Work and Recreation
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tiny.ag/ijspqkhd · ★★☆☆ Fair (213 ratings) · submitted 1997
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.
tiny.ag/vtwqjzpa · ★★☆☆ Fair (256 ratings) · submitted 1997
Work is accomplished by those employees who have not reached their level of incompetence.
Unknown, (probably a misquote of Peter's Principle), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/mdjkyeno · ★★☆☆ Fair (242 ratings) · submitted 1997
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
Unknown, (Ethiopian proverb), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/undqbo35 · ★★☆☆ Fair (244 ratings) · submitted 1997
Westheimer's Discovery: A couple of months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.
tiny.ag/y8tf4vup · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
Wasting time is an important part of living.
tiny.ag/qkpqiaid · ★★☆☆ Fair (257 ratings) · submitted 1997
There are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. It's better to belong to the first group because there is less competition.
Unknown, (Wilson on Home Improvement), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/f1l2esy8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (369 ratings) · submitted 1997
Theft from a single author is plagiarism. Theft from two is comparative study. Theft from three or more is research.
tiny.ag/lfkbz3xn · ★★☆☆ Fair (253 ratings) · submitted 1997
The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
tiny.ag/yif1p5kz · ★★☆☆ Fair (963 ratings) · submitted 1999
The early bird catches the worm.
tiny.ag/ltngvuik · ★★☆☆ Fair (235 ratings) · submitted 1997
The burden is equal to the horse's strength.
Unknown, (The Talmud), in Work and Recreation
tiny.ag/y2wjstfn · ★★☆☆ Fair (286 ratings) · submitted 1997
The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.
tiny.ag/koyyq54r · ★★☆☆ Fair (193 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you love your job, you will never have to work another day in your life.
tiny.ag/v0yeshan · ★★☆☆ Fair (161 ratings) · submitted 1997
I'm not afraid of work... I can even sleep beside it.
tiny.ag/ugvde1cx · ★★☆☆ Fair (204 ratings) · submitted 1997
If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
tiny.ag/piw4y7md · ★★☆☆ Fair (164 ratings) · submitted 1997
If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
tiny.ag/gjpds4m8 · ★★☆☆ Fair (224 ratings) · submitted 1997
If only I could get that wonderful feeling of accomplishment without having to accomplish anything.
tiny.ag/cwh4nfsu · ★★☆☆ Fair (199 ratings) · submitted 1997
If you don't have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.
tiny.ag/r9askkgd · ★★☆☆ Fair (231 ratings) · submitted 1997
It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way.
tiny.ag/me4bnv2q · ★★☆☆ Fair (249 ratings) · submitted 1997
Ogden's Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
tiny.ag/nqmdzsyl · ★★☆☆ Fair (211 ratings) · submitted 1997
Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.
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