Peter Drucker Quotes

Follow effective action with quiet reflection.

We all need to get the balance right between action and reflection. With so many distractions, it is easy to forget to pause and take stock.

I don't choose to analyze what I have done and I think that is the right choice, because then I won't be spending my time creating.

My goal is to get quieter as I get older.

If there is time to reflect, slowing down is likely to be a good idea.

Action and contemplation are very close companions; they live together in one house on equal terms. Martha and Mary are sisters.

I think it's always important to reflect anyway, no matter what age you're approaching or what milestone is in front of you. Reflection should be almost a daily thing if possible.

There is one art of which people should be masters - the art of reflection.

I think everybody at some point - especially if they've been working their whole lives - should take time out and think about what they've done.

I happen to be pretty productive when I am in jail. When you are in jail, you have to spend more time with yourself.

I caught up on a lot of just domestic normal everyday stuff, and grew up a lot, and went to therapy, and did a lot of contemplating and figuring things out. I needed to just strip everything away and figure out who I am and get to know myself, as cheesy as that sounds.

Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it cook inside.

Meditation is the life of the soul: Action, the soul of meditation; and honor the reward of action.

I resolved to start journaling every day, and so far I've been journaling every day, and it's been great.

All of our great traditions, religious, contemplative and artistic, say that you must a learn how to be alone - and have a relationship with silence. It is difficult, but it can start with just the tiniest quiet moment.

I have to be self-conscious of what I'm trying to do with my life.

I just like to be alone sometimes and think.

I lay back and see how I can do things the right way.

Before I go to bed, sometimes I'll just sit outside and philosophically assess the day.

It's very important for people to know what gives them meaning. But it's hard for people to figure out if you're not connecting with yourself and taking the time to just be introspective and daydream.

Change comes from reflection.

Before you go to bed, write down three 'gratefuls' for the day and three 'did wells' (they can even include something as simple as doing the laundry)-the results can be amazing!

Quiet time and solitude are vital to helping me keep perspective. I consider myself fortunate to have so much quiet built into my profession. I spend long hours by myself at my easel. And while I work, I think-of the future, of my loved ones, of God's goodness and the many exciting opportunities that surround me. I ponder the challenges I face, the needs of others, the direction my life is going.

What I dislike least in my former self are the moments of prayer.