
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), VI : In the Depths of the Abyss
As quoted in Logical Dilemmas : The Life and Work of Kurt Gödel (1997) by John W. Dawson Jr.
The Tragic Sense of Life (1913), VI : In the Depths of the Abyss
“Ninety percent of life was being there, and the rest was being there on time.”
Source: Synners (1991), Chapter 32 (p. 389)
Source: Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time (1966), p. 1278
conference titled "Creation & Culture" in Barcelona, Spain, November 25, 1992 https://web.archive.org/web/20031123171255/http://cognet.mit.edu/library/books/chomsky/chomsky/5/7.html.
Quotes 1990s, 1990-1994
“One percent intention, ninety nine percent desire.”
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“Ninety percent of paid work is time-wasting crap. The world gets by on the other ten.”
Source: Wishing I’d Played the Ponies http://takimag.com/article/wishing_id_played_the_ponies/print#axzz3xNaU2RAk, Taki's Magazine, June 16, 2011.