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“In truth, our aliveness depends on our ability to sustain wonder: to lengthen the moments we are truly uncovered, to be still and quiet till all the elements of the earth and all the secrets of the oceans stir the aspects of life waiting within us.”

Stills Moments Earth Waiting Ability Secret Wonder Depends Quiet Elements Ocean Aspect Aspects Of Life

Book:The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have (Gift Edition)

Source: The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have (Gift Edition)

“Purity is receptivity, the ability to sit and wait patiently, for as long as necessary, for the coming of the light.”

Long Light Waiting Ability Buddhism Purity Receptivity

Author:Frederick Lenz

“What has happened to our ability to dwell in the unknowing, to live inside a question and coexist with the tensions of uncertainty? Where is our willingness to incubate pain and let it birth something new? What has happened to patient unfolding, to endurance? These things are what form the ground of waiting.”

Pain Form Waiting Ability Happened Birth Patient Uncertainty Tension Something New Endurance Willingness Unfolding Coexist Unknowing

Author:Sue Monk Kidd

“You have the freedom, ability and authority to love your life. Just be you, then wait.”

Waiting Ability Love You Authority Be You Love Your Life

Author:Gangaji

“I never heard of anybody who admired the character of sheep. Even the gentlest human personalities in contact with them are annoyed by their lack of brains, courage and initiative, by their extraordinary ability to get themselves into uncomfortable or dangerous situations and then wait in inert helplessness for someone to rescue them.”

“Living with very limited expectations is a much more immediate way of living. You really do just make the best of everything you have. I guess kids have that ability; they wait in joyful anticipation of something rather than that sense of entitlement.”

Way Kids Waiting Ability Expectations Anticipation Joyful Entitlement Sense Of Entitlement

Author:Natascha McElhone

“School success is not predicted by a child's fund of facts or a precocious ability to read as much as by emotional and social measures; being self-assured and interested: knowing what kind of behavior is expected and how to rein in the impulse to misbehave; being able to wait, to follow directions, and to turn to teachers for help; and expressing needs while getting along with other children.”

Needs Kind Children Self Facts Helping Able School Turns Social Waiting Ability Knowing Teacher Emotional Behavior Expected Impulse Fund Assured Reins Getting Along Precocious

Author:Daniel Goleman

“When a highly successful leader retires after a long career, it is very unlikely that his successor will be of comparable caliber. Anyone of similar ability and drive would have gone somewhere else, instead of waiting in the wings for years for a chance to show his own leadership.”

Years Long Shows Waiting Leadership Chance Ability Leader Careers Gone Successful Wings Retiring Unlikely Somewhere Else Successors Caliber Long Careers Successful Leaders

Author:Thomas Sowell

“Wait until companies have an initial prototype, have shown that they have the potential to be profitable and have the ability to scale. That's the best time to invest.”

Waiting Ability Company Investing Scales Initials Profitable Best Times Prototype

Author:Dave McClure

“each of us has been given the ability to reach God with our prayers. ... Whatever form it takes, each prayer is an invitation for God to bring his power into another life. God wants to help us, but he waits for us to seek his help.”

Want Has Beens God Helping Form Given Waiting Prayer Ability Invitations Our Prayers Another Life

Book:The Awakening Heart: My Continuing Journey to Love

Source: The Awakening Heart: My Continuing Journey to Love

“I'm a comedian so I'm not waiting around for someone to write a part for me. I don't have to wait for somebody else to create my next job; I have the ability to basically write my own ticket.”

Writing Jobs Next Waiting My Own Ability Comedian Tickets Waiting Around

Author:Wanda Sykes