#productivity

I turned down a scholarship to Yale. The problem with college is that there's a tendency to mistake preparation for productivity. You can prepare all you want, but if you never roll the dice you'll never be successful. ↗

— Shia LaBeouf

#dice #down #i #mistake #never

NAFTA recognizes the reality of today's economy - globalization and technology. Our future is not in competing at the low-level wage job; it is in creating high-wage, new technology jobs based on our skills and our productivity. ↗

— John F. Kerry

#competing #creating #economy #future #globalization

The enchanted day is only enchanted if we ourselves believe that anything is possible. ↗

— Mark O'Brien

#happiness #life #luck-peace #magic #passion

Sometimes the biggest gain in productive energy will come from cleaning the cobwebs, dealing with old business, and clearing the desks—cutting loose debris that's impeding forward motion. ↗

— David Allen

#business

One of the most productive ways a government can spend money on the people is by building more prisons. That’s what makes the US so great. That’s what freedom is all about.
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— Jarod Kintz

#government #greatness #jail #money #prisons

My goal is no longer to get more done, but rather to have less to do. ↗

— Francine Jay

#minimalism #productivity #inspirational

Reality always wins. ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#inspiration #motivation #productivity #progress #reality

Sabbath, in the first instance, is not about worship. It is about work stoppage. It is about withdrawal from the anxiety system of Pharaoh, the refusal to let one’s life be defined by production and consumption and the endless pursuit of private well-being. ↗

— Walter Brueggemann

#consumerism #peace #productivity #rest #sabbath

If you commit to giving more time than you have to spend, you will constantly be running from time debt collectors. ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#commitments #debt #peace #productivity #time-debt

Your time is your life. ↗

— Elizabeth Grace Saunders

#life-balance #productivity #reality-check #time-investment #time-management