“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
As quoted in Behavior in Organizations : Understanding & Managing the Human Side of Work (1995) by Jerald Greenberg and Robert A. Baron, p. 371
“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Grace Hopper (1906–1992) American computer scientist and United States Navy officer
Grace Hopper on Late Night with David Letterman (2 October 1986) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-vcErOPofQ <br class="br">Context: There's something you learn in your first boot-camp, or training camp: If they put you down somewhere with nothing to do, go to sleep — you don't know when you'll get any more.
“If you think this is funny, wait 'till you get into combat. You'll think that's hysterical!”
Steven Pressfield Gates of Fire
Polynikes p. 80
Gates of Fire (1998)
Ernest Hemingway book The Garden of Eden
Colonel John Boyle and David in Ch. 7
Source: The Garden of Eden (1986)
“Never put off till tomorrow the book you can read today.”
Holbrook Jackson (1874–1948) British journalist
“Never put off till tomorrow the fun you can have today.”
Aldous Huxley book Brave New World
Source: Brave New World
“Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.”
Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) 3rd President of the United States of America
Paul Graham (1964) English programmer, venture capitalist, and essayist
Just the wrong things.
"Good And Bad Procrastination"], December 2005
Malcolm X (1925–1965) American human rights activist
Source: Malcolm X Speaks: Selected Speeches and Statements
