“Those baseline differences in outlook can make the virtues of both earliness and lateness impossible to explain to people in the opposite camp.”— Amanda Mull, theatlantic.com
“Frodo: You're late. Gandalf: A wizard is never late, Frodo Baggins. Nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.”— Chris Conkling, Peter S. Beagle, Gandalf (voice), William Squire, imdb.com
“Never missed a game, never missed a time at bat, never missed a half-inning that I was supposed to do.”— Harry Caray, youtube.com
“Being on time can a good indicator that a person is reliable in other parts of their life. Being punctual means that he cares about other people’s time, especially yours, and guys who are caring are more likely to be trustworthy.”— Julia Kitlinski-Hong, lifehack.org
“I never could have done what I have done, without the habits of punctuality, order, and diligence, without the determination to concentrate myself on one object at a time.”— Charles Dickens, amazon.com