Perhaps it would be a good idea, fantastic as it sounds, to muffle every telephone, stop every motor, and halt all activity for an hour some day, to give people a chance to ponder for a few minutes on what it is all about, why they are living and what they really want. James Truslow [...]
Take care of the minutes, for the hours will take care of themselves. Lord Chesterfield
In the absence of clearly defined goals, we are forced to concentrate on activity and ultimately become enslaved by it. Chuck Coonradt
He who every morning plans the transaction of the day and follows out that plan carries a thread that will guide him through the labyrinth of the most busy life… But where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incidents, chaos will soon reign. Victor Hugo
Time is really the only capital that any human being has, and the only thing he can’t afford to lose. Thomas Edison
Great historical movements are never begun for the attainment of remote and imperfectly comprehended ends. They demand something concrete to work for; they need clearly defined, particular aims. J.L. JarAs
That some good can be derived from every event is a better proposition than that everything happens for the best, which it assuredly does not. Edward Abbey
The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains. Marcel Proust
We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there. Charles F. Kettering
No man is so methodical as a complete idler, and none so scrupulous in measuring out his time as he whose time is worth nothing. Washington Irving
