Bill Bruford Quotes

I hate when people don't keep their word or they are late. Tardiness is a big pet peeve of mine.

Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.

I have a great many shortcomings, but writing for something on time has never bothered me.

The things that got me through grade school are helping me out later in life. It's like, I show up on time. If you buy a ticket to one of my shows, I'll show up. I'll be there. And if it says 10:00, I'll be on stage at 10:00.

I do not keep people waiting. I will always be on time.

I want to get rid of the image that I never turn up on time, because everyone always complains about this habit of mine.

There's no reason, ever, to be late. Or early.

I would say if you are going to party, show up on time to work.

I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to.

All I do, really, is go to work and try to be professional, be on time and be prepared.

Few things tend more to alienate friendship than a want of punctuality in our engagements. I have known the breach of a promise to dine or sup to break up more than one intimacy.

Tell the truth, work hard, and come to dinner on time.

I think probably the one trait that would concern me about brother Bing would be his lack of responsibility.

I'm always professional and turn up on time and do my job.

Good parents are always on time. So are good CEOs.

I came in on time, I was always a professional.

I can never be on time anywhere.

I'm not that guy that blows deadlines anymore.

Sometimes you just don't show up, and in our profession, it's a bad day.

I am not a responsible person.

I just show up and do what I'm supposed to do.

I'm a big follow-through person. Everything I do, and everyone I meet, I follow through with it.

Always late: thus I make you the prisoner of my freedom.

I hate it in friends when they come too late to help.

Be a pro. • Act like a champion. • Respond to adversity; don’t react. • Be on time. Being late means either it’s not important to you or you can’t be relied upon. • Execute. Do what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. Not almost. All the way. Not most of the time. All of the time. • Take ownership. Whatever it takes. No excuses, no explanations.