Waiting Quotes

6770 Waiting quotes by 3856 unique authors

The philosophy of waiting is sustained by all the oracles of the universe. — 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
The souls of all our brethren are ever hovering about us, craving for a caress, and only waiting for the signal. — Maurice Maeterlinck
For lawless joys a bitter ending waits. — Pindar
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
Why are women immobile? Because so many feel like they're waiting for someone to say, 'You're good, you're pretty, I give you permission'. — Eve Ensler
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
Every time you have to come up with a new body of work for a new show, you're aware that people are just ready to… — Cindy Sherman
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
What should I have known or written had I been a quiet, mercantile politician or a lord in waiting? A man must travel, and turmoil,… — Lord Byron
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
I'm just so excited. We all are. We've been waiting for this [the gold medal] for years now and it's finally here. This meant so… — Kobe Bryant
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
Presence is when you're no longer waiting for the next moment, believing that the next moment will be more fulfilling than this one. — Eckhart Tolle
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
Look at the studio filled with glamorous merchandise. Fabulous and exciting bonus prizes. Thousands of dollars in cash. Over $150,000 just waiting to be won… — Dustin Hoffman
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
You must know that in any moment a decision you make can change the course of your life forever, the very next person who you… — Tony Robbins

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