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punctuality quotes

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“There is something . . . more important in life than punctuality, and that is decorum.” Samuel Beckett, Molloy
“He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.” Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray
“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, David Copperfield
“I am invariably late for appointments—sometimes as much as two hours. I’ve tried to change my ways but the things that make me late are too strong—and too pleasing.” Marilyn Monroe, My Story
“It seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains.” Bram Stoker, Dracula
“If a girl looks swell when she meets you, who gives a damn if she's late?” J. D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

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