Fortunate, indeed, is the man who takes exactly the right measure of himself and holds a just balance between what he can acquire and what he can use. - Peter Mere Latham - quoted by David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 9

You can only feel good about what you're not doing when you know what you're not doing. David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 6

Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein - quoted by David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 7

It's possible to own too much. A man with one watch knows what time it is; a man with two watches is never quite sure. - Lee Segall - Quoted by David Allen in Ready for Anything, -p. 15

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it reluctantly. - Terrance - Quoted by David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 21

Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is a noble art of leaving things undone. The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of nonessentials. Lin Yutang - Quoted by David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 11

Knowing your commitments creates better choices of new ones. David Allen in Ready for Anything, p. 9

The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war. - Asian Proverb - Quoted in Ready for Anything by David Allen, p. 4