Quotes About Timing

Sometimes you know when doors will open; you have only to walk up to them and wait.

I was young, there seemed to be never a childbirth, or a burst appendix, or any other drastic physical event that did not occur simultaneously with a snowstorm.

nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly according to plan (except in the movies).

Courage can come fro many places, and be made of many things, and yesterday's coward can become tomorrow's hero in an instant if the time is right.

You have to pick your moment. He'd always said so. Told everyone who'd listen. Have to recognise it when it comes, and seize it, with no care for the past and no worries about the future.

There's no need to rush, Arch Lector. That's the trouble with good legs, you tend to run around too much. If you have trouble moving, on the other hand, you don't move until you damn well know it's time.

Unhappy times are the best for levity. You don't light candles in the middle of the day, do you?

In the end … the only thing a man can really do … is pick his moment. Watch for the opening, and recognise it when it comes, and seize it.

Perhaps the vengeance could wait, at least until he had a bigger blade to work with. You have to be realistic, after all.

There is a time for wondering what a man wants, and there is a time for splitting his head. This is that second time.

It's a sorry fact that the man who strikes first usually strikes last,

but if you hold off till everything's perfect, think of all the great kisses you'll miss.

If you wait till they seem bad, you've waited way too long.

I wish I'd met you sooner,' he said. 'Things might be different.' 'You didn't and they're not. So let's take what we can get , eh?

Ésta es mi filosofía del entrenamiento: un deportista debería hacer, en el momento adecuado, la mínima cantidad de entrenamiento específico que proporciona una mejora continua.

That's not real good goddamn timing." "Artery stenosis is famously inconvenient," Bilbo said. "It never calls in advance. Just drops in to party whenever it feels like it.

I'd love to act more. I've had to turn down multiple movies because I was on tour, but it's encouraging to know that someday there might be the right role, the right timing. And I've been writing a lot of music, so hopefully very soon I'll have recorded a project of my own. I also want to get a boat and open a restaurant.

If you knew it was there, why didn't you just take it before now?" "You would have noticed. You are a smart boy." A lie, and we both knew it.

It's not for us to choose our times, Jacob. But we must be ready when they come.

We have an uncanny ability to make birds do what we want them to do. In Blood Simple there's a shot from the bumper of a car and it's going up this road and a huge flock of birds takes off at the perfect moment.

The sad truth is, if you push hard enough, and if you're so stubborn that you must have things your way, God will sometimes allow you to undertake a project without His blessing or at the wrong time. The problem with that, of course, is when you start something in your own strength and in your own timing, you're going to have to finish it and maintain it in your own strength.

If you're not seeing God move in your life right now, one of two possibilities must be considered. Either your requests are not God's best and will probably not be answered the way you'd like or it must not be the right time. If God were to answer that prayer the way you are hoping, it could interfere with his ideal plan for you.

God is faithful to His word. All of His promises are "Yes" and "Amen." That means if you will do your part and believe even though it looks impossible, and not let your mind, your emotions, or other people talk you out of it, then God promises in due season and at the right time He will bring it to pass. It may not happen the way you expect it or on your timetable, but God is a faithful God. It will happen.

I DECLARE that God has a great plan for my life. He is directing my steps. And even though I may not always understand how, I know my situation is not a surprise to God. He will work out every detail to my advantage. In His perfect timing, everything will turn out right. This is my declaration.