The Myth of Sisyphus (1942), An Absurd Reasoning
“He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday — no matter what happened Tuesday.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (2006)
Context: The greatest thing about this man is he's steady. You know where he stands. He believes the same thing Wednesday that he believed on Monday — no matter what happened Tuesday.
“The most successful people have the same twenty-four hours in a day that you do.”
Jay Samit (1961) American businessman
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p. 42
“I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to four hours?”
Donald Rumsfeld (1932) U.S. Secretary of Defense
Written on a memo in reference to the treatment of Guantanamo prisoner and to the way he worked in his office as Secretary of Defense, 2002. Reported in The Washington Post, 24 June 2004. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A946-2004Jun23.html <br class="br">2000s
“Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days.”
Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American motivational speaker
“Day, n. A period of twenty-four hours, mostly misspent.”
Ambrose Bierce (1842–1914) American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist
Fats Domino (1928–2017) American R&B musician
Blue Monday (1954); the lyrics to the song are by Dave Bartholomew, with Domino later credited as co-writer for his musical revisions to the song in 1956.
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