J.I.D Quotes

If they try to rush me, I always say, I've only got one other speed and it's slower.

There is no royal road to anything, one thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast, withers as rapidly. That which grows slowly, endures.

Good things, you can't rush into them.

A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad.

Aim for the sky, but move slowly, enjoying every step along the way. It is all those little steps that make the journey complete.

If a thing is worth doing, it is worth doing slowly... very slowly.

I'm one of the slowest drivers on the road. I mosey along. If you're doing anything too fast, including living life too fast, that creates sudden death. If I have to be somewhere on time, I make sure I leave early enough.

Take time for all things: great haste makes great waste.

He who goes step by step always finds himself level with a step.

Short cuts make long delays.

One thing at a time, all things in succession. That which grows fast withers as rapidly; and that which grows slow endures.

What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last.

Do not be in a hurry to succeed. What would you have to live for afterwards? Better make the horizon your goal; it will always be ahead of you.

When you're a young actor, there's this pressure to rush. But I hope to be doing this into my sixties and seventies, so I'd prefer to take my time.

Progress however, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.

Anything worth doing is worth doing slowly.

I'm not going to rush anything and scamper around like a mad person and make myself crazy.

It's not my ambition to direct lots of films. I think if I direct one film in my whole life, why rush it?

I believe when you rush your work, you're not thinking about what you're doing. That's when you make mistakes.

I don't like to rush my music.

For me, acting is a long-term thing. I'm not in a hurry to make it. I have no desire to explode onto the film industry. I still want to be acting when I'm 60.

I just continue to work on what I want to work on, and I'm not rushing to achieve anything, really.

I'm like an old turtle these days. I don't run wide-open everywhere, but at the end of the day, I'll be where I'm supposed to be.

Take one step at a time, there's no need to rush

Life is not a sprint. It was never meant to be. It is just a step of faith after another.