Quotes About Patience

We'll have to take it slow from here on out," the Fireman said. He had that one wrong.

You don't want to start A Game of Thrones when you might catch fire all of a sudden.

After dinner Andy drives drowsily, weaving slightly. Sand, sand, sand—all that pulverized time. Eons ago the world's burst hourglass spilled its contents here; now the years pile and spin, waiting with inhuman patience to be swept into some future ocean. Sand washes right up to the paved road, washes over to the other side in a solid orange current, illuminated by their headlights.

As we hypnotically watch the steadily diminishing reserve of sand in life's hourglass, the instincts of a miser surface. Life is now savored, sipped as with a fine 19th Century French wine.

You take whatever victories you find in this game, and you measure success in the smallest of increments.

try and try again. if you give up then good for you kiddo.

I always thought I was the head coach, but I learned God is the head coach. He makes up the game plan. He decides when you get to play overtime. And when he says game over, it's over.

The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little.

I enjoy every minute, because there are going to be a lot of moments in your future that you're going to wish you held onto longer.

The problem with the English Patient is that to enjoy it, you have to be either English or patient.

A lie can go around the world twice before the truth gets its socks on.

It takes time to save time.

I can sit and view the scene with detachment because I know that delays are part of the game. It is what it is – but many people haven't discovered that yet.

It's not for us to choose our times, Jacob. But we must be ready when they come.

Don't be alarmed if during the first week or two of healthy eating, you feel worse and the desire to use food to curtail discomfort is heightened. This usually passes within the first four days.

Stress is caused by being 'here' but wanting to be 'there'." —Eckhart Tolle

Keep a good attitude and do the right thing even when it's hard. When you do that you are passing the test. And God promises you your marked moments are on their way.

You may never get to that perfect world that you're waiting for where everything's going to be perfect and you got that much money and your house paid off.

Love overlooks a person's faults. That's not always easy, but love believes the best in every person. Anybody can return evil for evil, but God wants His people to help heal wounded hearts.

If you know you have to wait anyway, why not make a decision to enjoy your life while you're waiting? Why not be happy while God is in the process of changing things? After all, there's nothing we can really do to make it happen any faster. We might as well relax and enjoy our lives, knowing that at the appointed time God is going to bring his plan to pass.

We've got to give people room to have a bad day.

The sad truth is, if you push hard enough, and if you're so stubborn that you must have things your way, God will sometimes allow you to undertake a project without His blessing or at the wrong time. The problem with that, of course, is when you start something in your own strength and in your own timing, you're going to have to finish it and maintain it in your own strength.

If you're not seeing God move in your life right now, one of two possibilities must be considered. Either your requests are not God's best and will probably not be answered the way you'd like or it must not be the right time. If God were to answer that prayer the way you are hoping, it could interfere with his ideal plan for you.

You may think you're getting the short end of the stick, but when it's all said and done, God will make sure that you don't lose anything truly valuable. Moreover, He'll make sure you get your just reward. Your responsibility is to remain calm and peaceable even when those around you are not.