“I left L.A. and moved to Cleveland for four years in the early 2000s or whatever. I came back and thought that everything had changed. I was like, 'Oh my God, I don't think I ever fit in here. And wait, who are all of these celebrities that are not actors? Where did all of the actors go?” ThinkingYearsActorsLeftWaitingFourChangedFitMovedFour YearsCleveland Author:Monica Potter
“When I did the record, I was coming off a time when my contract had been sold and the music industry had changed a lot. I didn't understand how to make records for big labels. I was waiting for a new kind of record label to emerge.” KindBigsWaitingRecordsChangedIndustryLabelsContractsMusic IndustryRecord Labels Author:Matthew Sweet
“Things have really changed here in Hollywood. Used to be people in this town couldn't wait to get an envelope full of white powder.” PeopleFunnyUsedWaitingWhiteChangedHollywoodTownsUsed To BeCaliforniaEnvelopesPowder Author:Jay Leno
“When my husband Edgar and I were courting, he said he couldn't wait to have a baby. It was only after we were married that he changed his mind and decided that I should have the baby.” ShouldMindSaidWaitingChangedBabyHusbandMarriedDecidedShould HaveMy HusbandChildbirth Book:Having a Baby Can Be a Scream Source: Having a Baby Can Be a Scream
“So you couldn't protect yourself? The absolute erodes; the boundary, the wall around the self erodes. If I was waiting I had been invaded by time. But do you think you're free? I think I recognize the patterns of my nature. Bud do you think you're free? I had nothing and I was still changed. Like a costume, my numbness was taken away. Then hunger was added.” IfsThinkingStillsSelfWaitingTakenChangedWallProtectAbsolutesHungerPatternsBoundariesCostumesBudNumbnessProtect YourselfErode Author:Louise Glück
“"We will wait," answered little Alice, taking Nettie's hand in hers, and looking up to the sky, "we will wait - ever constant and true - till the times have got so changed as that everything helps us out, and nothing makes us ridiculous, and the fairies have come back. We will wait - ever constant and true - till we are eighty, ninety, or one hundred. And then the fairies will send US children, and we will help them out, poor pretty little creatures, if they pretend ever so much."” IfsInspirationalChildrenLittlesHelpingHandsWaitingPoorSkyChangedCreaturesHundredConstantRidiculousFairyNinetyEighty Book:The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Pieces Source: The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Pieces
“A good film to me is like lightning in a bottle. I used to think that meant hit and run. But then I've changed my definition about what lightning in a bottle means. I think it means that you wait for that surprising moment that you really didn't expect would happen, as good as it may have gone in rehearsal.” ThinkingMayMeanMomentsHappensRunningFilmUsedWaitingGoneChangedDefinitionsBottlesSurprisingLightningRehearsalGood FilmsI've Changed Author:Don Scardino
“It's significant that four out of the five nominated comedies were run by women. That's not by accident. Women are storytellers, too. What's particularly exciting is that when it started to change, it changed very quickly, which I think indicates that women have been waiting in the wings for a long time and were ready to take storyteller center stage.” ThinkingLongRunningWaitingComedyChangedExcitingSignificantStoryteller Author:Sarah Treem
“If you don't listen deeply, the connection won't take place.... [You have to be] willing to be changed by the person you're listening to, where you're not just waiting for a pause so you can say your thing, but you're actually letting them have an effect on you if they can.” IfsPersonsWaitingEffectsChangedWillingListeningConnectionsPauses Author:Alan Alda
“Facebook and Twitter have changed how people follow ski racing. In past Olympics, you couldn't stay in touch with the fan base that followed you during the Olympics. They thought they had to wait four years to reconnect.” PeopleYearsPastWaitingFourFansChangedRacingFour YearsOlympicsSkisSki Racing Author:Lindsey Vonn
“While waiting for my visa, I got a job in the music industry, which was so exciting, it changed my life and stopped me moving.” JobsMovingWaitingChangedIndustryExcitingMusic IndustryChanged My LifeVisa Author:Nicki Chapman
“If you just breathe, and go slower, you will have enough energy. It's really important because there are people who wait in line, and your work has changed their lives. You will need to listen to them because they are also going to feed you and give you confirmation of the prayer you asked before you spoke.” PeopleIfsNeedsGivingImportantEnoughEnergyWaitingLinesPrayerChangedBreatheSpokesConfirmation Author:Sandra Cisneros