Ray Kurzweil Quotes

I do not want to waste any time. And if you are not working on important things, you are wasting time.

Nothing concerns me other than my time. That is my only concern. I don't pay any attention to the rest. I run after time. If that improves, the gold, silver, etc. will follow.

Most people get overwhelmed by the insignificant decisions of their lives. I'm urging people to minimize the time spent on these when they're not critical to their most important goals.

People who use time wisely spend it on activities that advance their overall purpose in life.

Here's the deal: I believe - and I attempt to live my life this way - we all have more time than we think we do. We all waste so much time.

Focus is a matter of deciding what things you're not going to do.

As all entrepreneurs know, you live and die by your ability to prioritize. You must focus on the most important, mission-critical tasks each day and night, and then share, delegate, delay or skip the rest.

I do have to pick my priorities. Nobody can do everything.

This is the key to time management - to see the value of every moment.

The whole business of marshaling one's energies becomes more and more important as one grows older.

I always make time for the things that are important to me.

When you invest your time, you make a goal and a decision of something that you want to accomplish. Whether it's make good grades in school, be a good athlete, be a good person, go down and do some community service and help somebody who's in need, whatever it is you choose to do, you're investing your time in that.

If something's important to you, you make time for it.

Since thou are not sure of a minute, throw not away an hour.

Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

There's only X amount of time. You can do whatever you want with that time. It's your time.

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

Time management is the mantra of my life.

You're always having those life-skills type discussions about decision-making. It's just making sure you're making good decisions and going about your business. There are distractions in every city.

Smart people focus on the right things.

Time is kind of an amazing thing because you can do so much with it. I think people underestimate time... I don't want to just sit on my phone for hours.

Everything has an opportunity cost, and the big things we want in life - like happiness and healthy relationships and wealth - they all have big opportunity costs.

When we waste our time, our time wastes us

Quit saying you don't have time. You have time for what you make time for in life.