Procrastinators have a tendency to need a lot more motivation than other people. They tend to be lazy and pleasure seekers. Many times procrastinators do not find any motivation whatsoever to complete work, they have a tendency to never get anything done. Procrastinators always need some words of wisdom from those who have accomplished something in their life to see things differently, instead of always thinking it’ll get done tomorrow or the next day.
Here are some quotes about procrastination that can brighten anyone’s day and motivate them to do the best work that they possibly can.
“Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried.”
- Author Unknown
“You may delay, but time will not.”
- Benjamin Franklin
“In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. Worst thing you can do is nothing.”
- Theodore Roosevelt
“The greatest amount of wasted time is the time not getting started.”
- Dawson Trotman
“Procrastination is the thief of time.”
- Edward Young
“Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday.”
- Don Marquis
“You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
“Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.”
- Will Rogers
“Procrastination is the fear of success stop people procrastinate because they are afraid of the success that they know will result if they move ahead now to stop because success is heavy, carries responsibility with it, it is much easier to procrastinate and live on the someday I’ll philosophy”
- Dennis Waitley
“The leading tool for the lawyer, as for the men of every other calling, his diligence. Leave nothing for tomorrow which can be done today.
- Abraham Lincoln
“I don’t wait for moods, you accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”
- Pearl S. Buck
“How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.”
- Fred Brooks
These quotes are meant to simply inspire the productive person inside all of us, these quotes are much better then having a procrastinator come up with their own quotes. Such as “if anything is worth doing, it would have been done already.” That is not a procrastination quote that should be followed by anyone. By starting and completing work on time you will have a much better outlook on life and you will feel much better about yourself, and that is very important. Post these quotes around your workspace so you get a better picture of should be doing if you are procrastinating.