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Quotes About Patience

Jiu Jitsu is about waiting for the right time to do the right move.
~ Ryron Gracie
He that hopes to look back hereafter with satisfaction upon past years must learn to know the present value of single minutes, and endeavour to let no particle of time fall useless to the ground.
~ Samuel Johnson
In all evils which admit a remedy, impatience is to be avoided, because it wastes that time and attention in complaints, that, if properly applied might remove the cause.
~ Samuel Johnson
If you spend all your time arguing with people who are nuts, you'll be exhausted and the nuts will still be nuts.
~ Scott Adams
Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.
~ Sebastian Vettel
In a moment the ashes are made, but a forest is a long time growing.
~ Seneca the Younger
Believe in what you do, because you may have to do it for a long time before it catches on.
~ Seth Godin
It moves at its own measured pace, for it has no reason to hurry. Tomorrow will come in its own good time.
~ Sidney Sheldon
Time needs another minute.
~ Sly Stone
There are two ways of attaining an important end, force and perseverance; the silent power of the latter grows irresistible with time.
~ Sophie Swetchine
Many who had been ahead of their time, had to wait for her in very uncomfortable quarters.
~ Stanislaw Jerzy Lec
The first 90% of the job takes 90% of the time. The remaining 10% of the job requires another 90% of the time. The first condition of immortality is death.
~ Stanislaw Lem
That's about the 1000th and tenth time (I've been asked about my neck). It's OK. I'm been doing a little stuff. I got some stuff from UT, weights to build you back up.
~ Sterling Marlin
You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge.
~ Steven Adler
The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday.
~ Theodor Adorno
Take more time, cover less ground.
~ Thomas Merton
The only problem we've had is the amount of time it's taking people to develop titles.
~ Trip Hawkins
It would be good if you opened your heart to the fullness of time and spirit.
~ Virginia Madsen
Now is not the time for making new enemies.
~ Voltaire
So our virtues lie in the interpretation of the time
~ William Shakespeare
A real dreamer must have a mutual trust with time.
~ Yiyun Li
Time makes fools of us all. Our only comfort is that greater shall come after us.
~ Eric Temple Bell
Every parent is at some time the father of the unreturned prodigal, with nothing to do but keep his house open to hope.
~ John Ciardi
The time not to become a father is eighteen years before a war.
~ E. B. White