Immediacy Quotes

“When the thought arises to reach out, express care, or nurture our connections, “immediacy” can prevent “inertia” if we eschew repeated delays and unfulfilled promises. (“All the words he always wanted to tell her”)”
― Erik Pevernagie

“عصر ما به موجب ذات خود، عصر تعمّق و فهم است، امّا از شور و شوق خالی است. همه کس همه چیز را می داند، همه کس می داند به چه راهی باید رفت و هر راه با راه دیگر چه تفاوت های جزئی ای دارد، امّا هیچ کس اراده ی حرکت ندارد.”
― Søren Kierkegaard, Two Ages: The Age of Revolution and the Present Age A Literary Review

“The objects of the present life fill the human eye with a false magnification because of their immediacy.”
― William Wilberforce

“Procrastinators are addicted to immediacy. If it doesn’t have to be done now, they’ll do it later. No one is more productive than a procrastinator with an impending deadline.”
― Richie Norton, Anti time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results With the Power of Time Tipping - Library Edition

“I have no time in the world but the time in which I am
and that lasts a moment and passes like a cloud.”
― Samuel ha-Nagid, Music of a Distant Drum: Classical Arabic, Persian, Turkish & Hebrew Poems