Quotes About Patience

God wants to help us... He loves us... we are His children. But He will not force His help on us at any time. He sees us when we struggle and fight and complain our way through things. And I believe it breaks His heart, when all we have to do is ask Him for help.

For a number of years, I struggled and put distance between God and me. But He was faithful and patient and provided gradual healing and strength.

The first year I kind of struggled to find where my shots was coming from, when to cut, where to be.

I struggled for 10 years before I made my first film.

Its been such a journey with my skin. My biggest thing now is that Im trying to be as gentle as possible. In the past Ive struggled with hormonal acne - I would get really harsh products to treat it and it would backfire. Now Im learning that the gentler I am, the better.

I was ecstatic when I got my first film. But it took me some time to realise that the struggles and hardships would never be over.

I would encourage anybody struggling with their sexuality to go with their heart. If it's not an appropriate time, there will be one later. Never, ever try to rush into anything - do it in your own time.

One of the rules I've learned is that struggling to try and think your way into making an investment is usually the best way to not have a great outcome.

Repeating a grade needs to be the last resort, not an automatic response to a child who is struggling to learn.

I think, like a lot of actors and people in the arts who are struggling to get where they want to be, you spend a lot of time sitting around grumbling about how you're not doing the kind of work you really want to do. But there's a lot of complacency in that, too.

Never interrupt your opponent when he's destroying himself.

We must not dive into tackles but force the opponent to run so that maybe they will crack late in the game.

Sometimes I let my opponent hit me. Not because I like it. To get him tired.

Golf is a great example to me. Golf is a metaphor of life. I mean, every shot. You have this beautiful hole, this beautiful opportunity to get a good score.

I think, generally, the creative process is hurt if you're thinking about the end as opposed to focusing on day-to-day decisions.

When the opposition sits back and defends well and together, it's difficult.

When the opposition has the ball you don't want to chase. You want to stay fresh for when the opportunity comes to score.

Some people think the world will end in 2012. I think we've got until 2014. I'm an optimist.

I'm an optimist, and I'll stay in situations for much longer than I should, just thinking that they'll work themselves out.

I'm not always optimistic, but I am hopeful.

I can't be optimistic. I can be hopeful.

If Real want me, they will call me one day, and, if not, no problem. I live my life and am optimistic about the future.

If you optimize for money too early, you will be minimizing for learning, almost without exception.

A long-term manager is a better option than a short-term one, but you've got to get the right man.