#wait

Many things we need can wait. The child cannot. Now is the time his bones are formed, his mind developed. To him we cannot say tomorrow, his name is today. ↗

— Gabriela Mistral

#cannot #child #developed #formed #him

Art is the production of objects for consumption, to be used and discarded while waiting for a new world in which man will have succeeded in freeing himself of everything, even of his own consciousness. ↗

— Eugenio Montale

#consciousness #consumption #discarded #even #everything

I know all about you. You're the people waiting on the shoreline with the warm towels and the hot chocolate after the woman swims the English Channel. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#after #channel #chocolate #english #hot

You know, I'm not making top dollar, but when you're making top dollar, there are a lot of people waiting for you to fall. ↗

— Esai Morales

#fall #i #know #lot #making

The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters. ↗

— Robert Morley

#always #british #happy #long #natives

'I don't want to grow up,' Tom Waits said it. I live it. I put myself in a position to be a kid as long as I want to. I play loud music and scream for a living. ↗

— Jason Newsted

#grow up #i #kid #live #living

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street. ↗

— Ben Nicholas

#corner #down #dull #going #grubby

Time goes on. So whatever you're going to do, do it. Do it now. Don't wait. ↗

— Robert De Niro

#going #now #time #wait #whatever

Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savored. ↗

— Earl Nightingale

#enjoy #enjoyed #every #family #future

There were 15 people in the village, including five of us. If my father arrested somebody in the winter, he'd have to wait until the thaw to turn him in. ↗

— Leslie Nielsen

#father #five #him #including #people