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> [You know, being impatient is the worst lick for somebody young, especially in this business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/you-know-being-impatient-is-the-worst-lick-for-somebody-young/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4ac/johnny-paycheck-8240_being_you-know-being-impatient-is-the-worst-li_1019960.jpg)

> [The more talented and creative you are, the more impatient and frustrated you can become.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/the-more-talented-and-creative-you-are-the-more-impatient-and/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d61/johnny-paycheck-8240_become_the-more-talented-and-creative-you-are-t_1366846.jpg)

> [A creative person, a very creative person, is always alone, impatient and frustrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/a-creative-person-a-very-creative-person-is-always-alone-impatient/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/613/johnny-paycheck-8240_alone_a-creative-person-a-very-creative-person_3005346.jpg)

## Other authors on Impatient

## More by Johnny Paycheck

> [I tended not to give a damn about anything in life because I didn't think life gave a damn about me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-tended-not-to-give-a-damn-about-anything-in-life-because-i-didn-t/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I've been lucky to have a good reputation with writers. My strongest suit is that of an interpreter, so it's important for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-ve-been-lucky-to-have-a-good-reputation-with-writers-my-strongest/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I enjoy making good music and I enjoy people reacting to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-enjoy-making-good-music-and-i-enjoy-people-reacting-to-it/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I'm basically a pretty level-headed guy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-m-basically-a-pretty-level-headed-guy/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I do have a temper... me and millions of others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-do-have-a-temper-me-and-millions-of-others/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I'm not much of a talker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-m-not-much-of-a-talker/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I think my best times were in the '70s, when I made the comeback. Then there was 1976, when 'Shove It' came along.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-think-my-best-times-were-in-the-70s-when-i-made-the-comeback-then/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I've been up and down like a window blind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-ve-been-up-and-down-like-a-window-blind/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I sing as hard for 10 as I do for 10,000.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-sing-as-hard-for-10-as-i-do-for-10-000/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [Epic was the first company to really believe in me, to work to help me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/epic-was-the-first-company-to-really-believe-in-me-to-work-to-help-me/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I started bumming around when I was a teen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-started-bumming-around-when-i-was-a-teen/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I've spent my life just travelling and singing for beer or money or whatever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-ve-spent-my-life-just-travelling-and-singing-for-beer-or-money-or/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I'm a man who believes that right is right and wrong is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-m-a-man-who-believes-that-right-is-right-and-wrong-is-wrong/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I'm a Gemini, an adventurer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-m-a-gemini-an-adventurer/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

> [I served two years in a federal penetentiary when I was 19.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-paycheck/i-served-two-years-in-a-federal-penetentiary-when-i-was-19/)

[Johnny Paycheck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-paycheck/)

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