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idleness, no laziness, no procrastination. Never put off till tomorrow what you
can do today.

—Lord Chesterfield Stanhope, British statesman and man of letters Putting off an easy thing makes
it hard. Putting off a hard thing makes it impossible.

—George Claude Lorimer, pastor

Authority—when abused through micromanagement, intimidation, or verbal or
nonverbal threats—makes people shut down and productivity ceases.

—John Stoker, author

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with
productivity.

—Tom Peters, author and business management expert

… If you’re not getting told “no” enough times a day, you’re probably not doing
it right or you’re probably not pushing yourself hard enough.

—Shafqat Islam, CEO of NewsCred