Tim Cope Quotes

There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.

Patience has never been my strong suit.

I've got to really try and manage my patience out there.

I didn't stay patient enough at times, maybe.

Immaturity is the inability to delay self gratification.

America's greatest sin is the refusal to delay gratification.

As a kid, I often figured it was good to be patient to a fault.

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.

I never resist temptation, because I have found that things that are bad for me do not tempt me.

I'm too impatient.

Sometimes I wish I was less of a maniac; sometimes I wish I was more.

Sometimes I think I'm a bit impatient, and a bit more patience would help me in some cases.

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

Emotional self-control is the result of hard work, not an inherent skill.

Longing and desire goes further than instant satisfaction. That's human nature.

I'm fairly in control and I don't like to flirt particularly. I mean, obviously if I meet someone who I think is hot, of course I'll want to flirt with him, But in general I don't use it in day-to-day life.

It's my rule never to lose me temper till it would be detrimental to keep it.

The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future well-being.

By definition, saving - for anything - requires us to not get things now so that we can get bigger ones later. That's hard. Our brains are hard wired to prefer the here and now.

Protect me from what I want.

I have a very addictive personality, so I'm even careful about wanting more of anything than I need - even chocolate.

Patience is a virtue, and I'm learning patience. It's a tough lesson.

I have an adult emotional life and an editing system inside me which prevents me from being preposterously stupid.

He submits to be seen through a microscope, who suffers himself to be caught in a fit of passion.