Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.

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About Kin Hubbard

Portrait of Kin Hubbard

Frank McKinney Hubbard (September 1, 1868 – December 26, 1930), better known as Kin Hubbard, was an American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist. His most famous work was for "Abe Martin". Introduced in The Indianapolis News in December 1904, the cartoon appeared six days a week on the back page of...

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Lots of folks confuse bad management with destiny.

If you haven't seen your wife smile at a traffic cop, you haven't seen her smile her prettiest.

Nothing is as irritating as the fellow who chats pleasantly while he's overcharging you.

A loafer always has the correct time.

Nobody ever forgets where he buried the hatchet.

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More quotations tagged with “busyness”

No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded.

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People find life entirely too time-consuming.

—Stanislaw J. Lec

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When you're young, you always think you'll meet all sorts of wonderful people, that drifting apart and losing friends is natural. You don't worry, at first, about the friends you leave behind. But as you get older, it gets harder to build friendships. Too many defenses, too little opportunity. You get busy. And by the time you realize that you've lost the dearest best friend you've ever had, years have gone by and you're mature enough to be embarrassed by your attitude and, frankly, by your arrogance.

—Kate Jacobs in The Friday Night Knitting Club

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Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

—Henry David Thoreau

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Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.

—Grandma Moses

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History

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