Frank Gehry Quotes

I made a cold calculation that I wasn’t going to waste time on a futile struggle.

Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.

It is not true that people who accomplish things don't waste time and that people who waste time don't accomplish things. The very concept is ill-informed. You can't waste time and you can't save time; you can only choose what you do at any given moment.

Things not worth doing are not worth doing well.

We all have many opportunities, but limited capacity to pursue them. Make choices, focus your time and energy, so that you can submit your share of masterpieces to the greater good.

You spend your time like you spend money. You can waste it or invest it.

Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.

Did you know there's a difference between being busy and being fruitful? Did you ever stop to think that just being busy - running around in circles all day but not accomplishing anything - is the same as wasting your time? It's frustrating to expend so much energy and time and not have any fruit from your effort!

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

Three hours of focused time on the projects that will really add value and uplift your career are so much better than 10 hours where you are constantly being interrupted and taken off your focus.

I was the type of person that would show a PowerPoint presentation about why I should do something versus crying and screaming over it.

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

The bottom line is, when people are crystal clear about the most important priorities of the organization and team they work with and prioritized their work around those top priorities, not only are they many times more productive, they discover they have the time they need to have a whole life.

I either delegate something, I dump it, or I deal with it.

When action grows unprofitable, gather information; when information grows unprofitable, sleep.

Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.

Being nervous is a waste of time.

Decisiveness is the best way to get things done.

We need to have fewer meetings, not more—as we have to have time to put into effect some of the things we decide in these meetings.

I have been a soldier and a commander for many years and know how to differentiate between things - not to be busy all the time with the most sensitive matters and to give everything its due attention without having the issues that cause concern to constantly be troubling or worrisome.

You can make more money - you can buy a new body - but you can't buy time. If you are wasting it, make different choices. Don't wait.

I do not make decisions based on emotion, because it is my career and I would like to be more practical when it comes to career.

I make a habit of asking myself, 'Is there purpose to this meeting or conversation? Do I want to build a relationship with this person or company? Is there purpose behind this meeting that aligns with my life and business strategy?' If the answer is 'No,' then I pass every time.