“Waste not want not. I am not being wasted. Why do I want?”

— Margaret Atwood, book The Handmaid's Tale

Source: The Handmaid's Tale

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Canadian writer 1939

James Richardson (1950) American poet

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Vectors: Aphorisms and Ten Second Essays (2001)

“Wasting one's time is one way of occupying it, not wasting time is also another way of occupying it, and not to mind going on wasting time even knowing that it is a waste of time is also another way of occupying it. … I have well understood life, and therefore I can do what I naturally want to do. To do what I naturally want to do is also a way of occupying time.”

Jin Shengtan (1610–1661) Chinese writer

"What Can I Do About It?"

“I had only a little time left and I didn't want to waste it on God.”

Albert Camus book The Stranger

[I]l me restait peu de temps. Je ne voulais pas le perdre avec Dieu.
The Stranger (1942)

“It can’t eat him. I forbid it. (Artemis)
She can do as she pleases. I taught her to waste not, want not. (Acheron)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon book Dance with the Devil

Source: Dance with the Devil

“5423. Waste makes Want.”

Thomas Fuller (writer) (1654–1734) British physician, preacher, and intellectual

Introductio ad prudentiam: Part II (1727), Gnomologia (1732)

“I say thank God for government waste. If government is doing bad things, it's only the waste that prevents the harm from being greater.”

Milton Friedman (1912–2006) American economist, statistician, and writer

Interview with Richard Heffner on The Open Mind (7 December 1975)

“God gave me this talent of being an actor, and I’m not going to waste it. That’s just who I am. I love working, and with five kids and a fantastic wife, I want to make sure I’m taking care of everyone. That’s what my dad did, and that’s what I’m going to do.”

Neal McDonough (1966) American actor

Neal McDonough Admits Putting God And His Family First Has Been ‘Hard’ On His Career (Exclusive) https://www.closerweekly.com/posts/neal-mcdonough-admits-putting-god-and-his-family-first-was-hard-on-his-career-exclusive/ (January 5, 2019)

“If I live to be a hundred--and I hope I do--I won't have time to read all the books I want to read, or talk to the people I want to know. Not party talk. That's a waste of time. Real talk.”

Brian Keith (1921–1997) actor

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Brian Keith on trying to live a long life

“I waste at least an hour every day lying in bed. Then I waste time pacing. I waste time thinking. I waste time being quiet and not saying anything because I'm afraid I'll stutter.”

Ned Vizzini book It's Kind of a Funny Story

Source: It's Kind of a Funny Story

“I’ve never believed in doing sequels. I didn’t want to waste the time I have doing a sequel; I’d rather be using that time doing something new and different ”

Walt Disney (1901–1966) American film producer and businessman

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