Ezra Taft Benson Quotes

You can't do it unless you organize.

My job is to keep my eye on the ball and to stay focused on what can we get done every single day to advance the vision and values that brought me here.

What is the thing that matters most to making progress right now?

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

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.

Being successful doesn't make you manage your time well. Managing your time well makes you successful!

Smart work pays best. Trust it.

Without goals our efforts may be scattered and unproductive.

Do not spend the day in gathering flowers by the way side, lest night come upon you before you arrive at your journey's end, and then you will not reach it.

There is an old saying "well begun is half done"-'tis a bad one. I would use instead-Not begun at all 'til half done.

The man who can master his time can master nearly anything.

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.

Focus on the process of what it takes to be successful.

We may be very busy, we may be very 'efficient', but we will also be truly 'effective' only when we begin with the end in mind.

When I made that statement that the person discovers the secret of their success by their daily agenda, all of a sudden it hit me that if I could teach people to make today count; if I could really teach them what they need to do today to have a good day, that tomorrow would really take care of itself.

Never confuse activity with accomplishment.

I don't know secret to success, but I'm pretty sure the closest thing is preparation

Once you have a clear picture of your priorities - that is values, goals, and high leverage activities - organize around them.

Have a plan. Follow the plan, and you'll be surprised how successful you can be. Most people don't have a plan. That's why it's easy to beat most folks.

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

No matter what your work today, if it is worth while at all - time to plan it out, time to do it well, and time to finish it, is your day's greatest gift and your greatest job.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Make measurable progress in reasonable time.

One always has time enough, if one will apply it well.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.