The worst indictment I ever heard from my father was when he'd say of another man, "He's so lazy he stinks.

—Joseph Bathanti

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About Joseph Bathanti

Joseph Bathanti (born July 20, 1953, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American poet, novelist and professor. He was appointed by Bev Perdue, the governor of North Carolina as the seventh North Carolina Poet Laureate from 2012 to 2014.

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The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

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People who throw kisses are hopelessly lazy.

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It is impossible to enjoy idling thoroughly unless one has plenty of work to do.

—Jerome K. Jerome

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Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.

—Robert A. Heinlein

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Percentage wise, it is 100% easier not to do things than to do them, and so much fun not to do them—especially when you were supposed to do them. In terms of instant relief, canceling plans is like heroin.

—John Mulaney

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