Missy Elliott Quotes

I try and keep it simple and wait for the right opportunity.

You have to really think about things before you do them.

Hasten slowly and ye shall soon arrive.

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

Few things are brought to a successful issue by impetuous desire, but most by calm and prudent forethought.

I have a lot of faith in President Obama. The thing that seems to be true of him is that he doesn't speak when you would expect him to speak. He's very measured in his response to things. He likes to get all the facts first before he shoots his mouth off. It makes me crazy; it makes a lot of people crazy.

I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view.

Sometimes it is better to delay.

An old warrior is never in haste to strike the blow.

Sometimes you have to marinate instead of making a quick decision. I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time.

I used to make snap judgments, moved quickly. It's more important to be thoughtful, think of the consequences of your decisions.

What's important is you mustn't focus too early and try to play the game before it actually begins.

I know that I can't take anyone lightly.

I would rather stop too soon than too late.

Grant us a brief delay; impulse in everything is but a worthless servant.

It behooves a prudent person to make trial of everything before arms.

I think an important lesson from the game is that once you have made a move, you cannot take it back. You really have to measure your decisions. You think a lot. You evaluate your choices very carefully. There's never any guarantee about what's going to follow once you have made a decision.

Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

Haste is of the Devil.

One cool judgment is worth a thousand hasty counsels. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.

Good is the delay which makes sure.

I belong to the just-wait-a-minute club.