Lisa McMann Quotes

When I have time, I'll be a good girl and do my chores.

I don't do what I love to do a lot of the time.

Letters are the real curse of my existence. I hate to write them: I have to. If I don't, there they are - the great guilty gates barring my way.

It's true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?

My mother has been my mentor in my life. The number one attribute was discipline. To be on time to school, never miss a day at school, and then checking out homework and making sure I was doing it correctly and signing me up for lots of activities, extra tests and classes.

I like to think that as I get older I'm getting better at spending time with people who have qualities that make them worth spending time with.

I don't have a good work ethic. I have a real casual relationship with hours.

Once a year I will clean my room, just because I feel I should.

In high school, you at least have to get up at a reasonable hour and show up at places on time. College, on the other hand, gave me the sense that I could complete major assignments at 2 A.M. without suffering any repercussions, along with the erroneous idea that in real life, things started after one in the afternoon.

I need to complete my homework on time.

Don't judge. I used to buy underwear because I didn't do my laundry.

Some days I wouldn't even go to class. I'd sit in the room and play video games with my friends and eat powdered mashed potatoes.

In my life, there have been a lot of people who weren't there for me, so to now have people counting on me is awesome.

I remember I would always study at the eleventh hour, but still manage to get good marks. I was very active in sports, and I was an extrovert.

I have to make sure I study and do my job.

The guy says, "When you work where I work, by the time you get home, it's late. You've got to have a bite to eat, watch a little TV, relax and get to bed. You can't sit up half the night planning, planning, planning." And he's the same guy who is behind on his car payment!

A day can really slip by when you're deliberately avoiding what you're supposed to do.

I feel guilty just sitting around when I know I can be doing something.

I try to busy myself elsewhere, to arrive late; but I always lose at this game. Whatever I do, I find myself there, with nothing to do, punctual, even ahead of time.

Grovelling is not a substitute for doing your homework.

When we do not do the one thing we ought to do, we have no time for anything else - we are the busiest people in the world.

Not doing things you can do is the whole point of laziness. Not doing something you can't do is just sensible.

The loiterer often imputes delay to his more active friend.

You're kidding," Shane said. "Do you think I want to visit Crazy McTeeth in his lair of insanity?" "No," Claire said, "but I'm pretty sure you won't like it if I go alone when I just kind of promised to be with you. So...?" "Right. I've been missing Nutty McFang anyway." "Stop making up names for him." "What about Count Crackula?" "Just stop.

What I need is a search engine that, no matter what I type in, comes back with GO BACK TO WORK.