Deadlines Quotes

Most popular deadlines quotes

A goal is a dream with a deadline. - Napoleon Hill quote.
A goal is a dream with a deadline.

goals

Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It's no coincidence we call them 'deadlines'. - Tom Robbins quote.
Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish? It's no coincidence we call them 'deadlines'.
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. - Douglas Adams quote.
I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
A deadline spurs action.
A deadline is negative inspiration.  Still, it's better than no inspiration at all. - Rita Mae Brown quote.
A deadline is negative inspiration.  Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.

inspiration

Death is the ultimate deadline.  And nobody likes to be rushed.
A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.
I don't need time. What I need is a deadline. - Duke Ellington quote.
I don't need time. What I need is a deadline.
Duke Ellington Duke’s Diary: The Life of Duke Ellington, 1950–1974

musicians

The ultimate inspiration is the deadline. That's when you have to do what needs to be done.

inspiration

Are you aware that rushing toward a goal is a sublimated death wish?  It's no coincidence we call them "deadlines."
One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines. - Emile Zola quote.
One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.

style