102 Quotes About Doing-nothing

Struggle is less effective than doing nothing.

Some folks can look so busy doing nothing that they seem indispensable

Doing nothing can sometimes be the most effective form of action,' Sophie remarked. 'If you do nothing, you'll be sending a clear message: that you're stronger than they think you are. Not to mention a lot classier. Think about it.

You don’t get lucky while sitting in the sofa with arms crossed doing nothing. You can be lucky only when you are prepared.

If I were to do nothing, I'd be guilty of complicity.

Fighting is less effective than doing nothing.

A life, a history, whole patterns of existence altered, simply by doing nothing. The silent lie. The act of omission.

I don't believe anything's really inevitable until it happens. We just call it inevitable to make ourselves feel better about it, to excuse ourselves for not having done anything.

These were desperate times, the two men agreed; it was easy to stay at home and pull the bedcovers over your heads, but if nothing was done, someone would rip the bedcovers from your face and tug you naked into the street.