Academics, who work for long periods in a self-directed fashion, may be especially prone to putting things off: surveys suggest that the vast majority of college students procrastinate, and articles in the literature of procrastination often allude to the author's own problems with finishing the piece.

Related Quotes

The tillage of the soil occupies the vast majority of those who work for their own bread.

— Joseph Barber Lightfoot

BreadMajorityOccupies

The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.

— S. Jay Olshansky

MajoritySayStudies

The vast majority of gun owners don't kill, but people who do kill, tend to kill with guns, and often with illegal guns.

— Alan Dershowitz

The vast majority of students probably emerge from college with an adequate grasp of no more than a single method of inquiry. Even this capacity may erode over time if it does not relate to experiences and problems that recur in the student's later life.

AdequateCapacityCollege

The vast majority of people who have mental illness problems never hurt anybody.

— Penn Jillette

AnybodyHurtIllness