George Matthew Adams Quotes

The best preparation for tomorrow is to do today's work superbly well.

I have been very fortunate in worldly matters; many men have worked much harder, and not succeeded half so well; but I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time, no matter how quickly its successor should come upon its heels, which I then formed.

When I am idle and shiftless, my affairs become confused; when I work, I get results ... not great results, but enough to encourage me.

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.

Employ thy time well, if thou meanest to gain leisure.

Devote each day to the object then in time and every evening will find something done.

If you give yourself to your task at once, you won't have to do it twice.

I just think there are enough hours in the day. If you just focus and dedicate yourself and approach each task as it presents itself, you can accomplish a lot.

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

The way to push things through to a finish effectively must be learned.

Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.

The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.

When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.

The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.

To give the best of the day to your work is most important.

If you want to accomplish twice as much, you have to work twice as hard.

I try to list the top three things to get done every day, and I'll be lucky if I hit all three, but it's amazing what that does to keep you on track.

At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be done, put a deadline, and it will get done.

People seem to think if you're successful, then you have some secret. The fact is, you've just managed to work your life a certain way.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

Nothing concerns me other than my time. That is my only concern. I don't pay any attention to the rest. I run after time. If that improves, the gold, silver, etc. will follow.

I maximize every day.

I set some goals: little goals first and then the big ones. I stopped thinking about big achievements.

I finished my dissertation six weeks early. Who does that? As soon as something comes in, I like it to go out.