Busy Quotes

Being busy and being productive are not necessarily the same. Many people keep busy to avoid taking action on things they're afraid to pursue.

Don't work. Avoid telling the truth. Be hated. Love someone. You're going to have a busy life. Thank goodness there's no life expectancy.

I gotta keep busy. I'm not happy unless I'm working on two, three things.

I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy.

The great thing about an independent film is that you're too busy working, and you're too busy hoping to God to get it done.

You can't say, "I'm too busy writing to be political." You are one person.

The man who is too busy to read is never likely to lead.

I'm not a coach and I know it. I'm too busy and it doesn't pay. I'm expensive. But I would always advise.

I don't drink now, I'm too busy. It sucks.

John Kerry told Tom Ridge he was too busy to receive a Homeland Security briefing. I thought that was odd, since you're not supposed to ignore terrorist threats until after you become president.

I never think of death: I am too busy thinking of life.

Not being busy is something I worry about, but I think work begets work.

A really busy person never knows how much he weighs.

If you are too busy to exercise, you are too busy.

With two kids. It's always too busy.

My mum was too busy raising four of us to encourage my hopes. But I'm glad I had the upbringing I did. It made me a worrier and a thoughtful, curious person.

I try and keep busy with something, but I also give myself permission to be busy with something that is creative and rewarding, not just the errands to the dry cleaner.

I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portable.

It did seem hard to be doing something heroic while everyone was too busy to notice.

I can live my legacy or just have led a busy life.

I'm content because I'm a busy person.

If you are too busy in your church activities to take care of your family, then perhaps we had better find something else for you to do.

If I used being busy as an excuse not to run, I'd never run again. I have only a few reasons to keep on running, and a truckload of them to quit.

Whoever admits that he is too busy to improve his methods, has acknowledged himself to be at the end of his rope. And that is always the saddest predicament which any one can get into.

I figured we'd be too busy running for our lives than for him to make a move anyway. (Dana)

Don't be too busy for each other because that is something today that I find to be incredibly unfortunate.

Do not think that you are too busy to study the gospel.

Mindset of the man too busy: I am too busy BEING God to become LIKE God.

Richard's bookshelves weren't alphabetized. He never had time to alphabetize them. He was always too busy- looking for books he couldn't find.

If you are 'too busy' most of the time, or locked behind closed doors, no mentoring relationship can work.

Life is too short to rush around and be too busy for your kids.

People are too busy putting things under microscopes and so forth. Creativity is greater than the sum of its parts.

It is good to be busy. Being busy takes our mind off being in love at the wrong time, in the wrong place and with the wrong guy.

Dean: If there is a greater power, why is it he can't get you a new sweater? Jamie: Because, he's too busy looking for your brain.

I'd love to do a talk show. But I'm too busy for it. It's just too much work.

Hello George. Hey Martha (Percy) Did you bring us a rat? (George) George, stop it!He's busy! (Martha) Too busy for rats? That's just sad. (George)

I'm fundamentally a busy person; I spend my time doing useful things and profoundly useless things!

I am too busy thinking about killing myself.

I am a fast cook. I have to be, as I am a busy person with many responsibilities and don't have a lot of time for cooking.

I bet he never goes on YouTube. He's too busy. It's only tragic cases like you and me who are always online.

The poor are too busy working to need justice.

Be a busy person. People who are active are often much more at peace with themselves than those who are inactive and inert.

Gone out. Backson. Busy backson.

[On her recently widowed father's much younger wife:] My father has been very busy in conjugating the verb to love, and I assure you he declines its moods and tenses inimitably.

Everybody is now so busy teaching that nobody has any time to learn.

Really, most of us just focus on what's in front of us. We're too busy putting out the fires of everyday life.

It is possible that we can get so busy doing work 'for' the Lord that we have no time FOR the Lord.

I love to be busy and be challenged. I'm my happiest when I'm under pressure and almost overwhelmed by how much I have to get done.

While the United States has been busy creating lawyers, we have been busier creating engineers.

I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.