To do two things at once is to do neither.
Busy Quotes
It’s not enough to be busy. The question is: What are we busy about?
You’ve got to make haste while it’s still light of day. My godmother used to say, “I don’t want to rust out, I just want to work out.” If you stand still long enough, people will throw dirt on you.
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. (Proverbs 6:6-8)
How come wrong numbers are never busy?
Counting flowers on the wall, that don’t bother me at all. Playing Solitaire till dawn, with a deck of 51. Smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo, Now don’t tell me I’ve nothing to do. Don’t tell me I’ve nothing to do.
Too busy with the crowded hour to fear to live or die.
Whimpering never kept a leaking vessel from foundering. Vigorously manning the pumps has. Get busy with your heads and hands, not your chin.
If you want work well done, select a busy man – the other kind has no time.
May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I fail to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.
