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title: "6 Impatient Don Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [I can be impatient. But I don't think it's always a bad habit. Sometimes a little impatience can be a good thing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brant-daugherty/i-can-be-impatient-but-i-don-t-think-it-s-always-a-bad-habit/)

[Brant Daugherty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brant-daugherty/)

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> [Everybody knows I'm impatient. I don't have to apologize for it. I'm too old for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-green/everybody-knows-i-m-impatient-i-don-t-have-to-apologize-for-it-i-m/)

[Dennis Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-green/)

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> [Learn to trust His timing. Don't get in a hurry; don't grow impatient; don't try to force doors open. Don't try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-osteen/learn-to-trust-his-timing-don-t-get-in-a-hurry-don-t-grow-impatient/)

[Joel Osteen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-osteen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/def/joel-osteen-194_doors_learn-to-trust-his-timing-don-t-get-in-a_1277153.jpg)

> [It's why muse is so impatient with me. I don't ever go to her until after the teaching or whatever is over.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-geok-lin-lim/it-s-why-muse-is-so-impatient-with-me-i-don-t-ever-go-to-her-until/)

[Shirley Geok-lin Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-geok-lin-lim/)

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> [ \[My muse\] she's impatient with me, because I don't do what I should do: sit down and write. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-geok-lin-lim/my-muse-she-s-impatient-with-me-because-i-don-t-do-what-i-should-do/)

[Shirley Geok-lin Lim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-geok-lin-lim/)

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> [It’s a curious thing. I suppose most people think of artists as impatient but I don’t know of any first-rate artist who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-van-doren/it-s-a-curious-thing-i-suppose-most-people-think-of-artists-as/)

[Mark Van Doren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-van-doren/)

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