"Promptness is a sign of respect."
"I have generally found that the man who is good at an excuse is good for nothing else."
"Unfaithfulness in the keeping of an appointment is an act of clear dishonesty. You may as well borrow a person’s money as his time."
"When a secretary of Washington, excusing himself for being late, said that his watch was too slow, the reply of Washington was, 'You must get a new watch, or I must get a new secretary.'"
"The longer we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings."
"It is difficult to prove yourself reliable when people are required to wait for you."
"If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality. I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own."
"Being on time to appointments and meetings is a phase of self-discipline and an evidence of self-respect. Punctuality is a courteous compliment the intelligent person pays to his associates."