To-Do List Quotes

Think nothing done while aught remains to do.

Nothing shows you the straight line from here to death like a list.

Your 'frog' should be the most difficult item on your things-to-do list, the one where you're most likely to procrastinate; because, if you eat that first, it'll give you energy and momentum for the rest of the day.

Don't just write a to-do list write a to-be list.

Success is never getting to the bottom of your to-do list.

Never begin the day until it is finished on paper.

I'm always jotting things down on pieces of paper. I've got pieces of paper all over my house.

I keep a notebook of the things I need to get done in a day, week, month along with my overarching goals. Whenever I have a couple moments on set or on a plane, I work on ticking off my to-do list.

There just isn't enough time for everything on our 'to do' list - and there never will be. Successful people don't try to do everything. They learn to focus on the most important tasks and make sure they get done.

If someone gives me a to-do list, I say 'thank you, this is nice.' One needs things to throw in the wastebasket.

Time can't be managed. I merely manage activities. Each night, I write down on a sheet of paper a list of the things I have to accomplish the next day. And when I wake up ... I do them.

My to-do list is the only form of organization I have, other than my iCal. It's not all work stuff; it's a lot of movies that I want to watch sooner rather than later. I have a list that's like, 'Read an essay from this book, then this one, then go back to this one.'

The key to having more time is doing less, and there are two paths to get there, both of which should be used together: (1) Define a short to-do list and (2) define a not-to-do list.

Training is not quite a thing for me yet. It is definitely on my list of things to do.

You're actually making the rest of your day productive by spending 30 minutes reviewing your to-do's, prioritizing them, and ruthlessly removing things that shouldn't be there.

Tax time is the perfect opportunity to jumpstart your spring-cleaning by tackling your financial to-do list.

Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow.

I really, really want to produce. That's the top of my to-do list.

I'm a high-strung personality, and I love checking off my to-do list - it's my way of relaxing. I also genuinely love working out. If I have an hour to kill, I love to go to the gym. It's a stress-release for me.

I am methodical about my email inbox, and I always have a physical to-do list. Without those two things, I think I'd lose my mind.

We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own 'to do' list.

I have a to-do list and I have a farm I care for, and things I like to do for fun - going to movies and all that stuff. It's a painfully normal life!

Australia is on my to-do list - I have never been, and everyone says how wonderful it is.

I write everything down. I e-mail the second I think of something, or I write notes in my BlackBerry calendar. I set up reminder alerts on my phone. And I have a notebook by my bedside so I can write down any last-minute ideas.

It is likely I will die next to a pile of things I was meaning to read.