Quotes About Delay

Fabius took command after Cannae, avoided pitched battle with Hannibal and played a waiting game, combining guerrilla tactics with a scorched-earth policy, to wear down the enemy (hence 'delayer').

even the British left-wing Fabian Society adopted his name and example – the message being, 'if you want the revolution to be successful, you must, like Fabius, bide your time'.

I've often thought that the process of aging could be slowed down if it had to go through Congress.

Give me chastity and continence, but not yet

but he didn't kid himself. Seventeen years was too long

The truth invariably arrives several years after you need it.

Algunas veces piensas una cosa pero tardas algo más en sentirla.

My evil genius Procrastination has whispered me to tarry 'til a more convenient season.

A]s Agatha Swanburne once said, 'To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions.

To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions" -Agatha Swanburne

Agatha Swanburne once said, "To be kept waiting is unfortunate, but to be kept waiting with nothing interesting to read is a tragedy of Greek proportions")—

How much longer, Lumawoo?

A golden opportunity may turn into silver if you wait too long to take advantage of it.

Roadblocks sometimes merely indicate that you should come back later.

What you lose pursuing your dreams is waiting for you once you achieve them.

Jei per ilgai lauksi - teks ištarti "sudie" dar nepasakius "laba diena".

The ability to delay gratification is intimately linked with success. You cannot succeed at anything unless you are willing and able to delay gratification.

In order to have a healthy financial life that balances earning with spending, and saving with giving, one must be able to delay gratification. In order to raise children to become the-best-version-of-themselves, one must be willing to delay gratification.

What is resistance? It's that sluggish feeling of not wanting to do something that you know is good for you, it's the inclination to do something that you unabashedly know is not good for you, and it's everything in between. It's the desire and tendency to delay something you should be doing right now.

You cannot succeed at anything unless you are willing to delay gratification. This ability and success are intimately linked. ACTION STEP Say no to yourself at least once every day.

But like everything else in India, the problem would be solved, provided there was no hurry.

Oblaci i kiša, daljine izgubljene u sivilu, hladno?a i vlaga na ulicama, smradna studen u hotelu, živo osje?anje nezadovoljstva u meni. Sve pobjede trebalo bi odga?ati za prolje?e.

Sometimes you have to take your time to get your reward.

The average american spends six months of his or her life waiting for red lights to turn green. six months wasted, waiting for permission to move on.