Duke Ellington Quotes

I don't need time. What I need is a deadline!

Momentum is a fragile force. Its worst enemy: procrastination. Its best friend: a deadline (think Election Day). Implication no. 1 (and there is no no. 2): Get to work! NOW!

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.

I'm more focused and have a greater sense of challenge, because I constantly feel the weight of time.

Everybody knows the power of deadlines - and we all hate them. But their effectiveness is undeniable.

I have a deadline. I'm glad. I think that will help me get it done.

I mean, I can get things done if I need to, but I can really be completely irresponsible and procrastinate until the very, very, very bitter end. In fact, sometimes I work better under pressure.

A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

I've learned over decades of building that a deadline is a potent tool for problem-solving.

I like to believe I perform better under pressure and at the last minute.

If we didn't have deadlines, we'd stagnate.

I know what I want to get down and I haven't got much time to do it in.

Whatever can be done another day can be done today.

My schedule is always tight. But I like to have the pressure of having to finish doing something; it gives me an added edge.

I'm guessing the stress of having to write for a deadline can be inspiring. Sometimes, pressure is good.

To achieve great things, two things are needed; a plan, and not quite enough time.

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

You don't have any days to spare if you want to improve!

The best thing for my creative process is a deadline.

I love a daily deadline.

Nobody works better under pressure. They just work faster.

Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and then you will not reach it.

Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much.

Deadlines have a lousy name. Call them live-lines instead. That´t what they are.

Be quick, but don't hurry.