A deadline is negative inspiration. Still, it’s better than no inspiration at all.—Rita Mae Brown
Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you’ll call me.—Sam Donaldson
I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by.—Douglas Adams
The natural urge when running a distance is to push harder and finish sooner—to race against time. Every second behind a deadline is a little defeat.—Joe Henderson (the runner, not the tenor player)