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Productivity Quotes

These productivity quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

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"Focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."

-- Steve Jobs

"Focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."

-- Steve Jobs

"If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next."

-- Steve Jobs

"If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next."

-- Steve Jobs

"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple."

-- Steve Jobs

"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple."

-- Steve Jobs

"Real artists ship."

-- Steve Jobs

"Real artists ship."

-- Steve Jobs

"Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do."

-- Steve Jobs

"Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do."

-- Steve Jobs

"Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles."

-- Steve Jobs

"Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles."

-- Steve Jobs

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."

-- Steve Jobs

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."

-- Steve Jobs

"The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making appointments, even the people who were not very nice, the day was always fine."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making appointments, even the people who were not very nice, the day was always fine."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Never mistake motion for action."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Never mistake motion for action."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"The shortest answer is doing."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"The shortest answer is doing."

-- Ernest Hemingway

"Management by objective works if you first think through your objectives."

-- Peter Drucker

"Management by objective works if you first think through your objectives."

-- Peter Drucker

"The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution will be its knowledge workers and their productivity."

-- Peter Drucker

"The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution will be its knowledge workers and their productivity."

-- Peter Drucker

"The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action."

-- Peter Drucker

"The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action."

-- Peter Drucker

"Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art."

-- Peter Drucker

"Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art."

-- Peter Drucker

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work."

-- Peter Drucker

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work."

-- Peter Drucker

"There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all."

-- Peter Drucker

"There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all."

-- Peter Drucker

"Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level."

-- Peter Drucker

"Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level."

-- Peter Drucker

"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."

-- Peter Drucker

"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."

-- Peter Drucker

"Knowledge workers should be paid for quality rather than quantity of work."

-- Peter Drucker

"Knowledge workers should be paid for quality rather than quantity of work."

-- Peter Drucker

"Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization."

-- Peter Drucker

"Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization."

-- Peter Drucker

"The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager."

-- Peter Drucker

"The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager."

-- Peter Drucker

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

-- Peter Drucker

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

-- Peter Drucker

"Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed."

-- Peter Drucker

"Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed."

-- Peter Drucker

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."

-- Peter Drucker

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."

-- Peter Drucker

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These productivity quotes capture different sides of the experience — from struggle to strength. Find the lines that resonate and carry them with you.

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Some of the most celebrated productivity quotes come from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Confucius, William Shakespeare, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, among many others featured on this page.

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Popular productivity quotes include: "Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. When once gone, no gold can buy them back again." -- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Also: "Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed." -- Confucius.

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Productivity Quotes

Productivity Quotes

"Focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex."

"If you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long. Just figure out what’s next."

"Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple."

"Real artists ship."

"Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do."

"Quality is more important than quantity. One home run is much better than two doubles."

"Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works."

"The only thing that could spoil a day was people and if you could keep from making appointments, even the people who were not very nice, the day was always fine."

"Never mistake motion for action."

"The shortest answer is doing."

"Management by objective works if you first think through your objectives."

"The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution will be its knowledge workers and their productivity."

"The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action."

"Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art."

"So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work."

"There is nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency something that should not be done at all."

"Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level."

"A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge."

"Knowledge workers should be paid for quality rather than quantity of work."

"Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization."

"The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager."

"Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action."

"Time is the scarcest resource and unless it is managed nothing else can be managed."

"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."

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