“Red lights are like queues. They are for people who have time to waste.”

“The masses-I love em-they rush for red lights, risking everything to capture a few seconds, only to get home and waste their lives.”

Arthur Nersesian (1958) American writer

“It is a waste of time to see people who have only a social surface to show. I will make every effort to find out the real person, but if I can't, then I am upset and cross. Time wasted is poison.”

May Sarton (1912–1995) American poet, novelist, and memoirist

“The average american spends six months of his or her life waiting for red lights to turn green. six months wasted, waiting for permission to move on.”

Megan McCafferty (1973) American novelist

“People who don't know how to keep themselves healthy ought to have the decency to get themselves buried, and not waste time about it.”

Henrik Ibsen When We Dead Awaken

“Life is a waste of time. Time is a waste of life. Get wasted all the time and you'll have the time of your life.”

Billy Connolly (1942) British comedian

“There will always be people for and against you, and its pointless wasting time trying to win over some of the people who are against you. Spend time with people who are for you. Those realtionships are worth it.”

Cathy Hopkins (1953) English writer

“Do I look like the kind of person who wastes time turning goats into pin cushions?”

L.J. Smith (1965) American author

“Life is a waste of time and time is a waste of life, so let's all get wasted and have the time of our lives.”

Kurt Cobain (1967–1994) American musician and artist

“This loving person is a person who abhors waste — waste of time, waste of human potential. How much time we waste. As if we were going to live forever.”

Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer