An appointment is an arrangement to meet someone at a particular time and place. Appointment synonyms include meeting, engagement, interview, arrangement, consultation, session, date, rendez-vous, assignation, tweetup, commitment, etc.
Goldie, the booking app for independent beauty pros, helps you protect that calendar by automating reminders, collecting deposits, and reducing no-shows so you can focus on doing the work you love.
What do others say about appointments? Let’s see how people defined or mentioned appointments in their day-to-day lives.
On the value of time and punctuality
Time is the one thing you cannot get back. These quotes come from thinkers, business leaders, and public figures who understood that an appointment kept is a form of respect.
"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."
"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."
"If you want to be more productive, then start at the start: get there on time. Whether it is a meeting, a flight, an appointment or a date, it's important to ensure you are there when you say you will be there."
"Arriving late is a way of saying that your own time is more valuable than the time of the person who waited for you."
"You may delay, but time will not."
"Punctuality is a reflection of how you value time and your integrity."
No-shows and late arrivals cost independent professionals real income every week. If you want to reduce them, these hair salon reminder and follow-up message templates are a good place to start.
On making the most of your schedule
A full calendar is not the same as a productive one. These quotes get at the difference between being busy and being intentional about your time.
"If you make more appointments with quality people, you will have less disappointments with non-quality people."
"Each minute we spend worrying about the future and regretting the past is a minute we miss in our appointment with life — a missed opportunity to engage life and to see that each moment gives us the chance to change for the better."
"The next time you find yourself racing quickly down the street, know that you're not only running to your next appointment, you are literally running from contact with your truest feelings, deepest needs and most valuable insights."
"I can enjoy what I'm engaged in and be fully present rather than planning my answers to questions while someone else is speaking or thinking about my next appointment while my current engagement is still in progress."
"A lot of times, I put my own personal health to the side, focusing on work or family or getting ahead. At the end of the day, you're just exhausted on your couch and haven't made that doctor's appointment."
"Either you run the day or the day runs you."
Keeping your schedule full is one challenge. Keeping it manageable is another. These salon reports can help you spot patterns in your bookings and protect your time.
On appointments and bigger ideas
Some of these quotes use the word "appointment" in its oldest sense: a calling, a purpose, a moment of destiny. They are worth sitting with.
"The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences."
"I have become convinced that if God stands a child before you, for even just a minute, it is a divine appointment."
"Prayer is a specific divine appointment, an ordinance of Heaven, whereby God purposes to carry out His gracious designs on earth and to execute and make efficient the plan of salvation."
"Change is terrifying for people who feel immune to it by virtue of status, divine appointment, or imagined irreplaceability."
"Not by appointment do we meet delight. Or joy; they heed not our expectancy. But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile."
On client relationships and professional life
These quotes touch on the human side of the appointment: the trust, the expectation, and what it means to show up for someone.
"Not by appointment do we meet delight. Or joy; they heed not our expectancy. But round some corner of the streets of life they of a sudden greet us with a smile."
"Offering aids is like providing an alarm clock: it may help people get to an appointment on time, but no one is forcing them to use it."
"What was a problem was the excessive amount of media attention to the appointment of the first woman and everything she did. Everywhere that Sandra went, the press was sure to go."
"Goods are traded, but services are consumed and produced in the same place. And you cannot export a haircut. But we are coming close to exporting a haircut, the appointment part."
"I've worked on over twenty TV staffs, and nine out of ten male colleagues are wonderful, inclusive, and professional. Still, there's usually one guy who turns a fun job into a dental appointment."
"When you have scheduled an appointment, or have made a commitment, you have essentially made a promise. Keep your promises. Being punctual demonstrates your consideration for others and that you can be depended upon."
"Commitment is an act, not a word."
Client relationships are the foundation of every appointment on your books. These practical tips on how to attract clients back to your salon after a visit are worth a read.
On booking, scheduling, and the modern appointment
Not every quote has to come from a philosopher. Some of the most honest things said about appointments come from people just trying to get their calendar under control.
"A schedule defends from chaos and whim. It is a net for catching days. It is a scaffolding on which a worker can stand and labor with both hands at sections of time."
"They don't have a lot of appointment viewing. What television depends on, one thing 'Larry King Live' was — it was appointment viewing."
"I look at my first appointment book from 1965 and I get dizzy. I was constantly in a phone booth calling photographers."
"I once missed an appointment because I left my house, I locked the door. And then I thought, like anybody else, you know, 'I don't think I locked the door.' I just kept going back to the door."
"A wise woman never yields by appointment. It should always be an unforeseen happiness."
"He has so many muscles he has to make an appointment to move his fingers."
"You're only as good as your last haircut."
If managing your appointment book still feels like a phone booth in 1965, automated reminders and online booking through Goldie can take a lot of that friction away.
How to use these quotes in your salon or service business
A good quote does more than fill a caption. Here are three ways beauty and service professionals actually put quotes like these to work.
- Use them in appointment reminder messages. A short, memorable line from Marvin J. Ashton or Richard Branson about punctuality can make a reminder feel warmer and more personal than a generic "don't forget your appointment" text.
- Post them on social media between promotions. Quote posts tend to get saved and shared more than service posts. Use them to stay visible on days when you have nothing to sell.
- Print one on your booking confirmation page or email. A line about the value of showing up can set the right tone with new clients before their first visit.
If you want to put tip one into practice right away, start with these appointment reminder message templates or read up on how to reduce salon no-shows before your next busy week.
Ready to protect your appointment calendar and spend less time chasing confirmations? Goldie automates your reminders, collects deposits, and keeps your schedule full.
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