"He who awaits much can expect little."
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"Life, as it is called, is for most of us one long postponement."
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"It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the master work. Now, I'm beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I'm happy at least that I didn't wait twenty years."
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"Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all."
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"Procrastination is not the problem. It is the solution. Procrastinate now, don’t put it off."
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"Procrastination isn't the problem. It's the solution. It's the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast."
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"What is the definition of procrastination? It means: I can feel within my Energy sensor that this action is not in perfect alignment at this time."
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"Winding up unfinished business with another person can give you a great burst of positive energy."
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"Procrastination is also a subtle act of corruption – it corrupts valuable time"
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"Every thing in human character goes to wreck, under the reign of procrastination, while prompt action gives to all things a corresponding and proportional life and energy."
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"The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought to awaken every man to the active prosecution of whatever he is desirous to perform. It is true, that no diligence can ascertain success; death may intercept the swiftest career; but he who is cut off in the execution of an honest undertaking has at least the honour of falling in his rank, and has fought the battle, though he missed the victory."
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"If you do not act on a suggestion at first, you grow dull to its message."
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"The most life destroying word of all is the word tomorrow."
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"The scholar's greatest weakness: calling procrastination research."
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"Procrastination is the soul rebelling against entrapment."
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"In the conduct of almost every affair slowness and procrastination are hateful"
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"Despair and postponement are cowardice and defeat. Men were born to succeed, not to fail."
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"I think the worst and most insidious procrastination for me is research. I will be looking for some bit of fact or figure to include in the novel, and before I know, I've wasted an entire morning delving into that subject matter without a word written."
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"If the mass of people hesitate to act, strike with swiftly and with boldness, the brave heart that understands and seizes opportunity can everything."
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"The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things."
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