“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”

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20 June 2008, Townsville (Queensland) Bulletin, “Psyched Up” by Marie Bella, pg. 207:
Borrowing the words from an unknown sage: “Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off”.
     
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“Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off.” ~Author Unknown   I like it!!
10:03 PM - 16 Nov 2008
 
14 March 2015, Sunday Herald-Sun (Melbourne, Australia), “But wait, there is more to life if we’re patient,” pg. B3:
Patience is the ability to count down before you blast off.
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