WIST Quotations

Marquis, Don -- archy and mehitabel, ch. 12 “certain maxims of archy” (1927)

Dave — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 14:01:51 +0000

procrastination is the
art of keeping
up with yesterday

Don Marquis (1878-1937) American journalist and humorist
archy and mehitabel, ch. 12 “certain maxims of archy” (1927)
(Source)

Maister, David H. -- “The Psychology of Waiting Lines,” Maister’s Second Law of Service (1985)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

It’s hard to play catch-up ball.

David H. Maister (b. 1947) American academic, writer, management consultant
“The Psychology of Waiting Lines,” Maister’s Second Law of Service (1985)

in Czepiel, et al., The Service Encounter

Watterson, Bill -- (Attributed)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

CALVIN: God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind I will never die.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
(Attributed)

Widely attributed to the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip, but searches for the actual comic have come up empty. For more information on references to this quote, see: "God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain…".