#punctual

The superior thing, in this as in other departments of life, 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...Mystery at Geneva ↗

— Rose Macaulay

#punctuality #respect

Arriving late was a way of saying that your own time was more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you. ↗

— Karen Joy Fowler

#punctuality #manners

When steam first began to pump and wheels go round at so many revolutions per minute, what are called business habits were intended to make the life of man run in harmony with the steam engine, and his movement rival the train in punctuality. ↗

— George William Russell

#business #called #engine #first #go

I figured this was the easy stuff, and if we couldn't show up on time, looking right and acting right, we weren't going to be able to do anything else. ↗

— Bo Schembechler

#team #winning #leadership

If I promise you I'll show up fifteen minutes late, I'll always arrive on time. ↗

— Jarod Kintz

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