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Work and Recreation
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If bankers can count, how come they have eight windows and only four tellers?
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If it weren't for the last minute, nothing would get done.
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If only I could get that wonderful feeling of accomplishment without having to accomplish anything.
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If you don't have time to do it right you must have time to do it over.
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If you love your job, you will never have to work another day in your life.
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It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing.
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It is not the horse that draws the cart, but the oats.
Unknown, (Russian proverb), in Work and Recreation
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It usually takes a long time to find a shorter way.
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can avoid all together.
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Ogden's Law: The sooner you fall behind, the more time you have to catch up.
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One good reason why computers can do more work than people is that they never have to stop and answer the phone.
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Only Robinson Crusoe had everything done by Friday.
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The amount of work to be done increases in proportion to the amount of work already completed.
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The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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Theft from a single author is plagiarism. Theft from two is comparative study. Theft from three or more is research.
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There are two kinds of people: those who work and those who take the credit. It's better to belong to the first group because there is less competition.
Unknown, (Wilson on Home Improvement), in Work and Recreation
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Wasting time is an important part of living.
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Westheimer's Discovery: A couple of months in the laboratory can frequently save a couple of hours in the library.
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Work is accomplished by those employees who have not reached their level of incompetence.
Unknown, (probably a misquote of Peter's Principle), in Work and Recreation
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You may only have two of the three choices: (1) Enjoy your job. (2)Work within the law. (3)Make lots of money.
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