61 Waiting Quotes

Be encouraged by these waiting quotes. Waiting can be both a positive and a negative, it just depends on the situation.

On the positive side waiting teaches us patience, it is a time of hope and expectancy. It can be a good thing.  On the negative side waiting can develop habits like procrastination, and indecision.  Be inspired to wait or not to wait by these quotes! Plus you may also be inspired by these poems about waiting.


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  1. Train yourself not to dread unpleasant tasks but instead to tackle them first. . . If you wait until the end of the day, it will be worse than doing your tasks earlier. Joyce Meyer, The Confident Woman Devotional
    Poems of Encouragement



  2. Biblically, waiting is not just something we have to do until we get what we want. Waiting is part of the process of becoming what God wants us to be. John Ortberg
    Christian Poems



  3. You plant your own garden instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. In other words, take responsibility for your own needs and your own happiness. Maggi Myers, The Final Piece
    Garden Poems



  4. Now is the time! Ah, friend, no longer wait to scatter loving smiles and words of cheer Miriam Brown, When I Have Time
    Inspirational Poems



  5. Gratitude is an opportunity that is there waiting for you every day.
  6. Gratitude is an opportunity that is there waiting for you every day. Mark Phillins, Gratitude Devotional
    Gratitude Poems



  7. In this life's uneven flow; we've only to wait, in the face of fate, for the green grass under the snow. Annie A. Preston, The Green Grass Under The Snow
    Winter Poems



  8. Every day you are away, I am here to stay true - waiting this time out with grace, not dismay Catherine Pulsifer, Missing You
    I Miss You Poems



  9. There comes a day in life, when you have said all that you ever wanted to say to someone. But that someone is still waiting. Waiting for words to come out. And that’s when you know there is nothing much left. It is time to say goodbye. Anushka Bhartiya
    Goodbye Poems



  10. No gain comes from waiting and complacency won’t intercede, too much is at stake; just do it now so your dreams succeed. Catherine Pulsifer, Procrastinate No More
    Poems About Procrastination



  11. Why do we wait for a glad tomorrow — why not gladden the precious now? Unknown, When To Be Happy
    Poems For Women



  12. But all the human joys that thrill in ecstasy divine would be but sorry grief until I held your hand in mine. Nixon Waterman, A Love Song
    Short Love Poems



  13. God can turn any tragedy into a triumph, if only you will wait and watch. Max Lucado
    Easter Poems



  14. When others run, O Father, their anxious hearts to sate, that I may have thy guidance teach me on thee to wait. Clara McAlister Brooks, His Way
    Famous Poets



  15. We focus on Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday, but we forget to pause in the stillness of the days between. Find time today to be present in that place of waiting. There is treasure to be found in the sacred peace that comes as you breathe in that place of quiet surrender. Don’t rush through the space called "Between." Katherine J Walden
    Easter Quotes



  16. Another year is dawning! Dear Master, let it be, in working or in waiting, another year with thee Frances Ridley Havergal, Another Year
    New Year Poems



  17. Don’t waste time waiting for opportunity to surface; it may never happen that way. Spend time to create one and many more will unfold in series!
  18. Don’t waste time waiting for opportunity to surface; it may never happen that way. Spend time to create one and many more will unfold in series! Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive
    Short Inspirational Quotes



  19. Loved ones are waiting and watching my coming, heaven holds all to me. Tillitt S. Teddlie, Heaven Holds All To Me
    Heaven Poems



  20. If you can wait and not be tired by waiting....you'll be a Man, my son
  21. If you can wait and not be tired by waiting....you'll be a Man, my son Rudyard Kipling, If
    If Poems



  22. Time is too slow for those who wait Henry VanDyke, Time Is
    Poems About Time



  23. We can't all get, what we want right away.
    And waiting is needed, to show us the way. Julie Hebert, Life Is Patience
    Patience Poem



  24. The vessel of faith journeys on soft waters. Belief rides on the wings of waiting.
  25. The vessel of faith journeys on soft waters. Belief rides on the wings of waiting. Max Lucado, God Is With You Every Day
    Journey of Faith



  26. It seemed you could not wait the time of asking....though years have passed since then, do not despair, the Lord will answer you, — sometime, somewhere. Mrs. F. Browning Burroughs, Sometime, Somewhere
    Poems About Prayer



  27. We scorn to wait for the thing worth having; we want high noon at the day's dim dawn Ella Wheeler Wilcox, The Fault Of Age
    New Year



  28. The World seems crumbling. But you’re not alone. Because someone cares. Someone is waiting for you, and someone is looking for you! Rula Osta, Cheer Up! It's A New Day
    Quotes To Live By



  29. Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience.
  30. Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience. Author Unknown
    Patience Quotes



  31. Faith is not merely waiting for glory that may be S. E. Kiser, Faith Is Not
    Poems About Faith



  32. I’ll wait forever, if that is what it’ll take for you to forgive me. I love you. Unknown
    Apology Quotes



  33. ...to act instead of waiting, to persevere instead of giving up. It is possible with self-knowledge and patience, to take small steps that will carry you through to the finish. Jane B. Burka; Lenora M.Yuen, Procrastination
    Procrastination Quotes



  34. We must let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. Joseph Campbell
    Life Journey Quotes



  35. Don't waste your life waiting for others to take action, live your passion, set your goals and move in the direction to attain them.
  36. Don't waste your life waiting for others to take action, live your passion, set your goals and move in the direction to attain them. Mary Bermer
    Poems About Life



  37. I pray for strength to wait, submissive, when I cannot see my way William C. Richards, I Pray For Strength
    Poems About Strength



  38. We’re often waiting for something, but God is waiting for us to act. What we forget is that God is much bigger than all our inadequacies and mistakes. Tony Dungy, The One Year Uncommon Life Daily Challenge
    God Inspirational Quotes



  39. If you want something go out and get it, stop sitting and wishing you had. It's time to make dreams a reality, and stop waiting for things to go bad. Julie Hebert, Stop Wishing
    Stop Wishing Start Doing



  40. If we have to wait to see how we feel before we know if we can enjoy the day, then we are giving feelings control over us.
  41. If we have to wait to see how we feel before we know if we can enjoy the day, then we are giving feelings control over us. Joyce Meyer, Trusting God Day by Day
    Short Positive Quotes



  42. Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. John Grogan, Marley and Me
    Faithful Friends



  43. These would I keep: ...the strength to work, the patience to wait Lida Marie Erwin, These I Would Keep
    Life Journey Poems



  44. Those who strive to be of value to their neighbours in need are knowledgeable that waiting serves no one. Catherine Pulsifer
    Community Quotes



  45. The thing is, you have abundance waiting inside of you, right now. You have the seed of greatness waiting for a little bit of water to rain down on you. Lisa Nichols, Abundance Now
    Abundance Quotes



  46. That each obstacle encountered is just waiting for a solution to help you further your goal.
  47. That each obstacle encountered is just waiting for a solution to help you further your goal. Byron Pulsifer
    Solution Quotes



  48. A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face. Maya Angelou
    New Friends and Old Friends



  49. Of all the time,I sit here thinking, I often wonder, what's out there waiting. Julie Hebert, Enough Thinking
    Think On These Things



  50. But you did something great, and made me never wait, how lucky I was to have a dad like thee. Julie Hebert, Tea Party Type of Dad
    Fathers Day Poems From Daughter



  51. Life is too short to be waiting around for opportunities to come in your direction. You must go out there like a hunter and hunt them down. Edmond Mbiaka
    Life Is Too Short Poems



  52. In the waiting room of life, you can choose to trust God instead of panicking. You also need to remember two things: One, God is never in a hurry. And two, God is never late. God’s timing is always perfect.
  53. In the waiting room of life, you can choose to trust God instead of panicking. You also need to remember two things: One, God is never in a hurry. And two, God is never late. God’s timing is always perfect. Rick Warren
    Poems About God's Timing



  54. Ease me down the path of Your truth. Feed me Your word because You are the True God who has saved me. I wait all day long, hoping, trusting in You. Psalm 25:5 (The Voice)
    Poems About Truth



  55. It's time to make dreams a reality, and stop waiting for things to go bad." Julie Hebert, If You Want Something Go Get It
    Motivational Poems



  56. Don't wait until you are in-between two dead bodies before you appreciate life. Being alive is a great privilege. Kate Iroegbu, The Best Motivational Book Ever Written
    Appreciation Quotes



  57. If your life is not to your liking, don't sit around waiting for it to change.
  58. If your life is not to your liking, don't sit around waiting for it to change. Lynda Field, Weekend Life Coach
    What Life Means To Me



  59. For the pathways will grow desolate waiting,
    The flowers say, “Our loveliness has no eyes to behold it!" Helen Hoyt, the Garden
    Poems about Gardens by Famous Poets



  60. You are not alone; there is a great big world out there waiting to champion you and help you live your very best life. Cyndie Spiegel, A Year of Positive Thinking
    How to Live Your Best Life



  61. Fishing is a delighting way of recreation, a great way to enjoy the outdoors. You would definitely catch some fun while patiently waiting for a tasty meal. Jack Roush, Fishing
    Fishing Quotes



  62. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to buy you flowers.
  63. So you plant your own garden and decorate your own soul instead of waiting for someone to buy you flowers. Author Unknown
    Poem How Does Your Garden Grow



  64. Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart. Sarah Ban Breathnach
    Contentment Quotes



  65. I can run a thousand miles and wait a million years for you if you love me. M.F. Moonzajer
    Do You Love Me Poems



  66. Like all explorers, we are drawn to discover what’s waiting out there without knowing yet if we have the courage to face it. Pema Chodron, When Things Fall Apart
    Expectations Quotes



  67. It’s not polite to keep a vacation waiting.
    Selfie Quotes



  68. We can learn a lesson from the butterfly beginning it's life crawling along the ground, then spinning a cocoon, patiently waiting until the day it will fly.
  69. We can learn a lesson from the butterfly beginning it's life crawling along the ground, then spinning a cocoon, patiently waiting until the day it will fly. Heather Wolf, Kipnuk the Talking Dog
    Butterlfy Poem



  70. In scene after scene - in the womb in Nazareth, in the manger in Bethlehem, in the Temple in Jerusalem – the spotlight consistently shines on Jesus. He is, after all, what the story is all about. He is what the waiting of Advent and the celebration at Christmas are all about. Darrell W. Johnson, The Most Wonderful Time of All Years
    Poems About Jesus



  71. So learn to wait and learn to trust and never cease to pray. Patience Strong, Hope Deferred
    Poems



  72. I "loved" the people in my life by doing nice things for them and not waiting or hoping for a nice thing to be done back in my direction. Bryan Cohen, How to Work for Yourself
    Kindness Poem



  73. Do you recognize all of your brothers or sisters? You should. They are all around. They're standing in front of you, beside you, and behind you. They are also the ones wearing tattered clothes sitting on the streets of every city with a cup in their hands waiting patiently for you to help. Do you see them now? Byron R. Pulsifer
    Brother Quotes

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