Quotes About Delay

Would you get your butt in here? Shit, you are slow as a fat kid on crutches, Zoey.

The last few minutes of waiting in a cupboard are always the hardest.

Nothing upsets a fowl more than having to wait for dinner.

About two hours afterwards Gethryn discovered a suitable retort, but, coming to the conclusion that better late than never does not apply to repartees, refrained from speaking it.

Soon is such a long word.

The rule is jam tomorrow and jam yesterday but never jam today.

The mistake is waiting and waiting for the payoff like it's a reward you've got coming

There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse. It is the root of all emotional self-control, since all emotions, by their very nature, lead to one or another impulse to act. What shows up in a small way early in life blossoms into a wide range of social and emotional competences as life goes on. The capacity to impose a delay on impulse is at the root of a plethora of efforts, from staying on a diet to pursuing a medical degree.

The plan of "counting the chickens before they are hatched" is an error of ancient date, but it does not seem to improve by age.

One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now.

After all it was for one justice which is short..., but the journey up to this justice was very long.(Red 2008 Film)

The best remedy for anger is delay.

Bite your lips, little brother...Don't cry. Keep your anger, your hate, for another day, for later. The day will come but not now...Wait. Clench your teeth and wait.

The greatest remedy for anger is delay.

Excuse my dress. I was half an hour late this morning. When you lose half an hour in this house, you never can pick it up again, try how you may. -Reverend Finch's wife

Death will be late to bring us aid

And sure enough, even waiting will end...if you can just wait long enough.

You've been running a long time, not to've got any further off than mealtime

He had, by now, the look of a man who was waiting for something which had happened long before.

Hi!' it said, 'wait a minute!

Death cannot stop true love. All it can do is delay it for a while.

What with one thing and another, three years passed.

he didn't forget this either. He just didn't remember it in time. . . . 

Pain now for a payoff later.