quotations about waiting
Waiting is just the period of time right before action!
JENNIFER J. WEISS
Expectant Prayers for Expectant Mothers
There is nothing absurdist or Existentialist in the act of waiting itself, but once the act of waiting is turned into a metaphor of life and the question of the meaning of life is asked but not answered, then the act of waiting is no longer simply a matter of waiting for the bus, for it has become life itself, in which there is hope which is never realized but always promised.
KWOK-KAN TAM
"Drama of Dilemma: Waiting as Form and Motif in The Bus-stop and Waiting for Godot", Studies in Chinese-Western Comparative Drama
Waiting is learning, learning is waiting.
LIN MIN-TZU
"Exhibit to feature photographs by school principal", Taipei Times, April 21, 2017
Waiting for the Lord's answer is worth it. As we wait He is purifying our faith to make it stronger. The heat of the fiery trial of waiting is causing the hidden dross of lies, doubt, fear, and unbelief to surface. Beware. Don't give in to the temptations to do something in your own strength, even dialoging in your mind about options. Don't fall for that wile of the devil.
MARILYN ADAMS
"God Talk: Waiting in faith", Redbluff Daily News, March 24, 2017
There are no guarantees in life, and when you can do something, do it because you don't want to wait, because if something happens then you can't do what you want to do. When you can do something and have the opportunity, do it.
BRUCE WRIGHT
"After long career, AD set for new chapter", Westminster Window, April 18, 2017
The more Susan waited, the more the doorbell didn't ring.
DOUGLAS ADAMS
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
It is very strange that the years teach us patience -- that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
ELIZABETH TAYLOR
A Wreath of Roses
Delay is a bitter tonic, but it increases appetite.
AUSTIN O'MALLEY
Keystones of Thought
My entire life is truly lived in the waiting. Waiting to drive, waiting to graduate, waiting for the dream job, waiting to get married, waiting to get pregnant, waiting in between my three miscarriages, then waiting for the baby to get out of my body so I can move past the "beached whale" phase. Waiting to lose the baby weight, and right this second, waiting for 1 o'clock nap time. And it's not coming nearly fast enough, I assure you.
ANNA LIND THOMAS
"Life is lived in the waiting, so make the best of it", Omaha World-Herald, February 3, 2017
When you are waiting for a train, don't keep perpetually looking to see if it is coming. The time of its arrival is the business of the conductor, not yours. It will not come any sooner for all your nervous glances and your impatient pacing, and you will save strength if you will keep quiet. After we discover that the people who sit still on a long railroad journey reach that journey's end at precisely the same time as those who "fuss" continually, we have a valuable piece of information which we should not fail to put to practical use.
ANNA C. BRACKETT
The Technique of Rest
Know that the waiting is not your ultimate home, and resist the inclination to despise the season of becoming.
ROB BRENDLE
In the Meantime: The Practice of Proactive Waiting
Because waiting is aversive, you try to avoid as much waiting as possible; you eventually become aggressive to get rid of the resentment. You may use waiting as a weapon. You make others wait the way you had to wait.
JAMES E. CAMPBELL
Rapid Relief from Emotional Distress
Jerusalem is a place of waiting, and yearning, and praying for one redemption or another. (One could even say that waiting is this city's natural condition.)
RACHEL SHARANSKY DANZIGER
"Terror Won't Win", The Moderate Voice, April 16, 2017
Waiting is something we all do, whether it is waiting in line, waiting for a stoplight or just waiting for the days, hours and minutes to pass.
BRUCE WRIGHT
"After long career, AD set for new chapter", Westminster Window, April 18, 2017
The world is always open,
Waiting to be discovered.
DEJAN STOJANOVIC
Circling: 1978-1987
Waiting is the worst. Few things in this world can make one feel so powerless as knowing something horrible is inevitable. Anticipating the end of the world as you know it takes an emotional and psychological toll on you.
SKYLAR BAKER-JORDAN
"Brexit Is Happening -- It's Time to Fight for the Future", Huffington Post, March 30, 2017
Waiting does not mean doing nothing. Waiting is a time of listening.
LISA CLEMENTS
Let My People Go!
I have been waiting a lot recently, waiting for the results of tests, waiting for a date for eye surgery, and waiting for information. I have decided to stop losing sleep over things I cannot control. I may have to wait, but at least I can do something that is in my control.
MICHELE
"7 Ways to Make Waiting Less Stressful", BlogHer, January 29, 2016
I've learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you're with me, even when you're not by my side.
PAULO COELHO
Eleven Minutes
We shall understand that when waiting is rightly comprehended, it is a deliciousness that is already indeed a wink of bliss.
MOTHER MARY FRANCIS
Come, Lord Jesus: Meditations on the Art of Waiting