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Patience is to wait calmly for someone or something even if they are really really late.

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PATIENCE

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Heroes

Patience Hero: Hannah

Hannah is a young girl. Hannah is an amazing singer, and a great soccer player. Hannah is my best friend. Here is why she is a hero. She is in the hospital fighting Steven Johnson Syndrome. Hannah is staying strong through the chain of events that... Read more

Patience Hero: John

I have chosen my grandfather, Johnny, as my all-time hero. When you talk about perseverance, patience, and joy, grandpa was the epitome of all these. When my dad was two weeks old, Grandpa, a caboose man on the Rock Island Line, fell off the caboo... Read more
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Personal Stories

Lots of Patience

I am currently on a ski trip and I came to improve my skills. Unfortunately, there is a kid in my group with bad manners. I made the mistake of letting him get to me and forgot to focus on my skills as did the other kids in my group including my i... Read more

Surgery

When I was about 13 years old I cut my spleen while I was snowboarding with my friends. It was a bad accident'I was just snowboarding the way I usually do but I caught an edge. I was out of school for a month and couldn't do anything for 3 months.... Read more

A Little at a Time

My father shot himself in the head when I was 28. Although I was an adult and out of the house, the effect was devastating. Many wonderful people in my life gave me tidbits, little puzzle pieces, that together made it possible to carry on. One of ... Read more

Leadership class!

My leadership class is a perfect example is times that I’ve had to be patient. I had to plan powder puff this year and it was really stressful on me. I had to make the final decisions for our t-shirts and I had to make sure I was on top of things ... Read more

Girls!

There is this girl that was my best friend for almost ten years. When I got to high school she started completely ignoring me and being mean. I told her how I felt and she didn’t care. She had her new friends and didn’t acknowledge me at all. I wr... Read more
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PATIENCE

Quotes
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Time always seems long to the child who is waiting - for Christmas, for next summer, for becoming a grownup: long also when he surrenders his whole soul to each moment of a happy day.
Dag Hammarskjold Swedish Political Leader, Secretary General Of The United Nations (1905-1961);
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He that has patience may compass anything.
François Duc De La Rochefoucauld Writer, Moralist (1613-1680);
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Patience and time do more than strength or passion.
Jean de La Fontaine Author, Fabulist (1621-1695);
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Patience and tenacity of purpose are worth more than twice their weight of cleverness.
Thomas Henry Huxley Biologist (1825-1895);
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He is happy whose circumstances suit his temper; but he is more excellent who can suit his temper to any circumstances.
David Hume Philosopher (1711-1776);
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PATIENCE

TV Commercial
Neighbors

Neighbors

Sometimes the last thing you want to do for somebody ought to be the first. In "Neighbors," the creators wanted to portray a person who, in many ways, wasn't "deserving" of help. The character of E... Read More

Comments

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Tina 2 months ago from Leesburg,Ga.
My husband and I love this commercial. I would replay it a hundred times. Love watching it!
Jan Vernix 4 months ago from Philippines
Patience is not just about waiting, it's the ability to have the right attitude while waiting.
Sarah Nichols about 1 year ago from Paducah, KY
I love this!
Mike G. over 1 year ago from Tucson
I really wish they would put out more commercials & billboards. I had no values until I saw them.
Janet over 1 year ago from Missouri
Just saw the "Patience" commercial with the little boy walking in the concrete. Reminds me of how I need to be when working with my students. haha Loved it!
Chris Carney over 1 year ago from Camp Taji, Iraq
I see alot of your commercials on our AFN channels. My favorite one is the little boy walking in the freshly smoothed concrete and the fella at the end. It makes me laugh and smile each and everytime I see it. Thank you.
Kyra G. over 2 years ago from Oakland, CA
We need more of your billboards to instill values.
Jennifer N. almost 4 years ago from Mentone, CA
I love your commercials!!