"Every duty which is bidden to wait returns with seven fresh duties at its back."
- Charles Kingsley
"Anyone can do any amount of work, provided it isn't the work he is supposed to be doing at that moment."
- Robert Benchley
"There are a million ways to lose a work day, but not even a single way to get one back. "
- Tom DeMarco and Timothy Lister ...
"The only correct actions are those that demand no explanation and no apology."
- Red Auerbach
"Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift."
- Margaret Lee Runbeck
"An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything."
- Lynn Johnston ...
"The robbed that smiles, steals something from the thief. "
- William Shakespeare, Othello
"If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience."
- Robert Fulghum
"Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is what you would have wanted had you known. "
- Garrison Keillor ...