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> [And then alas! I let the matter reset, watching and waiting only, as we have too often done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-then-alas-i-let-the-matter-reset-watching-and-waiting-only-as-we/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b8/anonymous-1_done_and-then-alas-i-let-the-matter-reset-wat_236427.jpg)

> [“I’ve replayed that moment in my mind a thousand times since then, wondering if someone was watching us, waiting for the perfect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-s-butler/i-ve-replayed-that-moment-in-my-mind-a-thousand-times-since-then/)

[D.S. Butler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-s-butler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f15/d-s-butler-94337_psychology_i-ve-replayed-that-moment-in-my-mind-a-t_2778187.jpg)

> [“Watching, waiting and anticipating will only detract from visualising, persisting and succeeding’ (1996)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kieran-revell/watching-waiting-and-anticipating-will-only-detract-from-visualising/)

[Kieran Revell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kieran-revell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/kieran-revell-70107_anticipating_watching-waiting-and-anticipating-will-o_2353372.jpg)

> [“They were all watching him, all waiting. Death is lighter than a feather, duty heavier than a mountain. He made his decision.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-jordan/they-were-all-watching-him-all-waiting-death-is-lighter-than-a/)

[Robert Jordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-jordan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b55/robert-jordan-438_death_they-were-all-watching-him-all-waiting-d_1322000.jpg)

> [Many of us would probably be better fishermen if we did not spend so much time watching and waiting for the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-maclean/many-of-us-would-probably-be-better-fishermen-if-we-did-not-spend-so/)

[Norman Maclean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-maclean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/norman-maclean-10625_fisherman_many-of-us-would-probably-be-better-fish_2233157.jpg)

> [History is watching us now. We don't have much time, but history is watching. It's waiting to see if we will rise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/history-is-watching-us-now-we-don-t-have-much-time-but-history-is/)

[Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c97/donald-trump-18_america_history-is-watching-us-now-we-don-t-have_2116777.jpg)

> [“Sometimes it seems his whole life revolves around watching and waiting. Waiting for the right moment, waiting for the right memory to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/travis-thrasher/sometimes-it-seems-his-whole-life-revolves-around-watching-and/)

[Travis Thrasher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/travis-thrasher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/878/travis-thrasher-25897_life_sometimes-it-seems-his-whole-life-revolv_2180773.jpg)

> [But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-there-s-an-enormous-difference-between-an-audience-that-s/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d49/jodi-picoult-45_audience_but-there-s-an-enormous-difference-betwe_987887.jpg)

> [My daughter, I can't give up because she's watching and she's here and she's waiting for me to be an example. So,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brandy-norwood/my-daughter-i-can-t-give-up-because-she-s-watching-and-she-s-here-and/)

[Brandy Norwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brandy-norwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a72/brandy-norwood-7432_children_my-daughter-i-can-t-give-up-because-she_917757.jpg)

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