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Quotations regarding 'Waiting'

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The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at not finding tomorrow already continuing yesterday.
Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher (1903-1969)
To make films is as boring as watching paint dry - you usually have to do little tiny bits here and there. You go off waiting for lighting, you come back - the energy dies. You hope you can find someone who can keep it going.
Jenny Agutter, English Actress (1952-  )
Mars is there, waiting to be reached.
Buzz Aldrin, American Astronaut (1930-  )
I was so naive I didn't even know about agents. I telephoned the William Morris agency and asked to speak to Mr. Morris. I expected Bill Morris to be waiting for my call.
Kirstie Alley, American Actress (1951-  )
I've been waiting for that bright sunshine to show up and shine in my back door someday.
Luther Allison, American Musician (1939-1997)
I spent eighteen months as a graduate student in physics at Columbia University, waiting unhappily for an opportunity to work in a laboratory and wondering if I should continue in physics.
Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist (1939-  )
There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the make the first move - and he, in turn, waits for you.
Marian Anderson, American Musician (1902-1993)
Seek that which within lies waiting to begin the fight of your life that is everyday.
Ian Anderson, British Musician (1947-  )
It was like there was a pile of kindling that was in the back of my imagination just waiting there. Once I lit it, it just flared up and I kept getting ideas and ideas.
Kevin J. Anderson, American Writer (1962-  )
I'm one of the great unemployed looking for the next job. I'm waiting for the right offer. Like anyone, I want something that turns me on inside.
Francesca Annis, English Actress (1944-  )
I hope to read a Harry Potter novel soon, to see what it's all about. I admit to being annoyed that many good light fantasy writers have had trouble getting published, in England and elsewhere, when it is obvious the readers were waiting for us all along.
Piers Anthony, English Writer (1934-  )
As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death.
Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haitian Statesman (1953-  )
You can think you've made it and yet the next day's press will always be waiting for you, the public will always ask more of you. In short, you can always do better!
Giorgio Armani, Italian Designer (1934-  )
So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing.
Joan Armatrading, St. Kittsian Musician (1950-  )
Waiting for the spark from heaven to fall.
Matthew Arnold, English Poet (1822-1888)
I think it is important that you care about the characters, and you are not just waiting for the next action sequence but have a vested interested in what happens to them.
Shawn Ashmore, Canadian Actor (1979-  )
You see these shuffling rows of shiny faces, waiting for their turn, so they're very dedicated to the program and desperate to know what it is they've got - so often, they have no idea.
Michael Aspel, British Journalist (1933-  )
Mozart often wrote to his family that certain variations or sections of pieces were so successful that they had to be encored immediately, even without waiting for the entire piece to end.
Emanuel Ax, Ukrainian Musician (1949-  )
If you're an actor, even a successful one, you're still waiting for the phone to ring.
Kevin Bacon, American Actor (1958-  )
One of the things that has to be faced is the process of waiting to change the system, how much we have got to do to find out who we are, where we have come from and where we are going.
Ella Baker, American Activist (1903-1986)
 
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