Okay, let’s cut the crap. We all waste time. I’ve lost hours to Instagram rabbit holes, re-reading old text threads (seriously, why?), and convincing myself that tomorrow is the perfect day to finally get my life together.
You know what happens tomorrow? The same thing.
So, I’ve come to terms with the fact that unless I shake myself out of it, I’ll keep wasting my days and wondering why I’m not living my best life.
But listen, you and I are done with that. We’re officially cutting out the nonsense and focusing on what actually matters—living with purpose, taking action, and not letting time slip through our fingers like that third glass of wine on a Friday night.
I pulled together 39 quotes from some of the most badass people in history—people who actually got stuff done. These quotes will give you a mental kick to get your act together. Read them. Absorb them. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll stop wasting your damn time.
Living With Purpose
- “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.” — Steve Jobs
- “Don’t wait. The time will never be just right.” — Napoleon Hill
- “I think being in love with life is a key to eternal youth.” — Doug Hutchison
- “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” — Chinese Proverb
- “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” — Mahatma Gandhi
- “Don’t count the days; make the days count.” — Muhammad Ali
- “It is not length of life, but depth of life.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
- “Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.” — John Lennon
- “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” — Oprah Winfrey
- “Don’t be pushed by your problems. Be led by your dreams.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Success and Taking Action
- “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” — Walt Disney
- “Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success.” — Albert Schweitzer
- “If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” — Jim Rohn
- “Do not wait to strike till the iron is hot; but make it hot by striking.” — William Butler Yeats
- “The secret of getting ahead is getting started.” — Mark Twain
- “Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” — William James
- “Dream big and dare to fail.” — Norman Vaughan
- “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” — Nelson Mandela
- “Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.” — John D. Rockefeller
- “Action is the foundational key to all success.” — Pablo Picasso
Time and Focus
- “Lost time is never found again.” — Benjamin Franklin
- “It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it.” — Seneca
- “The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.” — Leo Tolstoy
- “Time flies over us but leaves its shadow behind.” — Nathaniel Hawthorne
- “You may delay, but time will not.” — Benjamin Franklin
- “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” — Annie Dillard
- “A year from now you may wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb
- “There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” — Bill Watterson
- “The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.” — Michael Altshuler
- “Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.” — William Shakespeare
Letting Go of the Past
- “Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are part of your history, but not your destiny.” — Steve Maraboli
- “What is past is prologue.” — William Shakespeare
- “Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
- “The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.” — Roy T. Bennett
- “You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” — William Faulkner
- “To live is to change, and to be perfect is to have changed often.” — John Henry Newman
- “There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” — C.S. Lewis
- “Don’t waste your time looking back. You’re not going that way.” — Ragnar Lodbrok
- “Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” — Hermann Hesse
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