Patience, for the Win

Patience, for the Win
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Carl Honoré
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The other day, I was waiting in line to board a bus in London when a scuffle broke out. A woman was trying to force her way to the front, and two people were pushing back.

In Britain, queue-jumping is a crime on a par with farting in an elevator. Even so, when someone told the woman to wait her turn like the rest of us, she shot back, “Patience is for losers.”

Carl Honoré
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Carl Honoré is a London-based writer, broadcaster, and TED speaker. He covered South America and Europe for the Economist, Observer, National Post, and Time. His best-selling books, including “Bolder"and “In Praise of Slow,” are published in 35 languages. Learn more at carlhonore.info.
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