Classic Quotes

A miscellaneous selection of the words we might wish we had written..

Work

In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but the planning indispensable. Dwight Eisenhower

Do not put off until tomorrow what you cannot put off until the day after tomorrow just as well. Mark Twain

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts the moment you get up and doesn't stop until you get in the office. Robert Frost

It is better to have loathed and lost than never to have loathed at all. James Thurber

Work is the only dirty four-letter word in the language. Abby Hoffmann

Most of the world's troubles seem to come from people who are too busy. Evelyn Waugh

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but why take the chance? Ronald Reagan

Life is ours to be spent not to pay. D H Lawrence

How beautiful it is to do nothing and then rest afterwards. Spanish proverb

Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde

For ‘fast acting relief’ try slowing down. Lily Tomlin

There is no complete happiness without complete idleness. Anton Chekhov  

Sleep, riches and health - To be truly enjoyed must be interrupted.  Jean Richter

I had rather be a failure at something I enjoy than be a success at something I hate. George Burns

Find a job you like and you will never have to work a day in your life.

The more you stretch the truth the easier it should be to see through.

You have to be efficient if you're going to be lazy.

The best labour-saving device is tomorrow.

Hard work

Genius does what it must, and talent does what it can. Edward Bulwer-Lytton

The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary. Vidal Sassoon

Genius begins great works but labour alone finishes them. J Joubert

I don’t know the key to success but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.  Bill Cosby

There are no short cuts to any place worth going. Beverley Sills 

The word impossible is not in my dictionary. Napoleon Bonaparte

Winners never quit and quitters never win . Vince Lombardi

It's a funny thing about life, if you refuse to accept anything but the best you are very often get it.  Somerset Maugham

If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right. Mary Kay Ash

People never notice the work you’ve done, only what you haven't done.

The trouble with life in the fast lane is that you reach your final destination quickly.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is liking what you get. 

The more you practice, the luckier you get.

Age and Experience

An intellectual is a man who takes more words than necessary to tell more than he knows.  Dwight Eisenhower

Experience is the name so many people give to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde

Experience is what you have when you are too old to find a job.

A lucky man learns from other people's mistakes.

A neurotic is the man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the rent.

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