Mason Cooley Quotes

An impatient person plays differently than a more patient person.

There's still the part of me that wants to leap at every opportunity, but now there's the other side that says, 'Let's just wait a minute and see what happens.' That's intuition, and it comes with age and experience.

There is great strength in acting boldly but there is also great strength in not acting if the time is not right.

It is all very well to be cautious, but if we are too cautious we will miss our opportunity.

Where Mr. McKinley was patient, cautious, tactful and a very good listener…, Roosevelt is impetuous, impatient, and wholly lacking in tact.

There is a difference between being bold and being rash.

Don't be afraid to have a reality check. Taking risks is OK, but you must be realistic.

Before you say cut, wait 5 seconds

If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the next step. The warrior uses that touch of madness. For - in both love and war - it is impossible to foresee everything.

It’s true what they say about patience being a virtue; it just happens to be a virtue that I choose not to pursue.

He that is impatient, and cannot wait on God for a mercy, will not easily submit to Him in a denial.

Patience, grasshopper," I counseled. "You don't want to seem overeager." "Right, that's why I said tomorrow," he said. "I want to see you again tonight. But I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow.

I am an incredibly impatient person.

I don't know if there's a lot of patience anymore. I think that could serve a lot of people.

Wait. Look. Notice. If you keep those three words in mind, you just might survive the next few days.

Prompt to move but firm to wait - knowing things rashly sought are rarely found.

Are you ready?" Klaus asked finally. "No," Sunny answered. "Me neither," Violet said, "but if we wait until we're ready we'll be waiting for the rest of our lives, Let's go.

You have a brake in your brain that stops you doing stupid things. The older you are, the earlier that brake comes on. When you're 20 you stop at nothing; when you're older you're cleverer than when you're 20, so your brain brake operates more often!

Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.

Stay cool, and wait for opportunity.

You must exercise your caution in laying your plans, but be bold in carrying them out.

We've all felt anger. It can come when things don't turn out the way we want. It might be a reaction to something which is said of us or to us. We may experience it when people don't behave the way we want them to behave. Perhaps it comes when we have to wait for something longer than we expected. We might feel angry when others can't see things from our perspective. There seem to be countless possible reasons for anger….If we desire to have a proper spirit with us at all times, we must choose to refrain from becoming angry.

A man of sense may be in haste, but can never be in a hurry.

If you try to measure the future, you will never risk the present. Playing it safe. A ghastly game.

Never settle. There is no reason to rush.