Patrick Anderson Quotes

Things come to him who can wait.

The young comedians always ask me, 'What's the secret for staying around?' I tell them, 'There is no secret - just stay around. Longevity is the most important thing.'

Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn't it? I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long - 81.

Patience and Diligence, like faith, remove mountains.

Talent is long patience.

Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.

Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.

I'm not a genius; I'm a worker.

Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.

Slow and steady wins the race.

Slow but steady wins the race.

I think one of the most important attributes is perseverance.

Everything yields to diligence.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

To be somebody you must last.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

It's not how fast you get there, but how long you stay.

Patience and time do more than strength or passion.

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards.

To be still standing 20 years in this business is a great feeling, I can't even tell you.

I'm okay with the idea that slow and steady wins the race.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

Genius is eternal patience.

Everyone I know who is having success in film right now is there because of persistence.

Perseverance is a positive, active characteristic.