Punctuality Quotes

We all deal with issues of time. The first thing you do in the morning is look at the clock to see what time it is.

Better reap two days too soon than one day too late

The superior thing ... was to be late. Lateness showed that serene contempt for the illusion we call time which is so necessary to ensure the respect of others and oneself. Only the servile are punctual.

Don't wait. The time will never be just right.

Ask any comedian, tennis player, chef. Timing is everything.

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

Would a minute have mattered? No, probably not, although his young son appeared to have a very accurate internal clock. Possibly even 2 minutes would be okay. Three minutes, even. You could go to five minutes, perhaps. But that was just it. If you could go for five minutes, then you'd go to ten, then half an hour, a couple of hours...and not see your son all evening. So that was that. Six o'clock, prompt. Every day. Read to young Sam. No excuses. He'd promised himself that. No excuses. No excuses at all. Once you had a good excuse, you opened the door to bad excuses.

early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable!

It is better to start doing what one has to late than not at all.

I suddenly became an unprofessional tantrum queen but people tend to forget that we associate these terms only with actresses. So many times, actors report late to the sets or don't even show up. But most women will tell you how we don't even have the luxury to be five minutes late.

Most actresses are always running late - I'm no exception.

Never be late. When you're late, what you're saying is that your time is more important than the other person's time. That's pretty egotistical.

I believe when you say you're going to start a race at 2 p.m. then you should stick to that and start the race at 2 p.m. There's no maybe, could be or should be. You start the race on time. It's very simple.

Better late than never but never late is better. They tell me time is money well we'll spend it together.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Listen, here it is: Technically, I never quit. I'm seven years late for work.

Though you rise early, yet the day comes at his time, and not till then.

Better late than never.

Our stars are quite notorious. I mean, they don't show up on time. This is, you know, something which is very, very annoying.

I hate it when people are late, and I hate being late.

He that riseth late, must trot all day, and shall scarce overtake his business at night.

Being too early is indistinguishable from being wrong.

I wake up an hour and a half before I have to leave the house to do everything I need to do. But I have my routine, and I stick to it.

I'm on time even when I try not to be.