Delay Quotes

Pretending you are not in love with someone only delays the time of you getting over them.

The duty of a judge is to administer justice, but his practice is to delay it

Here we are - despite the delays, the confusion, and the shadows en route - at last, or for the moment, where we always intended to be.

Life goes by rapidly. Don't delay. Don't put it off. Don't wait until you have some spare time. Don't wait until the time's 'right'.

The measured blood beats out the year's delay.

Tom DeLay fears independent thinkers and fighters. I am both.

There is nothing for the modern man or woman to fear about most cases of cancer. Nothing except delay.

A related aspect of intelligent consciousness is delay of gratification: the wisdom to accurately predict whether delay rather than acting on impulse will yield greater benefit.

Most of our diversions do not so much delay death as accustom us to it.

Very urgent measures need to be taken, and without much delay, in dealing with the ongoing destruction of the environment.

I think that we should not delay for the sake of delay, but delay until questions are answered.

People are reticent to give a newborn the hepatitis B vaccine and often delay it.

The most fertile districts of the habitable globe are now actually cultivated by men for animals, at a delay and waste of aliment absolutely incapable of calculation

Rather than waste precious time arguing, I went up and started serving my "sentence" without delay. It was usually about an hour for epigrams; somewhat longer for a paradox.

In Washington, 'delay' is too often code for 'derail.' Wink, wink.

That delay is our surest protection which enables us to deliberate on the merits of our intentions.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

All delay is irksome, but it teaches us wisdom.

And as a bird each fond endearment tries To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds, and led the way.

Face troubles from their birth, for 'tis too late to cure When long delay has given the evil strength. Haste then; postpone not to the coming hour: tomorrow He'll be less ready who's not ready now.

Life is a race. If you delay starting, how can you have any hope of winning?

The only thing that matters is here and the only thing that matters is now. And America's inability to delay gratification is because we do not have eternal thinking.

In a service situation, each delay can mean many unsatisfied customers, each one telling many more.

Every man has something to do which he neglects, every man has faults to conquer which he delays to combat.

The hour of reformation is always delayed; every delay gives vice another opportunity of fortifying itself by habit.

Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.

True love hates and will not bear delay.

Everyone in Hollywood who is successful becomes less successful at some point. I'm just trying to delay that fall for as long as I can.

(He glared at them while it rang and rang and rang. Grimacing at the delay, Nick glanced toward Kody.) “Do necromancers not have voice mail?” – Nick

Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.

Talking about the all night concerts, I did some of the first all night concerts back in the 60's with this little harmonium, and I also had saxophone taped delays.

Desires are nourished by delays.

...Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.

Right is the eternal sun; the world cannot delay its coming.

In many offices it could take several days to find a paper chart and some we'll never find. Ten percent of the paper records are never found. So you have this huge delay in time.

By-and-by is easily said.

Keep your promises and never be late in acting. Act right and do the right things at the right time.

Sometimes the only things preventing your dreams from becoming realities is the long time it is taking you to start.

Ensure you have done each day’s portion of the heavy responsibilities resting on you. Never delay your success!

If hard work is the source of happiness, then we can conclude that the main job of procrastination is to delay that happiness for excuses to kill.

Urgency means paying the details the attention they deserve, with the respect they deserve, without delay.

Do not delay your happiness, be glad in the moment.

Many a death was precipitated by the food, the job, or the medication whose main function was to postpone it.

If you really want to grow great, you need to avoid costly pleasures and preserve your future treasures.

Don’t spend your money on luxuries. Save it and secure a safe future. Don’t crave for quick satisfaction.

To become a better you, be willing to make the needed sacrifice. Don’t spend your money on luxuries.

When you fall for your appetite too early, you may not be able to endure to the end.

The first thing you need to know in order to properly measure your time is that you must not delay.

Leaders should know how fast time runs and how faster they can beat it. Poor leaders run slowly till time overtakes them.