Ed Bliss famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives.
-- Ed Bliss

#Failure #Mean #Absence
If you ask people to do things and they usually don't get around to them, stop asking yourself, "What's the matter with people these days?" Instead, ask yourself, "What's the matter with me? What am I doing or failing to do that causes people to give me empty promises?"
-- Ed Bliss

#People #Giving #Promise
Once you start something, finish it. Don't accumulate a backlog of unfinished projects.
-- Ed Bliss

#Time Management #Management #Projects
A few fat files are better than a lot of thin ones.
-- Ed Bliss

#Time Management #Management #Fats
If you are too busy to exercise, you are too busy.
-- Ed Bliss

#Exercise #Time Management #Busy
Of all the time-saving techniques ever developed, perhaps the most effective is the frequent use of the word no.
-- Ed Bliss

#Technique #Use #Saving
Perfection, fortunately, is not the only alternative to mediocrity. A more sensible alternative is excellence. Striving for excellence is stimulating and rewarding; striving for perfection--in practically anything--is both neurotic and futile.
-- Ed Bliss

#Perfection #Excellence #Alternatives
The pursuit of excellence is gratifying and healthy. The pursuit of perfection is frustrating, neurotic, and a terrible waste of time.
-- Ed Bliss

#Perfection #Healthy #Excellence
The precise statement of any problem is the most important step in its solution.
-- Ed Bliss

#Important #Steps #Problem
Bottlenecks are usually at the tops of bottles.
-- Ed Bliss

#Bottles #Bottlenecks
Since the early bird catches the worm, it's a good idea to begin your day as soon as you can -- unless, of course, you happen to be a worm.
-- Ed Bliss

#Ideas #Bird #Worms

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