George MacDonald Quotes

To suffer the penalty of too much haste, which is too little speed.

He takes the second step before the first

We have not the time to take our time.

I've been in a hurry all my life. I've been in a hurry to succeed, and in a hurry to prove myself.

I've always zoomed through life in a vain attempt to keep up with my sprinting brain. If I have to choose between doing something quickly and doing it right, I often select the speedier option.

Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error.

You know, I'm not in a hurry, and everybody else in Hollywood - particularly agents and managers - they're all in a hurry.

I can't do anything in a minute.

Life is too short. I don't have time to speak slowly.

I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.

I deliberately fly in and out of LA for as small a time as humanly possible.

Whenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.

Haste is blind and improvident.

Delay is not our friend. Delay is our enemy.

For most of my life, I've been in a hurry.

One of my weaknesses is impatience. I just have this aching need to get great things done. Can't stand slow change.

All my life, I was always in a hurry! I was always hustling!

The reason that I was so quick was because I was impatient. I couldn't wait to hit the next shot.

No one wants to be patient. No one wants to wait for anything. They want it right now - that instant gratification.

We may outrun By violent swiftness And lose by over-running.

The more haste, the less speed.

Almost before the big motor-car stopped, the girl sprang out.

I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.

I shoved on a dressing-gown, and flew downstairs like a mighty, rushing wind.

We can outrun the wind and the storm, but we cannot outrun the demon of hurry.