Quotes About Patience

It's actually true that I keep myself going by constantly promising myself that in response for the hard work I will be allowed to do some more hard work later on.

I know of over 3,000 ways [that] a light bulb does not work.

The work that is done in love loses half its tedium and difficulty.

Tiger, come on now, you've still got work to do. This round and golf tournament are not over. Hang in there and finish the race.

If it really made sense to "let the club do the work," you'd just say, "Driver, wedge to the green, one-putt," and walk to the next tee.

I'm not really much into politics, because it's rarely discussed in my line of work, but I know that Barack Obama is trying his best, and that at some point down the road, he's going to get it right.

I haven't had a worst business decision, because I believe all things work together for good.

Any artist must expect to work amid the total, rational indifference of everybody else to their work, for years, perhaps for life.

...Omit nothing which can advance his work, and not blame others for the delay.

I think voice is like a good wine. If you work it well, it will mature.

Waiting for supply-side economics to work is like leaving the landing lights on for Amelia Earhart.

Perseverance has kept me going over the years. Things rarely happen overnight. Filmmakers should be prepared for many years of hard work. The sheer toil can be healthy and exhilarating.

The smaller your work, the bigger your name will become.

Don't impose yourself until you really know the work throroughly.

Results should not be too voluntarily aimed at or too busily thought of. They are sure to float up of their own accord from a long enough daily work at a given matter.

Nor yet be overeager in pursuit of any thing; for the mercurial too often happen to leave judgment behind them, and sometimes make work for repentance.

I don't work for a long time on anything. I don't have too much time in life.

My work was not embraced for many decades. I would have killed myself if getting embraced affected me so much.

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive and the true success is to labour.

If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.

If the grass is greener on the other side, try planting better seeds.

A bird does not give up flying today because it couldn't find any worms yesterday.

If the grass is greener on the other side, start watering your own.

If you want a fried fish to fly and enter your mouth, you must keep waiting till the unending time ends. Dead fish doesn't fly. If you want to eat it, your own hands must carry it.