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Waiting Quotes

Waiting Quotes

There's a tension at the heart of waiting: sometimes it teaches patience, and sometimes it's just procrastination wearing a polite mask. These quotes examine what it means to wait -- for change, for the right moment, for a life you didn't plan on.

They suit journal entries, self-reflection exercises, graduation speeches, or thoughtful social media posts. Browse the collection for insights on the space between where you are and where you're headed.

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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.”

Barack Obama

“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”

Joseph Campbell

“Patience is not simply the ability to wait - it's how we behave while we're waiting.”

Joyce Meyer

“Resentment is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die.”

Saint Augustine

“Infuse your life with action. Don't wait for it to happen. Make it happen. Make your own future. Make your own hope. Make your own love. And whatever your beliefs, honor your creator, not by passively waiting for grace to come down from upon high, but by doing what you can to make grace happen… yourself, right now, right down here on Earth.”

Bradley Whitford

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