Charles Dickens Quotes

Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is "timing" it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.

Hide your strength, bide your time.

Observe due measure, for right timing is in all things the most important factor.

Learn what pitch you can hit good; then wait for that pitch.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

The toughest thing in hitting shouldn't be deciding when to swing. It is, for me, deciding when not to swing. You should be swinging from the time you get into the batter's box until something says don't swing.

I will prepare and some day my chance will come.

An opera singer is like an athlete before a match. An athlete cannot overdo anything. In order to perform at the highest possible level, you need to refrain from activities so as to be able to express this power.

Good is the delay which makes sure.

Sometimes it is better to delay.

Playing King George, for me, was a lesson in stillness and timing.

The guys I came up with would always tell me that no matter if we're up or down, if you go in, get in there and play hard. But just know that sometimes you just have to be patient and wait your turn.

Every time I catch the ball, I'm seeing a lot of bodies. The key for me is not to force.

I don't have anything to do but get in the cage and show my work and wait for my time.

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

I throw so hard because I sit and wait for that perfect moment.

When you bat, you need to have a lot of patience. I started training for it from the age of eight or nine. So, I knew what I needed when I stepped on the field to bat.

You have to be patient, efficient with your moves, and attuned to what's happening with your body physically. The key is not to rush or panic. You wait and wait and wait - and then strike.

The hardest thing about free agency is sometimes you want it right away but you have to wait and see see what happens.

I cook every chance in my pot. And only when it is cooked through do I welcome it as my food.

You must learn to wait properly.

It's not good fishing before the net.

Who waits until the wind shall silent keep Will never find the ready hour to sow.

Photography is like fencing. You must keep your distance, wait, and then thrust.

Biding one's time is a very different thing from patience.