Patience Philosophers Gifts

'Well, I guess it's not worth waiting for the bus any longer...'

"I want him to have the serenity to accept the things he can't pee on, the patience to pee on the things he can outside, and the wisdom to know the difference." "But I'll probably just take him to a trainer."

Road sign: 'No Passing Zone... This, too, shall pass.'

'No, Mr. Simmons, your MR images aren't in yet. We have older equipment, which takes a little longer to process.'

A tortoise running along the side of the road, panting.

"Just gotta wait 'till she wakes up."

Test your patience, back in one hour.

'A representative will be with you in twelve minutes... so, if you have to go to the bathroom, please go now...'

"I said, 'You must be waiting for 'Mr. Right,' too.'"

"Tia Carmen, did you ever wish summer was over...so you could be in school?"

"Ah, the waiter ... And I was beginning to wonder if we really existed!"

"Wanna play 'Waitin’ on the Cable Guy'?"

Waiting to do the second coat was the worst part. It was like watching paint dry.

'I'm going to be a little late.'

"In your own time, Brian, in your own time."

"I think my Harry must be practicing some sort of Tantric fishing. He'll be at it for hours and not catch a thing."

Snail crossing

How Moms explain.

"Please fill out these forms. We don't need them for anything, but you're making me nervous staring at your watch."

'You know, it's amazing what having a child costs you when you add it all up.'

Margaret got tired of waiting for her ‘slow-brew' tea.

'He was a physician, but because of all the difficult patients he gave it up and became a veterinarian.'

"It's not the walking — it's the waiting."

"If being normal is so natural.....why is it such a strain?"

'You've waited on hold 45 minutes just to speak to my boss? Seriously, sir, get a life!'

Baby Teething Problems.

Boy throws a stick for a tortoise. By the time the tortoise returns, the boy is an old man.

'Sure, long waits don't bother you. You've served time.'

"Are you going to move?"

'Why do I always pick the slow moving queue?'

'...... in sickness and in health, through the long lean years before tenure or perhaps no tenure, for better of for worse ......'

Instant Gratification service desk (with a long queue and delay)

"What do you have to do to get business class?"

'I used to live for the moment, but now I'm comfortable waiting 3 to 5 business days.'

"Sorry about the long wait, but good news. Other than long waits in waiting rooms, I can't find any other causes for your irritability."