Popular Quotes, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Twitter
“Your problem is you are too busy holding on to your unworthiness.”
The Cornelius Quartet, The Condition of Muzak (1977)
Source: Harlequin Invisible: or, the Emperor of China’s Court (p. 761)
“In our family, you don't get a childhood. We're too busy trying to dominate the world.”
Source: The Emperor's Code
“People who are busy and happy don’t write diaries; they are too busy living.”
Source: Friday (1982), Chapter 33 (p. 353)
"Too Much Monkey Business" (1956)
Song lyrics
Source: How to Become President (1940), Ch. 6 : How not to offend anybody
Context: The masses demand a fighting President, and that means you’ve got to offend somebody, because the way I see it, a strong offense is the best attack.
So what can you offend?
That’s an easy one. Offend the other candidates, because they’ll be too busy talking to hear you, and besides, they might not vote for you anyway.
“Those who are wise won't be busy, and those who are too busy can't be wise.”
Source: The Importance of Living (1937), p. 150
“Too fucking busy, and vice versa.”
Response to an editor pressuring her for overdue work, as quoted in The Unimportance of Being Oscar (1968) by Oscar Levant, p. 89
