Paul Gleason Quotes

Sometimes I have to be pulled down to reality. I want everything to happen all at once.

Let's face it: the present self is present. It's in control. It's in power right now. It has these strong, heroic arms that can lift doughnuts into your mouth. And the future self is not even around. It's off in the future. It's weak. It doesn't even have a lawyer present.

Having patience is one of the hardest things about being human. We want to do it now, and we don't want to wait. Sometimes we miss out on our blessing when we rush things and do it on our own time.

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

The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.

But the important thing about learning to wait, I feel sure, is to know what you are waiting for.

Think of the long view of life, not just what's going to happen today or tomorrow. Don't give up what you most want in life for something you think you want now.

Patience has never been my strong suit.

Impatience is a virtue.

Instant gratification takes too long.

Now, I'm the most impatient person that ever walked the planet. However: for the best, you always wait.

I spent a lot of time staring at the clock in school, so I have that kind of personality.

I don't think patience is something that any of us grow up with in a large dose. It's a world of instant gratification.

Patience is something that, as a young man, I didn't have - when waiting for parts to arrive or waiting for people to behave as I wanted them to.

I'm too impatient.

Time is your friend; impulse is your enemy.

My biggest fault? I guess it's a lack of patience - not when I'm working, but when I'm not working.

Wisdom always waits for the right time to act, while emotion always pushes for action right now!

One thing I noticed when I was young was I was impatient for success. I think everybody is impatient for success. It will come. But don't - you shouldn't let that impatience drive you crazy.

Patience, he thought. So much of this was patience - waiting, and thinking and doing things right. So much of all this, so much of all living was patience and thinking.

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.

Experience has further taught me this, that we ruin ourselves by impatience.

Patience accomplishes its object, while hurry speeds to its ruin.

Give time and permit a short delay, impetuosity ruins everything.