Timeliness Quotes

I will act now. Success will not wait. If I delay, success will become wed to another and lost to me forever. This is the time. This is the place. I am the person.

Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.

People don't eat in the long run. They eat every day.

The true wisdom is to be always seasonable, and to change with a good grace in changing circumstances.

Have you something to do to-morrow; do it to-day.

Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.

That comes too late that comes for the asking.

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

The time to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Don’t give explanations to those who haven’t asked for them. And although they are asked for, it is folly to give them too eagerly. To offer excuses before they are called for is to incriminate yourself, and to bleed yourself when you are healthy is to attract malady and malice. Excusing yourself before hand awakens suspicions that were fast asleep. The prudent person should never blink before the suspicion of others: that would be looking for offense. He should try to dissimulate with a firm, righteous manner.

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

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.

... the right thing to do, the right time to do it, the right man and the right place.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

The wise wait for their moment, but never let it pass.

Better late than never.

Here's how I've lived my life: I've never been late to a set. I make films I believe in. I feel privileged to be able to do what I love.

Progressive improvement beats delayed perfection.

Defer no time, delays have dangerous ends.

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

Justice too long delayed is justice denied.

Thou shouldst not have been old till thou hadst been wise.

Ideas have a short shelf life. You must act on them before the expiration date.