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title: "10 Waiting Game Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Waiting Game quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Waiting Game sayings and thoughts."
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> [Wake up, Carolee, the plane is waiting for us, we have to get to the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-davis/wake-up-carolee-the-plane-is-waiting-for-us-we-have-to-get-to-the-game/)

[Al Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-davis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/855/al-davis-21934_games_wake-up-carolee-the-plane-is-waiting-for_2554724.jpg)

> [(Baseball) is a game with a lot of waiting in it; it is a game with increasingly heightened anticipation of increasingly limited…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-irving/baseball-is-a-game-with-a-lot-of-waiting-in-it-it-is-a-game-with/)

[John Irving](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-irving/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dfb/john-irving-337_action_baseball-is-a-game-with-a-lot-of-waiting_1878370.jpg)

> [Be a creator, not just sitting on the sidelines waiting for someone to call you into the game or call our number.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/columbus-short/be-a-creator-not-just-sitting-on-the-sidelines-waiting-for-someone-to/)

[Columbus Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/columbus-short/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/657/columbus-short-15470_creator_be-a-creator-not-just-sitting-on-the-sid_297807.jpg)

> [Love is a waiting game. Don't rush things just take it day by day. Slowly. If its meant to be it will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/love-is-a-waiting-game-don-t-rush-things-just-take-it-day-by-day/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/214/anonymous-1_day-by-day_love-is-a-waiting-game-don-t-rush-things_2642387.jpg)

> [“People spend a lot of time waiting—waiting for opportunity, a new job, a direction or a sign. You can be a benchwarmer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-o-neill/people-spend-a-lot-of-time-waiting-waiting-for-opportunity-a-new-job/)

[Jennifer O'Neill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-o-neill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d7b/jennifer-o-neill-11538_football_people-spend-a-lot-of-time-waiting-waiti_2636256.jpg)

> [You can't manufacture inspiration, so a lot of it is still a waiting game for me. There's still a lot of mystery…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/conor-oberst/you-can-t-manufacture-inspiration-so-a-lot-of-it-is-still-a-waiting/)

[Conor Oberst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/conor-oberst/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d72/conor-oberst-1535_game_you-can-t-manufacture-inspiration-so-a-l_20329.png)

> [“I believe passionately in love, I even believe in 'the one' to a certain exert, but I am willing to play the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-richardson/i-believe-passionately-in-love-i-even-believe-in-the-one-to-a-certain/)

[Jon Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-richardson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/jon-richardson-7899_love_i-believe-passionately-in-love-i-even-be_2530557.jpg)

> [Working in television, many times you read a script, you work on the pilot, and then you play the waiting game to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mena-suvari/working-in-television-many-times-you-read-a-script-you-work-on-the/)

[Mena Suvari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mena-suvari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f01/mena-suvari-24400_able_working-in-television-many-times-you-rea_1216381.png)

> [ \[Malcolm Subban\] is probably winning the battle cause we had a couple skates together and I didn't score too much on him.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-k-subban-2/malcolm-subban-is-probably-winning-the-battle-cause-we-had-a-couple/)

[P. K. Subban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-k-subban-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8e/p-k-subban-2-20091_battle_malcolm-subban-is-probably-winning-the-b_1784204.jpg)

> [I actually signed on to do 'On the Road' before we started on 'Tron,' but we were in flux for a while,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garrett-hedlund/i-actually-signed-on-to-do-on-the-road-before-we-started-on-tron-but/)

[Garrett Hedlund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garrett-hedlund/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/garrett-hedlund-13436_casts_i-actually-signed-on-to-do-on-the-road-b_271202.jpg)

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