Source: The Probability Pad (1970), Chapter 2 (p. 21)
“A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it's better than no inspiration at all.”
“A goal is a dream with a deadline.”
As quoted in Diamond Power : Gems of Wisdom from America's Greatest Marketer (2003) by Barry Farber, p. 60
“A dream with a deadline is a goal.”
Source: Disrupt You! (2015), p. 42
“I love deadlines. I like the whoosing sound they make as they fly by.”
Variant: I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by.
Source: The Salmon of Doubt (2002)
“A dream is just a dream. A goal is a dream with a plan and a deadline.”
“I don't need time, I need a deadline.”
“Without a deadline, the motivation to do a task is small to nonexistent.”
101 Ways to Make Every Second Count: Time Management Tips and Techniques for More Success With Less Stress (1999)
“One forges one's style on the terrible anvil of daily deadlines.”
Le Figaro (1881) as quoted in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations (1999) by Elizabeth Knowles and Angela Partington, p. 840.
