Chris Isaak Quotes

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

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

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

I'm not that guy that blows deadlines anymore.

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do.

I never, absolutely never, keep people waiting.

Punctuality is the soul of business.

I enjoy what I do, but I also do it on time because my audience is very pervasive; they're everywhere, and they will constantly remind me if I'm not on time.

When you give someone a commitment to ride their horse, you do it - unless, God forbid, something serious has happened. It would be laziness not to do it.

A lot of people don't think they can count on me, but I've never missed a gig in my life.

I mean, Chris is, I'm sure, a wonderful guy. But in those days he also very, very late. For all appointments and departures and arrivals and sound checks and anything.

If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeting, a flight, an appointment or a date, it's important to ensure you are there when you say you will be there. This may feel like an old-fashioned tip to give, but it has served me well for five decades in business.

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 can't stand being late. I try to be professional. I try not to let people down. But people let me down. That's why I don't rely on anyone to call me. That's why I have clocks as well as people. I have to be able to call myself; it's the only way to be sure.

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

I have to show up and do my job every day; that's my focus.

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

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

I am the kind who is always on time while shooting.

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

I was a guy who came to work every day. I was there. When my manager got to the field at 12, I felt like there was no reason for him to ever wonder if I was playing. For me, that's a big deal. I teach that to my kids.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

I've worked my whole life and never missed a deadline.

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