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Wait Quotes

On patience, timing, and the wait itself.

This collection treats waiting as both strategy and reality - building anticipation before a film's release, and staying open to roles rather than waiting only for a narrow ideal. Related reading: Good.

Hold up a mirror and ask yourself what you are capable of doing, and what you really care about. Then take the initiative - don't wait for someone else to ask you to act.

Quotes by Sylvia Earle

If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that there's not a whole lot of money for school, they won't have too many options.

Quotes by Suze Orman

A growing number of young women who have the freedom to decide have decided that career can wait, and the delicious early years of their children's lives can't.

Quotes by Suzanne Fields

I don't sit around and wait for great parts. I'm an actress, and I love being one, and I'll probably be doing it till I'm 72, standing around the back lot doing 'Gunsmoke.'

Quotes by Suzanne Pleshette

There is no 'right' way to begin a novel, but for me, plot has to wait. The character comes first.

Quotes by Susan Isaacs

But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious misconduct, you don't wait until the Thursday before the Tuesday. You run it early.

Quotes by Susan Estrich

If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job.

Quotes by Susan George

I think I'm the only singer who doesn't have a temper. The only time I got angry was at a music studio when I was made to wait for three hours without being informed about the delay in the recording.

Quotes by Sunidhi Chauhan

He who is prudent and lies in wait for an enemy who is not, will be victorious.

Sun Tzu

We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends.

Quotes by Sun Yat-sen

I'm the kind of person who just can't wait to get on a train and not know where I'm going. I definitely want to live life to the fullest. And that's the type of man I'm attracted to - somebody...

Quotes by Summer Altice

I don't really like going out for dinner. It's way better to not have to wait for food... It's quite boring. I don't cook anything, though; I just transfer it from the fridge into bowls. I'm more of a transferer...

Quotes by Suki Waterhouse

I think there must be a place inside of us where dreams go and wait their turn.

Quotes by Sue Monk Kidd

I used to wait tables at Gladstone's, a seafood restaurant, day in and day out. I made some of my best friends there. I taught dance and acting lessons to kids. It was awesome - an outreach program, Voices Unheard....

Quotes by Sufe Bradshaw

If you wait for customers to tell you that you need to do something, you're too late. Good business leaders should be half a step ahead of what customers want, i.e. they don't actually quite know they want it. That's...

Quotes by Stuart Rose

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

Quotes by Steven Tyler

Don't wait for your ship to come in. Swim out to it.

Quotes by Steve Southerland

I can't wait to get out on the road with Michael McDonald and his band. There is some deep history between us, and it's always a great hang.

Quotes by Steve Porcaro

Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.

Quotes by Steve Prefontaine

My motivation at the moment is around knowing how it feels to turn a business around, and I can't wait to have that feeling again.

Quotes by Steve Easterbrook

Frequently Asked Questions

What does "wait" mean across these quotes?
These quotes touch on the patience required in a career, in relationships, and in creative work — showing that waiting is often part of a bigger process, whether it's landing the right role, meeting someone, or capturing the right shot.
Is there a quote about waiting for the right acting roles?
Yes — one speaker says, "If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time."
Is there a quote comparing waiting for someone to waiting for a bus?
There is. One line jokes, "Bloody men are like bloody buses - you wait for about a year and as soon as one approaches your stop two or three others appear." You can browse more on our Long quotes page.
Is there a quote about a photographer waiting for the perfect moment?
Yes — one quote observes that "a photographer has only to wait for that breathless moment to capture what he wants on film," because "People are so wonderful."
Is there a quote about the pressure and timing involved in selling a film?
Yes. One quote reflects on how "So much of selling a film in the industry is about creating a fulcrum where all the pressure comes to bear." For more, see our Good, Life, and Love quotes pages.

There's a lighter side too, comparing the long wait for a decent partner to waiting for a bus, alongside a photographer's patience for the perfect moment. See also Long and Love.