120 Procrastination Quotes

Welcome to my compilation of procrastination quotes! Procrastination is an all too familiar companion for many of us, dragging us away from the tasks we should be tackling head-on.

This collection of quotes aims to shed some light on this universal struggle, offering humorous, insightful, and thought-provoking perspectives on our tendencies to postpone tasks.

Whether you are seeking some motivation to overcome procrastination or simply looking for a relatable laugh, these quotes will undoubtedly resonate with all procrastinators out there. So, grab a cup of coffee and delve into this compilation – you might just find the inspiration you need to stop procrastinating and start accomplishing!

1. "Procrastination makes easy things hard, hard things harder." - Mason Cooley

2. "The sooner you do it, the sooner it's done." - Unknown

3. "Procrastination is the thief of time." - Edward Young

4. "Don't wait until you feel like it, just do it." - Unknown

5. "In a world where nothing is certain, one thing is for sure: procrastination leads to regret." - Unknown

6. "One of these days is none of these days." - Unknown

7. "The only time success comes before work is in the dictionary." - Vidal Sassoon

8. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." - Don Marquis

9. "Procrastination is opportunity's assassin." - Victor Kiam

10. "Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week." - Spanish Proverb

11. "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today." - Abraham Lincoln

12. "Procrastination is like a credit card; it's all fun and games until you get the bill." - Christopher Parker

13. "Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time." - Marthe Troly-Curtin

14. "I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by." - Douglas Adams

15. "The best way to get something done is to begin." - Unknown

16. "Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried." - Unknown

17. "The greatest thief in the world is procrastination, and he is still at large." - Henry Wheeler Shaw

18. "The longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be." - Loesje

19. "The secret to getting ahead is to get started." - Mark Twain

20. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." - Unknown

21. "I'll stop procrastinating tomorrow." - Unknown

22. "Tomorrow isn't promised, so do it today." - Unknown

23. "Procrastination is the enemy of progress." - Unknown

24. "Waiting for the perfect moment? It doesn't exist. Start now!" - Unknown

25. "Procrastination is giving away today's power to your future self." - Unknown

26. "Action is the antidote to procrastination." - Unknown

27. "Someday is not a day of the week." - Unknown

28. "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second-best time is now." - Chinese Proverb

29. "Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." - Theodore Roosevelt

30. "I can't take the pressure of the 'maybe tomorrow' attitude." - Mary Kay Ash

31. "Procrastination will be the death of ambition and dreams." - John Wooden

32. "Putting off an easy thing makes it hard, and putting off a hard one makes it impossible." - George H. Lonmer

33. "Procrastination is like a credit card; it's a lot of fun until you get the bill." - Christopher Parker

34. "Success doesn't come to those who wait, it comes to those who take action." - Unknown

35. "You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." - Zig Ziglar

36. "Done is better than perfect." - Sheryl Sandberg

37. "Taking action defeats procrastination." - Unknown

38. "Tomorrow is a day that never comes." - Unknown

39. "Procrastination is like a weed, it grows slowly and silently, suffocating your dreams." - Unknown

40. "The only limit to your success is your procrastination." - Unknown

41. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday." - Don Marquis

42. "Don't wait for inspiration, be the inspiration." - Unknown

43. "Successful people don't wait for things to happen, they make them happen." - Unknown

44. "Procrastination is self-sabotage in its finest form." - Unknown

45. "Nothing is so fatiguing as the eternal hanging on [procrastinating] of an uncompleted task." - William James

46. "Procrastination is the grave in which opportunity is buried." - Sir Walter Scott

47. "If you're waiting for the perfect moment, it may never come. Take action now!" - Unknown

48. "Procrastination is the enemy of progress and success." - Unknown

49. "The key to overcoming procrastination is to take the first step." - Unknown

50. "One small step today, one giant leap tomorrow. Start now!" - Unknown

51. "Delay is the weed that grows on opportunity's grave." - Unknown

52. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday's work." - Unknown

53. "The dream is free, the hustle is sold separately." - Unknown

54. "Procrastination is the thief of dreams." - Unknown

55. "The greatest obstacle to success is the fear of failure." - Unknown

56. "Procrastination is the silent killer of growth." - Unknown

57. "Tomorrow is a pool filled with empty promises." - Unknown

58. "Procrastination is the illusion of progress." - Unknown

59. "Don't trade what you want most for what you want right now." - Unknown

60. "Procrastination is the arrogance of time wasted." - Unknown

61. "Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try." - Unknown

62. "The only way to do great work is to start doing it." - Unknown

63. "Putting things off leads to putting things off indefinitely." - Unknown

64. "Do it now, because sometimes later becomes never." - Unknown

65. "Procrastination is the art of wasting today worrying about tomorrow." - Unknown

66. "Excuses will always be there for you. Opportunity won't." - Unknown

67. "The cost of procrastination is the life you could have lived." - Unknown

68. "Success isn't owned, it's leased. And rent is due every day." - J.J. Watt

69. "Making a decision is the difference between a dream and a goal." - Unknown

70. "Winners are not people who never fail, but people who never quit." - Unknown

71. "Procrastination is fear's best camouflage." - Unknown

72. "Procrastination is the art of convincing yourself to settle for less." - Unknown

73. "There is no time like the present to start working towards your goals." - Unknown

74. "Procrastination is a thief that steals our most precious resource - time." - Unknown

75. "Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe

76. "Don't wait around for inspiration. Take action, and inspiration will follow." - Unknown

77. "Choose progress over perfection and make a start today." - Unknown

78. "Procrastination is the enemy of achievement." - Unknown

79. "The greatest battles we face are often the ones within ourselves." - Unknown

80. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

81. "Procrastination is time wasted in disguise." - Unknown

82. "Tomorrow's regrets are the result of today's procrastination." - Unknown

83. "Failure to act is an opportunity missed." - Unknown

84. "Procrastination is the enemy of productivity." - Unknown

85. "There are two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. Be the first kind, there's less competition." - Indira Gandhi

86. "Start now, because someday is never guaranteed." - Unknown

87. "Procrastination is the grave in which dreams perish." - Unknown

88. "The pain of discipline weighs ounces, while the pain of regret weighs tons." - Jim Rohn

89. "Time waits for no one, so stop waiting and start doing." - Unknown

90. "Procrastination is the thief of momentum." - Unknown

91. "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." - Mark Twain

92. "Procrastination is the art of keeping up with yesterday's excuses." - Unknown

93. "A year from now, you may wish you had started today." - Karen Lamb

94. "Dreams don't work unless you do." - Unknown

95. "Procrastination is an enemy that feeds on moments." - Unknown

96. "Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life." - Naeem Callaway

97. "Procrastination is the weapon used by fear to conquer ambition." - Unknown

98. "Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor." - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

99. "Procrastination is the anchor holding you back from reaching your goals." - Unknown

100. "Don't wait for tomorrow to chase your dreams; start today and never look back." - Unknown

101. "Procrastination is the art of making excuses instead of progress." - Unknown

102. "Your future self will thank you for starting today." - Unknown

103. "The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will always be our procrastination of today." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

104. "Procrastination is the enemy of accomplishment and the friend of stagnation." - Unknown

105. "Don't wait for opportunity, create it." - Unknown

106. "Some people dream of success, while others wake up and work hard at it." - Unknown

107. "Stop waiting for perfect conditions and start creating your own success story." - Unknown

108. "Procrastination is the graveyard where dreams go to die." - Unknown

109. "The purpose of time is to give us a chance to make lifetime achievements, not lifetime regrets." - Dante Gabriel Rossetti

110. "Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going." - Jim Rohn

111. "Procrastination is the enemy that steals your potential." - Unknown

112. "The best way to predict the future is to create it." - Peter Drucker

113. "Don't be busy, be productive." - Unknown

114. "Procrastination is an addiction to tomorrow." - Unknown

115. "Ambition is priceless; procrastination is costly." - Unknown

116. "Success begins with self-discipline." - Unknown

117. "Start today, not tomorrow, to create a better future." - Unknown

118. "Procrastination is the thief that robs you of success and happiness." - Unknown

119. "The time for action is now." - Unknown

120. "Procrastination is an excuse to not live up to your potential." - Unknown