appear spontaneous. ~ Mark Caine

Believe that time is going to help you do what you want. ~ William Morris Hunt

Serious businesses and lenders will tell you that managing your cash flow is one of the most important aspects in the health of any business. Managing you time flow is key to a healthy and successful life, because, Time is equal to Life. The quality of time expenditure is in direct proportion to the quality of life enjoyed. ~ Archibald Marwizi

Sometimes procrastination of one second can shut the door of success ~ Myra Yadav

Time is the devourer of all things. ~ Ovid

He that rises late must trot all day. ~ Benjamin Franklin

There should always be an end game, or else all you are doing is practicing for an opportunity for which you have no idea of what it is or what it will even look like. ~ Carlos Wallace

Each delegated task must be both time-consuming and well-defined. If you're running around like a chicken with its head cut off and assign your VA to do that for you, it doesn't improve the order of the universe. ~ Timothy Ferriss

Effective life management isn't about finding more time to fill; it's about recognizing you don't have to do anything you do not choose to do. Hiding a choice behind a "have to" is irresponsible. Everything filling the white space in your life is there because you chose to put it there. We always have the power to say, "No." We just need to be ready to live with the consequences. ~ Joe Jordan

If societies change and progress at a low pace, why the need for so much rush and neglecting of what really matters in our daily lives? Slow down and enjoy life... Because it is certainly and unexpectedly short... ~ Rodolfo Peon

Until you fight the battle against time, you won't know how best to manage your time ~ Sunday Adelaja

There's no such thing as 'not enough time' out here in the woods. I don't even have a watch. Time is my own, categorised as nothing more than 'morning, afternoon, evening and night'. ~ Fennel Hudson

Time brings all things to pass. ~ Aeschylus

Teaching 23-year-olds in an MBA programme strikes me as largely a waste of time. They lack the background of experience. You can teach them skills - accounting and what have you - but you can't teach them management. ~ Peter Drucker

Don't let your phone calls, online chats, and other trivial activities manage you. You have to manage them because they don't have the dreams to fulfill; you have the dreams. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

It's really great fun to go someplace where there are no timesaving devices because, when you do, you find that you have lots of time. Elsewhere, you're too busy working to pay for machines to save you time so you won't have to work so hard. ~ Benjamin Hoff

Most of the stress people experience comes from inappropriately managed commitments they make or accept. Even ~ David Allen

Some only learn the value of time when it's too late! ~ Stephen Richards

The obvious matters are more imperceptible today. ~ Pawan Mishra

You may need an additional money to make things happen and have it, but you can have an additional time anywhere. Value your time; as you wait, it is passing! ~ Israelmore Ayivor

Fast car ... You can drive anywhere in just a few minutes and time becomes just another thing we take advantage of never appreciating each moment that passes as a blessing from God. ~ Sarah Price

Time corrodes beings both physically and mentally. ~ Syed Basit Naqvi

I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. ~ Golda Meir

every minute spent on good sleep, it was well spent; unless you are sleeping outside under the stars ~ Rodolfo Peon

To waste time is to become wasted ~ Sunday Adelaja

When I am getting ready to reason with a man, I spend one-third of my time thinking about myself and what I am going to say and two-thirds about him and what he is going to say. ~ Abraham Lincoln

When the evening comes, prepare yourself for the morrow ~Donald Pillai ~ Donald Pillai

I've never yet run out of ideas what to write about ... only out of time to write it in. ~ Rayne Hall

Manage your time and life. ~ Lailah Gifty Akita

You are not your grade; you are better than that. Grades are indicators of time management and a rate of success. ~ Anonymous

You've got to know what you want. This is central to acting on your intentions. When you know what you want, you realize that all there is left then is time management. You'll manage your time to achieve your goals because you clearly know what you're trying to achieve in your life. ~ Patch Adams

A few fat files are better than a lot of thin ones. ~ Ed Bliss

TIME: Today Is My Everything ~ Richie Norton

The secret to your future is hidden in your daily routine. You have to be self - disciplined to spend your time wisely. ~ Michelle Moore

It is always easier to deal with things than with men, and no one can direct his life entirely as he would choose. -Wilbur Wright, 1911 ~ David McCullough

Time utilization and effectiveness is a major marker for success ~ Sunday Adelaja

Take time to regularly assess how you spend your time. Be ready to make changes that suit the goals pursue at a particular time. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

If you are not hungry for success, you will not make the best use of your time. It is simple and clear. People who are truly hungry for food never play with a meal when they see it. ~ Israelmore Ayivor

Time is the rider that breaks youth. ~ George Herbert