Quotes About Patience

he always carried the feeling that he was struggling toward some kind of resolution and knowledge of purpose. That there was something good in him or about him. It was the waiting that was so hard. The waiting often left a hollow feeling in his soul. And he believed people could see this, that they knew when they looked at him that he was empty.

Ten years might as well be a hundred if you are doing time for a crime you didn't commit, he said.

I didn't have all the answers but experience told me that they would come.

The rich kept you waiting so you could feel free to admire all that they had.

Darkness waits. But it comes no matter what you do.

When it came to opening statements, I was from the Legal Siegel school of law. He always said, save your powder, meaning less is more; don't reveal your case or its surprises until it's time to present your evidence.

until after we publish.

anticipated doing, anyway. But for now he was

The next ten minutes took ten hours.

have sat in your mailbox for four days.

Where do we start?" she asked. "I don't know. Just call me when it's time. I'll be around.

Yeah, Cassie thought. Roseanne knew what she was talking about. Seven years. But the song didn't say anything about what happened after seven years. Did that ache go away then? Cassie didn't think it ever would.

She watched the clock like the owner of a candy store watches the fat kids.

Bosch was tempted to wait in line for another round but decided to stay hungry. The

told her to clean up all the empty shells so they could recycle them. He said he'd wait for her in the

Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.

A man can see by starlight, if he takes the time.

You must first learn patience, if you wish to learn anything at all.

Understanding is a delaying tactic.

It is living, breathing, walking, and talking. Only we cannot see it, because it is happening too slowly. Rock has a lifespan of three billion years. we have a lifespan of sixty or seventy years. And the rock is not even aware of our existence because we are alive for only a brief instant of its lifespan. To it, we are like flashes in the dark.

No te preocupes -dijo Sarah-. Ya pensaremos en algo. -Siempre contestas lo mismo -observó Kelly. -Porque siempre es la verdad -repuso Sarah

Grant knew that people could not imagine geological time.

And maybe – maybe – love will arrive, and remain.

But there are still the hours, aren't there? One and then another, and you get through that one and then, my god, there's another. I'm so sick.