Terry Pratchett Quotes

I wanted to wake you straightaway, but I knew I had to wait several hours to ensure you were safely recovered." "What! How long has it been?" "Five minutes. I got bored.

Wait and wait. Most people's lives are spent waiting.

Don't get impatient when it takes too long.

Not everyone can wait: neither the sated nor the satisfied nor those without respect can wait. The only ones who can wait are people who carry restlessness around with them.

Waiting is a big part of life. We don't like to admit that, especially our generation; we don't like to wait on stuff. We want stuff immediately.

I am an incredibly impatient person.

it doesn't take long to stay an hour.

If you are patient...and wait long enough...Nothing will happen

I hope it won't take long.

Even speed, when we are anxious, seems like delay.

What makes people so impatient is what I can't figure; all the guy had to do was wait.

Waiting is far more difficult than doing.

You may delay, but time will not.

I have a hard time waiting for things to happen.

Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat.

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

Don't be so foolish as to ask for more time: calamities will not wait.

When someone is impatient and says, 'I haven't got all day,' I always wonder, How can that be? How can you not have all day?

Everybody wants instant gratification for everything. It's all got to be like fast food. You want a hamburger now, you get it now. Hey, even when McDonald's started out, it took them a couple of minutes to make your burger and get it to you. Now, it's all wham, bam. That's tough enough on a burger. It's impossible with a relationship.

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.

What's the use of watching? A watched pot never boils.

It seems like movies normally take a long time to get made. When you focus on it, and you're waiting for something, it seems to take longer.

The waiting is the hardest part.