--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I keep hurting people waiting for you but…" description: "\"I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for someone that will never change...\" — Anonymous" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg" --- # I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for… ![“I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for someone that will never change...” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg) > “I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for someone that will never change...” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The speaker feels trapped by longing for someone unchanging, causing harm to others while waiting. **In simple terms:** Waiting for an unchanging person hurts others. Key Takeaway Recognize when waiting harms you and others. Themes relationships patience self‑awareness Mood conflicted lonely Type advice reflective When to use this quote - romantic relationships - friendships - family dynamics Key Concepts attachment expectation emotional labor Questions to Reflect On - Do you stay in situations that stagnate? - How can you protect others while caring for yourself? 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Not for my own benefit but so I would quit hurting people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wish-with-everything-in-me-i-could-control-my-feelings-not-for-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [All people do is cheat and fuck, damn settle down and get a life and stop hurting people...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/all-people-do-is-cheat-and-fuck-damn-settle-down-and-get-a-life-and/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More by Anonymous > [And a tear rolled down her cheek, as she said goodbye; because she's walking away, and she's never looking back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/and-a-tear-rolled-down-her-cheek-as-she-said-goodbye-because-she-s/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Life is full of change. That's how we learn and grow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/life-is-full-of-change-that-s-how-we-learn-and-grow/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [You'll seldom experience regret for anything that you've done. It is what you haven't done that will torment you. The message, therefore, is clear.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/you-ll-seldom-experience-regret-for-anything-that-you-ve-done-it-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Scrabble - The game is available in Braille. That’s a nice fact. This makes me feel better about humanity for some reason. I can’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/scrabble-the-game-is-available-in-braille-that-s-a-nice-fact-this/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Everyone needs someone to love, and I choose you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everyone-needs-someone-to-love-and-i-choose-you/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“THIS tale of my sore-troubled life I write,    To thank the God of nature, who conveyed    My soul to me, and with such care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/this-tale-of-my-sore-troubled-life-i-write-to-thank-the-god-of-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Put on my J's and dance the whole night away Im naughty by nature like Im hip-hop hooray With my hands in the sky,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/put-on-my-j-s-and-dance-the-whole-night-away-im-naughty-by-nature/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Me.. I have been through a lot, but I still manage to have a smile on my face. Im not worried about the past…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/me-i-have-been-through-a-lot-but-i-still-manage-to-have-a-smile-on-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Distance is a test of love. many will fail for those who can't withstand it, but for those who can, theres only one answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/distance-is-a-test-of-love-many-will-fail-for-those-who-can-t/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Im sorry I ever tried...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/im-sorry-i-ever-tried/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Being betrayed by the one you love is the worst feeling in the world...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/being-betrayed-by-the-one-you-love-is-the-worst-feeling-in-the-world/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [Let children support their parents or be imprisoned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/let-children-support-their-parents-or-be-imprisoned/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The only person I've ever purposely caused pain here is myself...By simply sharing, caring too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-only-person-i-ve-ever-purposely-caused-pain-here-is-myself-by/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Start a business, not a startup”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/start-a-business-not-a-startup/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-truth-is-of-course-that-the-curtness-of-the-ten-commandments-is/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Explore all 162,899 Anonymous quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## More Hurting people quotes > [ \[attempts to save the relationship on the phone but said the wrong word while talking\] It didn't come out right, but I wasn't in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paritoshik-sharma/attempts-to-save-the-relationship-on-the-phone-but-said-the-wrong/) [Paritoshik Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paritoshik-sharma/) > [...it isn't foolish or wicked to enjoy. Wickedness is hurting people on purpose. I love what you are and who you are and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-d-macdonald/it-isn-t-foolish-or-wicked-to-enjoy-wickedness-is-hurting-people-on/) [John D. MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-d-macdonald/) > [Do everything with your whole heart, or not at all. Don't put up with lies or with people who lie to you. Don't risk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/do-everything-with-your-whole-heart-or-not-at-all-don-t-put-up-with/) [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) > [I wish with everything in me I could control my feelings. Not for my own benefit but so I would quit hurting people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-wish-with-everything-in-me-i-could-control-my-feelings-not-for-my/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [“Never believe that villains are hurting people by accident. They want to get better at their craft of breaking jaws just as you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-nayeri/never-believe-that-villains-are-hurting-people-by-accident-they-want/) [Daniel Nayeri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-nayeri/) > [Sin is a matter of opinion. Sins are only sins if you are hurting other people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/corey-taylor/sin-is-a-matter-of-opinion-sins-are-only-sins-if-you-are-hurting/) [Corey Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/corey-taylor/) > [I don't hold any regrets whatsoever about my life besides hurting people I loved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-leonard/i-don-t-hold-any-regrets-whatsoever-about-my-life-besides-hurting/) [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-leonard/) > [In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-thompson/in-the-end-we-may-be-hurting-the-very-people-we-should-be-concerned/) [Fred Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-thompson/) > [No other religion, no other, promises new bodies, hearts, and minds. Only in the gospel of Christ do hurting people find such incredible hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joni-eareckson-tada/no-other-religion-no-other-promises-new-bodies-hearts-and-minds-only/) [Joni Eareckson Tada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joni-eareckson-tada/) > [“There is no virtue or vice in a transitive verb, everything depends on the direct object. 'I LOVE' could be virtuous or not -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-wilson/there-is-no-virtue-or-vice-in-a-transitive-verb-everything-depends-on/) [Douglas Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-wilson/) > [I love demons,devils,vampires because they're super good in hurting people. They're so damn bad until they don't feel and they don't care. They do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/farishta/i-love-demons-devils-vampires-because-they-re-super-good-in-hurting/) [Farishta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/farishta/) > [My heart is to help hurting people. I teach people God's Word so they can overcome their problems and avoid some of the tough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-meyer/my-heart-is-to-help-hurting-people-i-teach-people-god-s-word-so-they/) [Joyce Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-meyer/) > [Hurting people is my business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sugar-ray-robinson/hurting-people-is-my-business/) [Sugar Ray Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sugar-ray-robinson/) > [I can't ignore someone that's in need or is hurting. How can people just turn their heads from something like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-jackson/i-can-t-ignore-someone-that-s-in-need-or-is-hurting-how-can-people/) [Michael Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-jackson/) > [Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rohan-marley/competing-is-different-than-violence-sport-is-love-it-s-passion-there/) [Rohan Marley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rohan-marley/) [Browse all 144 Hurting people quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hurting-people/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for someone that will never change...", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Anonymous" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-but-i-can-t-wait-for-someone/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Hurting people" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-but-i-can-t-wait-for-someone/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/07d/anonymous-1_hurting-people_i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-bu_1417047.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I keep hurting people waiting for you but I can't wait for someone that will never change...” — Anonymous", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Anonymous", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "I keep hurting people waiting for...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-but-i-can-t-wait-for-someone/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/i-keep-hurting-people-waiting-for-you-but-i-can-t-wait-for-someone/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```