Timeliness Quotes

One single moment. Everything hinges upon it. Speed is not always what matters. Sometimes it is all about timing. When to utter the right word. When to take the decisive step. Opportunity often knocks but once. And this art of seizing the opportune moment is what distinguishes success from failure. You will find here reflections on the importance of perfect timing.

Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.: It is always the right time to do the right thing....
It is always the right time to do the right thing.
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— Martin Luther King, Jr.
MoralityActionTimelinessRighteousness
Quote by Woodrow Wilson: If you would be a leader of men you must lead your own generation, not the next. Your playing must b...
If you would be a leader of men you must lead your own generation, not the next. Your playing must be good now, while the play ison the boards and the audience in the seats.... It will not get you the repute of a good actor to have excellencies discovered in you afterwards.
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— Woodrow Wilson
LeadershipTimelinessActionImpactRelevance
Quote by Oprah Winfrey: You know that old joke about the guy who lives to be 104? The punch line goes something like 'If I k...
You know that old joke about the guy who lives to be 104? The punch line goes something like 'If I knew I was gonna get this old, I'd have taken much better care of myself.' Well, guess what? We actually are living longer, and the time to start taking care of ourselves is right this minute.
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— Oprah Winfrey
HealthSelf CareAgingLifeWell BeingResponsibilityTimeliness
Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli: To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else....
To know in war how to recognize an opportunity and seize it is better than anything else.
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— Niccolo Machiavelli
OpportunityStrategyTimeliness
Quote by Charles Spurgeon: Now' is the watchword of the wise....
Now' is the watchword of the wise.
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— Charles Spurgeon
WisdomActionTimeliness
Quote by Theodore Roosevelt: Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time....
Nine tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time.
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— Theodore Roosevelt
WisdomTimelinessActionDecision Making
Quote by George S. Patton: A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week....
A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.
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— George S. Patton
ActionPlanningExecutionPerfectionTimelinessStrategy
Quote by Jane Austen: What is right to be done cannot be done too soon....
What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.
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— Jane Austen
ActionDutyTimelinessMorality
Quote by Martin Luther King, Jr.: The time is always right to do what is right....
The time is always right to do what is right.
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— Martin Luther King, Jr.
MoralityActionTimelinessJustice
Quote by Ralph Marston: The sooner you act, the bigger difference you can make....
The sooner you act, the bigger difference you can make.
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— Ralph Marston
ActionImpactTimelinessEffectiveness
Quote by Woodrow Wilson: If you would be a leader of men, you must lead your own generation, not the next....
If you would be a leader of men, you must lead your own generation, not the next.
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— Woodrow Wilson
LeadershipTimelinessRelevanceGenerations
Quote by Niccolo Machiavelli: Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces....
Tardiness often robs us opportunity, and the dispatch of our forces.
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— Niccolo Machiavelli
OpportunityTimelinessActionEfficiency
Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson: You cannot do a kindness too soon....
You cannot do a kindness too soon.
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— Ralph Waldo Emerson
KindnessActionTimelinessGenerosity