110 Time Management Quotes to Make You Realize the True Importance of Time

36 Most Inspiring Quotes About Time

The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ― Bertrand Russell
The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. ― Bertrand Russell
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. ― William Penn
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst. ― William Penn
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.” ― Lao Tzu
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.” ― Lao Tzu
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. ― Leo Tolstoy
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time. ― Leo Tolstoy
Keep walking the walk, one step at a time. ― Joyce Meyer
Keep walking the walk, one step at a time. ― Joyce Meyer
The time is always right to do the right thing. ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
The time is always right to do the right thing. ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today. ― Benjamin Franklin
Never leave ’till tomorrow which you can do today. ― Benjamin Franklin
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. ― J.R.R. Tolkien
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. ― J.R.R. Tolkien
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. ― Mother Teresa
Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. ― Mother Teresa
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth. ― Seneca
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth. ― Seneca
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. ― Hippocrates
Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity. ― Hippocrates
Time and tide wait for no man. ― Geoffrey Chaucer
Time and tide wait for no man. ― Geoffrey Chaucer
The most precious resource we all have is time. ― Steve Jobs
The most precious resource we all have is time. ― Steve Jobs
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once. ― Albert Einstein
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once. ― Albert Einstein
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ― Coco Chanel
Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door. ― Coco Chanel
Better three hours to soon than one minute too late. ― William Shakespeare
Better three hours to soon than one minute too late. ― William Shakespeare
Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. ― Margaret Peters
Time has a wonderful way of showing us what really matters. ― Margaret Peters
Time is the longest distance between two places. ― Tennessee Williams
Time is the longest distance between two places. ― Tennessee Williams
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. ― Nathaniel Hawthorne
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind. ― Nathaniel Hawthorne
It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? ― Henry David Thoreau
It's not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? ― Henry David Thoreau
Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have of them. ― Marcel Proust
Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have of them. ― Marcel Proust
Time passes irrevocably. ― Virgil
Time passes irrevocably. ― Virgil
Life, if well lived, is long enough. ― Seneca
Life, if well lived, is long enough. ― Seneca
No man goes before his time. Unless the boss leaves early. ― Groucho Marx
No man goes before his time. Unless the boss leaves early. ― Groucho Marx
Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back. ― Harvey MacKay
Time is free, but it’s priceless. You can’t own it, but you can use it. You can’t keep it, but you can spend it. Once you’ve lost it, you can never get it back. ― Harvey MacKay
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. ― Bruce Lee
If you love life, don’t waste time, for time is what life is made up of. ― Bruce Lee
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. ― Charles Darwin
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. ― Charles Darwin
Nobody has the power to take two steps together, you can make only one step at a time. ― Osho
Nobody has the power to take two steps together, you can make only one step at a time. ― Osho
Time will pass and seasons will come and go. ― Roy Bean
Time will pass and seasons will come and go. ― Roy Bean
Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. ― George Orwell
Who controls the past, controls the future: who controls the present controls the past. ― George Orwell
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? ― John Wooden
If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over? ― John Wooden
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision. ― Peter Turla
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision. ― Peter Turla
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. ― C.S. Lewis
The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is. ― C.S. Lewis
Time is like the wind, it lifts the light and leaves the heavy. ― Domenico Cieri Estrada
Time is like the wind, it lifts the light and leaves the heavy. ― Domenico Cieri Estrada
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff that life is made of. ― Benjamin Franklin
Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff that life is made of. ― Benjamin Franklin
Time expands, then contracts, and in tune with the stirrings of the heart. ― Haruki Murakami
Time expands, then contracts, and in tune with the stirrings of the heart. ― Haruki Murakami

40 Quotes to Help You Appreciate the Value of Time and Never Waste It

Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. ― Jim Rohn
Time is more value than money. You can get more money, but you cannot get more time. ― Jim Rohn
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. ― Carl Sandburg
Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you. ― Carl Sandburg
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ― Michael Altshuler
The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. ― Michael Altshuler
Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. ― Roy T. Bennett
Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy. ― Roy T. Bennett
An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. ― Chinese Proverb
An inch of time is an inch of gold but you can't buy that inch of time with an inch of gold. ― Chinese Proverb
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ― Andy Warhol
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. ― Andy Warhol
People often complain about lack of time when lack of direction is the real problem. ― Zig Ziglar
People often complain about lack of time when lack of direction is the real problem. ― Zig Ziglar
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. ― William Shakespeare
All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players: they have their exits and their entrances; and one man in his time plays many parts, his acts being seven ages. ― William Shakespeare
There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s who we spend it on. ― Leo Christopher
There’s only one thing more precious than our time and that’s who we spend it on. ― Leo Christopher
There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ― Bill Watterson
There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want. ― Bill Watterson
It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it. ― Seneca
It’s not that we have little time, but more that we waste a good deal of it. ― Seneca
There’s never enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over. ― Jack M. Bergman
There’s never enough time to do it right, but there’s always enough time to do it over. ― Jack M. Bergman
We all make time for what we feel is important in our lives.
We all make time for what we feel is important in our lives.
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. ― Theophrastus
Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend. ― Theophrastus
Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing. ― Miles Davis
Time isn’t the main thing. It’s the only thing. ― Miles Davis
In such seconds of decision entire futures are made. ― Dan Simmons
In such seconds of decision entire futures are made. ― Dan Simmons
Time is the wisest of all things that are, for it brings everything to light. ― Thales
Time is the wisest of all things that are, for it brings everything to light. ― Thales
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. ― Abraham Lincoln
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time. ― Abraham Lincoln
For the present is the point at which time touches eternity. ― C.S. Lewis
For the present is the point at which time touches eternity. ― C.S. Lewis
Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. ― Stephen King
Time takes it all, whether you want it to or not. ― Stephen King
Time is the one thing we all have in common, but it is also the one thing that we all use differently. ― Catherine Pulsifer
Time is the one thing we all have in common, but it is also the one thing that we all use differently. ― Catherine Pulsifer
Life is all about having a good time. ― Miley Cyrus
Life is all about having a good time. ― Miley Cyrus
Do we need more time? Or do we need to be more disciplined with the time we have? ― Kerry Johnson
Do we need more time? Or do we need to be more disciplined with the time we have? ― Kerry Johnson
No use thinking of the past for its gone, don’t think of the future because it has to come, think of the present because thats where you are. ― Kazi Shams
No use thinking of the past for its gone, don’t think of the future because it has to come, think of the present because thats where you are. ― Kazi Shams
I am not particularly interested in saving time; I prefer to enjoy it. ― Eduardo Galeano
I am not particularly interested in saving time; I prefer to enjoy it. ― Eduardo Galeano
If time travel is possible, where are the tourist from the future? ― Stephen Hawkings
If time travel is possible, where are the tourist from the future? ― Stephen Hawkings
If time flies when you’re having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don’t think you’re having enough. ― Jef Mallett
If time flies when you’re having fun, it hits the afterburners when you don’t think you’re having enough. ― Jef Mallett
Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. ― Ray Cummings
Time is what keeps everything from happening at once. ― Ray Cummings
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. ― Lord Chesterfield
Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness, no laziness, no procrastination; Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. ― Lord Chesterfield
I wish I could turn back the clock and find you sooner so I can love you longer.
I wish I could turn back the clock and find you sooner so I can love you longer.
Time is a gift that most of us take for granted. We get so caught up in the busyness of our daily lives that we rarely stop and take a serious look at how we're spending this gift. ― Cheryl Richardson
Time is a gift that most of us take for granted. We get so caught up in the busyness of our daily lives that we rarely stop and take a serious look at how we're spending this gift. ― Cheryl Richardson
All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. ― Baltasar Gracian
All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that. ― Baltasar Gracian
The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. ― Stephen R. Covey
The key is in not spending time, but in investing it. ― Stephen R. Covey
Time moves slowly, but passes quickly. ― Alice Walker
Time moves slowly, but passes quickly. ― Alice Walker
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ― Rodin
Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely. ― Rodin
Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. ― Delmore Schwartz
Time is the school in which we learn, time is the fire in which we burn. ― Delmore Schwartz
No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. ― George Eliot
No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters. ― George Eliot
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. ― Leonardo da Vinci
Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it. ― Leonardo da Vinci
The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. ― Kahlil Gibran
The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream. ― Kahlil Gibran
Time is a storm in which we are all lost. ― William Carlos Williams
Time is a storm in which we are all lost. ― William Carlos Williams

34 Quotes About Using Your Time Efficiently and Effectively

You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. ― Charles Buxton
You will never find time for anything. If you want time, you must make it. ― Charles Buxton
The present time has one advantage over every other – it is our own. ― Charles Caleb Colton
The present time has one advantage over every other – it is our own. ― Charles Caleb Colton
Money, I can only gain or lose. But time I can only lose. So, I must spend it carefully.
Money, I can only gain or lose. But time I can only lose. So, I must spend it carefully.
Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician. ― Lucille S. Harpe
Time is a great healer, but a poor beautician. ― Lucille S. Harpe
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ― Steve Jobs
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. ― Steve Jobs
No measure of time with you will be long enough. But let’s start with forever. ― Stephenie Meyer
No measure of time with you will be long enough. But let’s start with forever. ― Stephenie Meyer
Everyone has the gift of time, but few utilize. ― M. K. Soni
Everyone has the gift of time, but few utilize. ― M. K. Soni
Lost time is never found again. ― Benjamin Franklin
Lost time is never found again. ― Benjamin Franklin
The trouble is, you think you have time. ― Buddha
The trouble is, you think you have time. ― Buddha
Change your 24 hours and you will change your life. ― Eric Thomas
Change your 24 hours and you will change your life. ― Eric Thomas
You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. ― Bonnie Prudden
You can’t turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again. ― Bonnie Prudden
There are moments and days when I want to freeze time, and there are days I wish away. ― Sarah Williams
There are moments and days when I want to freeze time, and there are days I wish away. ― Sarah Williams
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. ― Robert Frost
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of 30. ― Robert Frost
Hands of time move us forward, never back. Only memories frozen in mind, can we re-enact. ― Robert M. Hensel
Hands of time move us forward, never back. Only memories frozen in mind, can we re-enact. ― Robert M. Hensel
How can we resent the life we’ve created for ourselves? Who’s to blame, who’s to credit, but us? Who can change it, any time we wish, but us? ― Richard Bach
How can we resent the life we’ve created for ourselves? Who’s to blame, who’s to credit, but us? Who can change it, any time we wish, but us? ― Richard Bach
Your time is the one thing you can’t pawn off on somebody else. What do you want to be doing? Are you doing it? ― Anita Dhake
Your time is the one thing you can’t pawn off on somebody else. What do you want to be doing? Are you doing it? ― Anita Dhake
Time has no meaning when you’re in love.
Time has no meaning when you’re in love.
There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment. ― Sarah Dessen
There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment. ― Sarah Dessen
It can be tough even finding the time to tackle a new venture, let alone the energy that you need to make it happen. But you have more time and energy than you think you have. ― Matthew Oleniuk
It can be tough even finding the time to tackle a new venture, let alone the energy that you need to make it happen. But you have more time and energy than you think you have. ― Matthew Oleniuk
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. ― Anthony G. Oettinger
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana. ― Anthony G. Oettinger
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.
Time is an equal opportunity employer, but how we treat time is not equal. ― John C. Maxwell
Time is an equal opportunity employer, but how we treat time is not equal. ― John C. Maxwell
Everything that you want to be good at requires time, patience, and lots of repetition and practice. ― Rohen Phoenix
Everything that you want to be good at requires time, patience, and lots of repetition and practice. ― Rohen Phoenix
I refuse to entertain negativity. Life is too big and time is too short to get caught up in empty drama.
I refuse to entertain negativity. Life is too big and time is too short to get caught up in empty drama.
There is a time for work and a time for love. That leaves no other time. ― Coco Chanel
There is a time for work and a time for love. That leaves no other time. ― Coco Chanel
We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it. ― Roald Dahl
We have so much time and so little to do. Strike that, reverse it. ― Roald Dahl
The key is to have a balanced life. Set aside a fraction of your time to carry out your dreams and ambitions. ― Michael Lee
The key is to have a balanced life. Set aside a fraction of your time to carry out your dreams and ambitions. ― Michael Lee
To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else. ― Emily Dickinson
To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else. ― Emily Dickinson
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ― M. Scott Peck
Until you value yourself, you won’t value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ― M. Scott Peck
There is no time like the present to start making changes, but I have found that the best time is to start by going about your day differently as soon as you wake up. ― Kevin Kerr
There is no time like the present to start making changes, but I have found that the best time is to start by going about your day differently as soon as you wake up. ― Kevin Kerr
Everything takes time. Everything that hurts passes with time where each person heals on their own schedule. ― Byron Pulsifer
Everything takes time. Everything that hurts passes with time where each person heals on their own schedule. ― Byron Pulsifer
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. ― Rose Kennedy
Life isn’t a matter of milestones, but of moments. ― Rose Kennedy
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ― Napoleon Hill
Don’t wait. The time will never be just right. ― Napoleon Hill
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. ― Denis Waitley
Time and health are two precious assets that we don’t recognize and appreciate until they have been depleted. ― Denis Waitley
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