Quotes About Patience

Maybe some are so busy waiting, they forget what indescribable beauty is right there in front of them.

Fish held the silence for so long that I had to restrain myself from prodding her. That's never a good idea. Sometimes people hesitate because they don't have the courage to come out with whatever needs to be said; other times they desperately want to speak but can't find the words. Jabbing them prematurely tends to shut them up. Outwaiting them gives them the time to say more than they intend.

Most people think the Race is a sprint, but it's really not. It's a marathon. It's about maintaining a lead, keeping the pace, and doing it the right way.

Patience with others is Love, Patience with self is Hope, Patience with God is Faith.

We can get so busy doing urgent things and so preoccupied with what comes next that we don't experience now. Afraid of being late, we rush from the past to the future. The present moment becomes a crack between what we did and what we have yet to do. It is virtually lost to us. We don't get to our futures any faster if we hurry. And we certainly don't become better people in haste. More likely than not, the faster we go the less we become.

Living with real children can be humbling. Every morning I would tell myself, "Today is going to be different

The teacher said we're only supposed to spend fifteen minutes a night on our math. It took me a whole hour to finish. I must be dumb. PARENT: It can be discouraging when work takes longer than you expect.

MOTHER: Billy, we're leaving in five minutes. BILLY: (doesn't answer and continues to read the comics.) MOTHER: Would you tell me what I just said? BILLY: You said we're leaving in five minutes. MOTHER: Okay, now that I know you know, I won't mention it again.

Resist the temptation to "make better" instantly. Instead of giving advice, continue to accept and reflect on your child's feelings.

There is no such thing as a calm, conflict-free life with young children

Every time a parent says to himself, "I wish I hadn't said that. Why didn't I think to say . . . ," he automatically gets another chance. Life with children is open-ended.

Compassion is always appreciated, whether it comes sooner or later.

the question "Why?" only adds to their problem. In addition to their original distress, they must now analyze the cause and come up with a reasonable explanation.

became aware of how far gone I was when I found myself trying to Scotch-tape a broken pretzel together to stop my four-year-old from crying.

Living with real children can be humbling.

The journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. So we must never neglect any work of peace within our reach, however small.

When army review its forces more than 6 months and not attacking the enemy, know it is a danger to his people

Niekuomet netik?kite, kad mums pražudo didel?s klaidos. Tai padaro mažos klaidel?s.

I think it's nice if someone respects whatever their endeavor is, whether it's dance or art or stand-up comedy, to not assume that they're gonna be an overnight sensation, that it's this great craft that takes a lot of hard work to get good at.

Nothing can be done but by inches. I write out my life hour by hour, word by word . . . imagining the existence of something uncreated this poem our lives.

This is what I am: watching the spider rebuild - "patiently", they say, but I recognise in her impatience - my own- the passion to make and make again where such unmaking reigns the refusal to be a victim we have lived with violence so long Am I to go on saying for myself, for her This is my body, take it and destroy it?

Probably fishing is my first passion.

I do on the field what I know how to do, the same way and with the same passion as always. I give my best, but I have to take things day by day.

When I don't have a movie, I don't take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I'm passionate about.