Fortune knocks but once, but misfortune has much more patience.
Laurence J. Peter
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There's not a lot of room anymore for what I call 'made-up' drama. The drama comes from real places now - marriage takes work and focus, the kid stuff takes patience and commitment. And if you don't grow as people and as a couple, within all of that, then you've got some real drama. -
I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key. -
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The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it. -
As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.
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- Slump, and the world slumps with you. Push, and you push alone.
- Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.
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- Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder.
- Speak when you are angry - and you'll make the best speech you'll ever regret.