Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance.
— Samuel Johnson
Above all, remember that God looks for solid virtues in us, such as patience, humility, obedience, abnegation of your own will - that is, the good will to serve Him and our neighbor in Him. His providence allows us other devotions only insofar as He sees that they are useful to us.
— Saint Ignatius
I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
— Saina Nehwal
Find patience in the breath of life.
— Ryunosuke Satoro
I don't know about writing. It's quite lonely. You have to have a lot of patience with yourself. I don't know if I could do that. But I'd love to direct again.
— Ruth Wilson
The industry has changed in that it is far more disposable than it used to be. When Boyzone came out, we were given a shot and the patience to record our singles and albums. Nowadays, the thought is if it is not working, then the artist will be dropped. The record companies will bail on the artists, and I find that sad.
— Ronan Keating
My three Ps: passion, patience, perseverance. You have to do this if you've got to be a filmmaker.
— Robert Wise
Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.
— Robert H. Schuller
'Deadpool' took seven years to get to the motion picture screen, and I use that as my measurement. That tested me and my patience more than anything I could've imagined because the screenplay was so good.
— Rob Liefeld
As a young boy, I read 'Cheaper by the Dozen' and immediately became neurotic about my use of time. It taxed me severely, but only for the next 50 years. But I think it also allowed me to discipline myself to sit in the chair and be a writer, where one of the most needed qualities is patience.
— Ridley Pearson
I have learned that you need to have patience, perseverance, and faith in people to reach your goals.
— Richarlison
God's way of answering the Christian's prayer for more patience, experience, hope and love often is to put him into the furnace of affliction.
— Richard Cecil
Looking back, I didn't have the patience to work in fashion. I like women so much, but I was never qualified to torture them in photo shoots. You have to be really tough and brutal.
— Rene Burri
I've learned the importance of loving what you do. I have also learned more patience due to the nature of the music business.
— Randy Travis
I don't think I have the patience required to undertake projects as huge as 'Baahubali.' You need to spend a lot of time and years to make something empowering like that.
— Ram Gopal Varma
The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.
— Ralph Marston
One of the biggest lessons I've learnt is patience. It's critical when raising a child.
— Rahul Dev
Alcohol gives you infinite patience for stupidity.
— Sammy Davis, Jr.
Have patience with all things, But, first of all with yourself.
— Saint Francis de Sales
Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
— Saadi
We had great faith that with patience, understanding, and education, that my family and I could be helpful in changing their minds and attitudes around.
— Ryan White
Heaven grant us patience with a man in love.
— Rudyard Kipling
In football a championship team is never bought, it's built with time and patience.
— Ronald Koeman
I still have to work on patience.
— Robert Mueller
I can imagine few things more trying to the patience than the long wasted days of waiting.
— Robert Falcon Scott
Sport has taught me never to be jealous of someone or insecure if somebody is doing well. It's taught me teamwork and the value of patience. Even If I lose, I know that I've actually not lost.
— Ritika Singh
I didn't choose 'Silver Spoons'. I think my mom and agent chose it because at that time there was a lack of patience on some of the people that were in charge of my career. I think there was a big offer on the table, and I think they took it.
— Ricky Schroder
I always had that long-term vision. Even getting going with cinema, knowing it was such a long road to be able to make films, but I always had a long term. Whenever I was starting out, I had that patience.
— Richard Linklater
To the fans, thank you for your patience and concern. They've been on point with my career, especially after my injuries.
— Rey Mysterio
That's why I never became a director. I never had patience with people.
— Ray Harryhausen
Work hard. And have patience. Because no matter who you are, you're going to get hurt in your career and you have to be patient to get through the injuries.
— Randy Johnson
When I have a new idea, I'm charged up and want to start the film immediately, but I simply don't have the patience to wait for stars.
Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.
— Ralph Fiennes
It is one thing to train officers on fighting crime. It is a whole other thing to train them to build friendships and relationships, which are integral to fighting crime. This takes time, effort, and patience on the part of police officers.
— Rahm Emanuel
I took Pascal, and I was terrible. And then, when I went to NYU, I minored in computer science. I just couldn't code. I just didn't have the patience for it.
— Sam Esmail
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
— Saint Augustine
Because I have so many brothers and sisters, I think I'm able to have a certain patience.
— Rza
I think we can all use a little more patience. I get a little impatient sometimes and I wish I didn't. I really need to be more patient.
— Ryan Reynolds
Being a caregiver requires infinite patience, physical and emotional strength, health care navigation skills, and a sense of humor - which can be hard to come by after sleepless nights and demanding days.
— Rosalynn Carter
Whether it is a garden gnome, the sound of Bing Crosby launching into 'White Christmas', the blinking innocent eyes of Bambi or the words of Patience Strong, the kitsch phenomenon is there as strong and recognisable as your mother's face. You seldom if ever have the question, whether this is kitsch or not. If you think it might be, then it is.
— Roger Scruton
Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.
— Robert Herjavec
My wife makes fun of me by calling me a grandpa because I have very little patience for inconsiderate children. So if we're walking in the mall, and some kid goes by really fast on a skateboard, I become the grumpiest eighty-five-year-old man in the world and start screaming at them.
— Rob McClure
The best thing Jay-Z ever taught me was patience.
— Rita Ora
Amongst the qualities a hero should have, I would include determination, loyalty, courage, perseverance, patience, focus, intrepidity and selflessness.
— Ricky Martin
I have so little patience with the whole Y.A. book thing. As far as I'm concerned, you either read books for children or you read books for adults.
— Richard K. Morgan
I'm glad I didn't know how much patience entrepreneurship required. It took some time to turn that into a strength of mine, so that would've presented an obstacle when I was younger.
— Reshma Saujani
I have little patience or time for nonsense that's spread around.
— Ravi Shastri
Of course I would never compare myself to someone who actually went through a war, but I definitely matured shooting 'The Pacific.' I'm more calm and I have more patience.
— Rami Malek
Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
I don't think one should attribute the success and failure of a film to a single actor. When you decide to do a film, you weigh the pros and cons before taking a call. Only when you run out of patience, get insecure, and feel your career is heading nowhere do you sign anything that comes your way.
— Rakul Preet Singh
