Lesley Manville Quotes

I knew I could control one thing, and that is my time and my hours and my effort and my efficiency.

Once you get into the habit of work, you can be more productive in the things you want to do.

I like to always be as productive as possible.

I feel more productive, mostly because I feel like my ass is on the line. Before I had kids, I would sit around, drink, I don't even know what I did with myself.

This week I've been reading a lot and doing little work. That's the way things ought to be. That's surely the road to success.

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

The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have.

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.

Also, I'm always learning better and better how to prioritize and how to leave certain things for the next day.

Deadlines aren't bad. They help you organize your time. They help you set priorities. They make you get going when you might not feel like it.

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

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

We shall never have more time. We have, and always had, all the time there is. No object is served in waiting until next week or even until tomorrow. Keep going... Concentrate on something useful.

Fill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.

You can spend your time daydreaming or make use of it in other ways.

Time management is the mantra of my life.

If you develop just one muscle, one skill, make it the ability to focus and just get on with it. It will not only make you desirably employable, but it will make you happy.

I discovered that the best thing for me was to be very busy all the time. I can get a lot done, and I can do those tasks well.

I'm the type of person, I cannot waste time.

After graduating college, I was coming out of a routine I'd been in for several years, all the way back to high school. It was a year-round process of constantly having to work and be disciplined, and I was able to understand and connect the dots between all those characteristics - especially hard work and success.

I have so much that I want to do. I hate wasting time.

My dad gave me this advice: 'Make what you want to do for the rest of your life the first thing you do in the day and then worry about hanging out with friends.'

When I came back from the military and completed a 4-year degree in 2 1/2 years, I developed the extraordinary habits needed to get a lot done in a very short period of time!

I maximize every day.

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight.