Hillary Clinton Quotes

When you think something is cool already, it's okay to put in an honest day's work.

Even before I had an assistant, my calendar was color-coded and I had all these different e-mail rules for how to prioritize e-mails, so I made it a point years ago to figure all that stuff out because my life was a mess.

When you're at work, it's about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.

Email is the greatest thing.

Never let your work drive you. Master it and keep it in complete control.

Work. Don't Think. Relax.

Never drink if you've got any work to do. Never.

Given two people with exactly the same ability, the one person who manages day in and day out to get in one more hour of thinking will be tremendously more productive over a lifetime.

Multi-taskers often think they are like gym rats, bulking up their ability to juggle tasks, when in fact they are like alcoholics, degrading their abilities through over-consumption.

We think, mistakenly, that success is the result of the amount of time we put in at work, instead of the quality of time we put in.

If you don't have time, the truth is, you don't have priorities. Think harder; don't work harder.

You have to be able to do a bunch of things at once, and not think about things you're not doing while you're doing other things. You have to be disciplined about not trying to do everything, all at the same time. It's hard and fun.

The only time I really become discouraged is when I think of all the things I would like to do and the little time I have in which to do them.

If any of those times you rushed around madly - trying to get somewhere faster - had ever made any real difference in the quality of your life... don't you think you'd be able to slow down by now?

Being busy is a form of laziness - lazy thinking and indiscriminate action. Being busy is most often used as a guise for avoiding the few critically important but uncomfortable actions.

I took two important phone calls while in the shower today because I'm a goddam professional.

In Italy, I am almost seen as German for my workaholism. Also I am from Milan, the city where people work the hardest. Work, work, work - I am almost German.

I think there is clearly a connection between free time and procrastination. The more you have of the former, all things being equal, the more likely you are to procrastinate.

I think we could get people to both be more productive and happier. We're less productive as individuals. We're less productive as companies, and we're more miserable.

Never do yourself, what you can con professionals into doing for you.

A gentleman ... sleeps at his work. That's what work's for. Why do you think they have the SILENCE notices in the library? So as not to disturb me in my little nook behind the biography shelves.

While you're working, you don't have to look life in the eye.

What has not wasting time impaired?

You cannot give me an instance of any man who is permitted to lay out his own time contriving not to have tedious hours.

Make everyday as productive as the day before you go on vacation.