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“The time we waste never comes again. The opportunities we miss never come again. The loves we lose never come again. Indeed, in this world of constant change we are fortunate that these things never come again.”

World Suffering Opportunity Loses Missing This World Waste Constant Fortunate

Author:Frederick Lenz

“The man of meditation is the man who wastes no time, scatters no energy, misses no opportunity.”

Men Opportunity Energy Meditation Missing He Man Waste No Energy

Book:Thought Power, Its Control and Culture

Source: Thought Power, Its Control and Culture

“I find most meetings are a waste of time, because they are so ill-prepared and there's little opportunity for true synergy in producing better solutions than what anyone originally thought of. So I work hard to only attend those meetings that have strategic importance and miss all kinds of other seemingly urgent meetings.”

Kind Littles Hard Opportunity Missing Hard Work Waste Solutions Importance Meetings Prepared Ill All Kinds Wasting Time Urgent Strategic Synergy

Author:Stephen Covey

“I was on a TV show when I was 13, and I had a tutor for high school. Everyone was like "Oh, you're missing out on the high school experience," so I'd go with my cousins to parties where there would be a keg and people doing body shots and playing quarters. I was like, What a waste of time. I didn't want to be doing E [ecstasy] and making out with a guy three years older than me who's a loser.”

“P.S. Nothing personal, but I think this journal assignment is a waste of time. I know I have to do something to make up for all the work I'm missing at school, but I HATE busywork. And that's what this journal thing is. Half the teachers at school assign work they never read. When we get stupid assignments like that, I always write somewhere on my paper "blah blah blah" or "I bet you're not even reading this," are you? or "Give me a sign if you're reading this." They never are.”

Ifs Thinking Knows Giving Writing School Hate Reading Half Teacher Missing Stupid Waste Paper I Hate Give Me Wasting Time Journal Assignments Blah

Author:Kate Klise

“Don't waste your time, do something worthwhile with it." But what can that mean: worthwhile? Finally to start realizing long-cherished wishes. To attack the error that there will always be time for it later....Take the long-dreamed-of trip, learn this language, read those books, buy yourself this jewelry, spend a night in that famous hotel. Don't miss out on yourself. Bigger things are also part of that: to give up the loathed profession, break out of a hated milieu. Do what contributes to making you more genuine, moves you closer to yourself.”

“Every day I live I am more convinced that the waste of life lies in the love we have not given, the powers we have not used, the selfish prudence that will risk nothing and which, shirking pain, misses happiness as well.”

Love Wells Pain Used Lying Given Friendship Risk Missing Positive Waste True Love Convinced Selfish Generosity Prudence Reins Waste Of Life

Author:Mary Cholmondeley

“By temperament I am not unduly excitable and certainly not trigger-happy. I think twice before I shoot and very often do not shoot at all. By professional standards I do not waste a lot of film; but by the standards of many of my colleagues I probably miss quite a few of my opportunities. Still, the things I am after are not in a hurry as a rule.”

Thinking Stills Film Opportunity Missing Waste Photography Standards Photographer Colleagues Temperament Triggers Think Twice

Book:Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

Source: Bill Brandt: Selected Texts & Bibliography

“My biggest sorrow, when looking back on my youth, is how much of it I somehow missed. Now, looking at my life today, I don't want to make the same mistake. I don't want to miss this. As Bonnie Raitt sang like she was singing it for all of us, "Life gets mighty precious when there's less of it to waste."”

Want Today Mistake Missing Youth Sorrow Waste Singing Aging Looking Back Same Mistakes

Book:The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition

Source: The Age of Miracles: Embracing the New Midlife: Easyread Super Large 24pt Edition