Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable.
—Kin Hubbard
A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence.
—Mandy Hale in The Single Woman
I don't envy "busy." Busy means having a schedule, not living life. What I really covet is leisure and peace of mind.
—Donna Lynn Hope
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
—Socrates
Painting's not important. The important thing is keeping busy.
—Grandma Moses
Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.
—Henry David Thoreau
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
People find life entirely too time-consuming.
—Stanislaw J. Lec
No one goes there nowadays, it's too crowded.
—Yogi Berra