Wait Quotes

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We love and understand talent; we wish it be within us. The truly gifted, those exceptional few, must wait for the world to catch up. — John Donne
Nature forever puts a premium on reality. What is done for effect is seen to be done for effect; what is done for love is… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I remember watching Mel Gibson on some show once, and he was being asked about his belief in the afterlife. Gibson said: 'Well, I can't… — Hugh Laurie
I have done my fiddling so long under Vesuvius that I have almost forgotten to play, and can only wait for the eruption and think… — Robert Louis Stevenson
...Good leaders wait to be called and they give up their power when they are no longer needed. Selfish men and fools put themselves first… — Kent Nerburn
Do not wait until the conditions are perfect to begin. Beginning makes the conditions perfect. — Alan Cohen
If you wait for inspiration, you're not a writer, but a waiter. — Louis L'Amour
His mom lived in Long Island for ten years or so. God rest her soul. And...although, she's...wait...your mom's still...your mom's still alive. Your dad passed.… — Joe Biden
If the enemy is to be coerced, you must put him in a situation that is even more unpleasant than the sacrifice you call on… — Carl von Clausewitz
Young people don't want to be second to anyone. Everyone wants to be an overnight star. Look how many years I had to wait, how… — Compay Segundo
When one door closes, another one opens, but sometimes we wait too long looking at the closed door, and never realize that another door has… — Helen Keller
If they want to win right now, I'm all for it. That's all I said the whole time. If you want to wait five years,… — Kobe Bryant
I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait til oil and… — Thomas A. Edison
Don't wait to be happy to laugh... You may die and never have laughed. — Jean de la Bruyere
Let us stay at home: there we are decent. Let us not go out: our defects wait for us at the door, like flies. — Jules Renard
Hey, over here! Have your picture taken with a reclusive author! Today only, we'll throw in a free autograph! But wait, there's more! — Thomas Pynchon
We are discreet sheep; we wait to see how the drove is going, and then go with the drove. — Mark Twain
Do not wait for miracles to happen. The greatest miracle in life is life itself. — Jaggi Vasudev
...all the answers are but waiting for us while we, poor fools, ask questions and wait for the secrets of God to open themselves up… — Muhammad Asad
The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. When I'm inspired, I get excited because I… — Dolly Parton

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