Quotes tagged ‘schedule’

“I want better work-life balance because everything in my life feels wildly skewed, and I do so much bizarre work. I know I work too much.”

— Roxane Gay, elemental.medium.com

“A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time. A schedule is a mock-up of reason and order—willed, faked, and so brought into being; it is a peace and a haven set into the wreck of…”

— Annie Dillard, amazon.com

“I wouldn’t say I’m jealous by nature, but I am openly and unabashedly jealous of morning people. I consider them better, more evolved human beings — more amenable to the schedules and requirements of modern life as it currently exists.”

— Harling Ross, manrepeller.com

“[screams] Nerve of those Whos. Inviting me down there...on such short notice! Even if I wanted to go, my schedule wouldn't allow it! [opens his schedule] '4:00; Wallow in self-pity, 4:30; Stare into the abyss, 5:00; Solve world hunger.' Tell no one. '5:30; (Jazz and exercise, or a.k.a.) Jazzercise.…”

— Jeffrey Price, Peter S. Seaman, Grinch, Jim Carrey, imdb.com

“Schmidt: No sig oths. Cece: Just say ‘significant others.’ Schmidt: Maybe you have that kind of time, but I’m on a tight sched.”

— Camilla Blackett, Schmidt, Max Greenfield, imdb.com

“Flint: I'm gonna go and see Richard. He can help me recreate the schedule. Gates: Richard Guthrie? Flint: Mm-hmm. Gates: You think he's gonna help you? Flint: Yes. Yes, I do. Gates: Let's just for fun say that he doesn't. What then? Flint: Then I'll forget about the schedule and go back to hunting f…”

— Robert Levine, Jonathan E. Steinberg, Gates, Mark Ryan, imdb.com

“Dr. Neil Melendez: Dr. Murphy, you're late. Dr. Shaun Murphy: No, the bus was late. The schedule was clear. They post it online.”

— David Shore, Dr. Shaun Murphy, Freddie Highmore, imdb.com

“Wake up: Today, anything is possible 10AM: Is it too early to eat lunch? 2-5PM: Checks Social Media obsessively 6PM: Tomorrow will be better”

— Josh Peck, twitter.com

“Stay clear about your schedule. It doesn’t feel great to send a barrage of texts only not to hear from your partner for four hours. Make sure you’re clear on each other’s schedules so you’re not assuming the worst when in actuality your S.O. is just in a client meeting.”

— Sarah Gouda, purewow.com

“Am I flexible enough?”

— J. Maureen Henderson, forbes.com

“They know all your favorite TV shows. They def know better than to disturb you during, say, Tuesdays at 8 p.m.”

— Elisa Benson, seventeen.com

“Yes, you do have time for it.”

— Tyler Valkanas, thoughtcatalog.com

“If someone really wants to see you, they'll find a reason, they'll find a way, and they'll make the effort.”

— Female Problems , twitter.com

“You pre-clear off your schedule. Because you expect them to be available at a certain day or time, you block it off without having set plans. While this seems good on the surface—after all, you’re making time for someone—the problem is that it becomes highly likely that you’re neglecting your own pa…”

— Elizabeth Stone, thoughtcatalog.com

“He asks if you want to get dinner this week and you immediately reply that any night is fine with you. Big mistake. That makes it seem like your life already revolves around him — or at the very least, like you don’t have much going on in your life besides him. It’s better to ask what night he had i…”

— Chelsey Lynn, thebolde.com

“Schedule sex on the calendar. That may not sound sexy, but why not put on his and your calendars a date and time for sexual intimacy?”

— J. Parker, hotholyhumorous.com

“If your man is withholding and secretive about where he is going and with whom, then you have a problem. If a partner needs to keep a private ‘free’ schedule, he is telling you, in no uncertain terms, that he does not want to be tied down to you.”

— Gail Gross, huffingtonpost.com

“When you’re in a relationship, you have to work around your partner’s schedule as well. In most cases, that could be very limiting to what you can and can’t do. That’s why it’s better to stay single than be with someone who is complacent and plays it safe.”

— Myke Macapinlac, goodmenproject.com

“Optimizing precious moments with a lover is a balancing act, so he’s counting minutes. ‘It won’t raise any red flags if I’m home by 6:00pm on the dot,’ he rationalizes. Or, ‘If I call her every day at noon, she won’t get suspicious.’ He’s drawing timelines in the sand, and being uncharacteristically…”

— Abby Rodman, thoughtcatalog.com