A Quote by William Empson

It seems unpleasantly refined to put things off till someone knows.

William Empson

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William Empson
English - Poet
September 27, 1906 - April 15, 1984

Don't fool yourself that important things can be put off till tomorrow; they can be put off forever, or not at all

Mignon McLaughlin

When someone reaches middle age, people he knows begin to get put in charge of things, and knowing what he knows about the people who are being put in charge of things scares the hell out of him.

Calvin Trillin

Don't put things off till it's too late. You are the DJ of your fate.

Vikram Seth

Never put off the work till tomorrow what you can put off today.

Stephen Hawking

Never put off till tomorrow what you can put off till the day after tomorrow. Like a variant of the song, Tomorrow, only it's more of the idea, the Mexican idea of mañana, you know, [singing] mañana, mañana, I love you, mañana, you're always a day away.

Larry Wall

The most pernicious aspect of procrastination is that it can become a habit. We don't just put off our lives today; we put them off till our deathbed.

Steven Pressfield

The silver friend knows your present and the gold friend knows all of your past dirt and glories. Once in a blue moon there is someone who knows it all, someone who knows and accepts you unconditionally, someone who is there for life.

Jill McCorkle

Don't put off till tomorrow what can be enjoyed today.

Josh Billings

Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.

Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield

Don't give up, be positive and if you know someone who knows someone at a record company don't stop beating down their door till you get heard. Don't ever say it'll never happen or it'll never happen.

Mary J. Blige

I never put off till tomorrow what I can do the day after.

Oscar Wilde

Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.

Holbrook Jackson

It seems as if, for every dragon head that is lopped off, two more terrible appear. Seems so. But in truth, Life is gaining all the while. Brute force, such power as there seems to be in things, cannot stand against ideas which are eternal.