“Many risks fail because they were not taken in time. Too many risks are postponed until unnecessarily elaborate preparations are made. This does not mean that one should say, Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead! That is foolish and self-destructive. . . . But don't sit back waiting for the perfect moment. It almost never comes.” InspirationalShouldMeanDoeMadeSelfMomentsMotivationalWaitingPerfectTakenFailingRiskSpeedFoolishPreparationDamnDestructiveSelf DestructivePerfect MomentsTorpedoes Author:David Viscott
“There is a massive economic opportunity out there to be taken without waiting for government legislation.” GovernmentOpportunityWaitingTakenEconomicMassiveLegislation Author:Ellen MacArthur
“In an industry afflicted by sequelitis, it has taken John Boorman almost three decades to make the sequel to his much-cherished Hope and Glory, but Queen and Country turns out to be well worth the wait.” WellsCountryTurnsThreeWaitingTakenIndustryGloryDecadesQueensSequelsWorth The Wait Author:Joe Morgenstern
“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
“The sacrifice to Legba was completed; the Master of the Crossroads had taken the loas' mysterious routes back to his native Guinea. Meanwhile, the feast continued. The peasants were forgetting their misery: dance and alcohol numbed them, carrying away their shipwrecked conscience in the unreal and shady regions where the savage madness of the African gods lay waiting.” ReligionWaitingForgetTakenSacrificeMastersConscienceMadnessLaysMiseryAlcoholMysteriousNativeRegionsSavagesRoutesPeasantsUnrealCrossroadsShadyGuinea Author:Jacques Roumain
“Each of the films, whether it’s Magic Mike or Dallas Buyers Club, was a challenge for me. I had to dig deeper. Also, my decision to shake things up came after my first child was born. I had taken nearly two years off and I thought that I would enjoy my time as a dad and wait until something interesting came along.” YearsFirstsChildrenTwoFilmWaitingEnjoyBornChallengesDecisionInterestingTakenMagicDadClubsDeeperMy TimeShakesTwo YearsMikeDallasBuyersDig DeepSomething InterestingMagic Mike Author:Matthew McConaughey
“I once recommended [in a San Francisco Chronicle column] that a third arm - a plastic arm - be sewn at the base of the spine so that people could have a tripod to sit on while waiting in line, and it was taken seriously.” PeopleWaitingLinesTakenArmsThirdsPlasticSan FranciscoColumnsSpineChroniclesWaiting In LineTripods Author:Alan Abel
“A new breeze is blowing, and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on. There is new ground to be broken, and new action to be taken. There are times when the future seems thick as a fog; you sit and wait, hoping the mists will lift and reveal the right path. But this is a time when the future seems a door you can walk right through into a room called tomorrow.” SeemsActionNationsWaitingWalksRoomsPathTakenDoorsReadyBrokenTomorrowLiftsThickFogBreezeMistRight Path Author:George H. W. Bush