Looking Forward Quotes - Page 2

• We are wrong in looking forward to death: in great measure it's past already.

  Seneca the Younger

  Past, Life And Death

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• The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Soul, Looks, Imperfect

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• Until you look forward to all criticism, your Work's not done.

  Byron Katie

  Criticism, Looks, Done

  Twitter post from Feb 25, 2013

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• Grandparenthood is a unique moment in anyone's life, as countless kind people have told me in recent months, so I am enormously proud and happy to be a grandfather for the first time and we are eagerly looking forward to seeing the baby in the near future.

  Prince Charles

  Baby, Unique, People

  "Duchess of Cambridge gives birth to baby boy, third in line to the throne" by Caroline Davies and Ben Quinn, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2013.

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• He had the air of a spy in a melodrama, missing nothing, liking nothing, looking forward to the great day when everything would be turned upside down.

  Kurt Vonnegut

  Air, Missing, Great Day

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• England are playing fantastic cricket at the moment, they have a great team and I know all the Aussies are looking forward to getting over there. We'll be doing everything in our power to get over there and win every game if possible.

  Michael Clarke

  Team, Winning, Games

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• I'm looking forward to being able to retire from being a public figure and being able to afford to be myself!

  James Taylor

  Able, Figures, Retiring

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I love my boys. I love watching them growing up. I love seeing them develop, and I'm always looking forward to seeing what they're going to become and what they're going to be interested in later in life.

  Josh Turner

  Growing Up, Boys, Later In Life

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• Autumn is a season followed immediately by looking forward to spring.

  Doug Larson

  Spring, Fall, Autumn

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• I've put my life back together, but it's all a growing process and that's neat, too, because if you stop growing, what good is it musically? So that is what I am looking forward to - growing. In some ways, I felt stagnant in my life and it showed.

  Stevie Ray Vaughan

  Together, Growing, Way

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• I would not have lasted a minute, literally a minute, on this Earth without God and angels by my side, because I was born. And right as I was born, I went into a respiratory arrest. So, big things that keep me going are friends and family, God. And another thing is looking forward to what's going to happen tomorrow.

  Mattie Stepanek

  Angel, Family And Friends, Earth

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• A man's delight in looking forward to and hoping for some particular satisfaction is a part of the pleasure flowing out of it, enjoyed in advance. But this is afterward deducted, for the more we look forward to anything the less we enjoy it when it comes.

  Arthur Schopenhauer

  Sad, Men, Looks

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• I am looking forward enormously to getting back to the sea again, where the overstimulated psyche can recover in the presence of that infinite peace and spaciousness.

  Carl Jung

  Sea, Infinite, Spaciousness

  Carl Gustav Jung (1973). “Memories, dreams, reflections”, Random House Inc

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• Your file was empty. Nothing. Not even an immunization record.” He didn’t even pretend to look surprised. He eased back in his seat, eyes gleaming obsidian. “And you’re telling me this because you’re afraid I might cause an outbreak? Measles or mumps?” “I’m telling you this because I want you to know that I know something about you isn’t right. You haven’t fooled everybody. I’m going to find out what you’re up to. I’m going to expose you.” “Looking forward to it.” I flushed, catching the innuendo too late.

  Becca Fitzpatrick

  Eye, Immunization, Looks

  Becca Fitzpatrick (2013). “The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale”, p.59, Simon and Schuster

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• It was important that we kept moving the puck and moving forward as a team. It is good that we practiced today. The rivalry we have against Sweden is very intense. We have had some very physical games against Sweden and we are looking forward to them. We know what to expect.

  Caroline Ouellette

  Team, Moving, Hockey

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• And, obviously as a, as one who likes to travel around myself a lot, I think the Earth is a beautiful place. And, I'm looking forward to some new perspectives.

  Duane G. Carey

  Beautiful, Travel, Thinking

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• In racing, we have a better chance of it happening quicker because we have attracted good people to come to work for us. It's the beginning of a great adventure, and we're looking forward to it.

  Roger Staubach

  Travel, Adventure, People

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• Does anybody have a cigarette? I'm looking forward to that first smoke. I've been looking forward to [it] for about 30 years.

  Leonard Cohen

  Makeup, Years, Doe

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• I don't want to let my life as a woman pass me by. There's a time to work, there's a time to be young and crazy, and there should be a time to enjoy motherhood. I'm actually looking forward to that.

  Diane Kruger

  Crazy, Motherhood, Being A Mom

  "Interview: Inglourious Basterds ‘ Diane Kruger". Interview With Zorianna Kit, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 26, 2009.

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• Looking forward into an empty year strikes one with a certain awe, because one finds therein no recognition. The years behind have a friendly aspect, and they are warmed by the fires we have kindled, and all their echoes are the echoes of our own voices.

  Alexander Smith

  Memories, Fire, Echoes

  Alexander Smith (1863). “Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country”, p.122

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• When I left, after my divorce, when I left Oklahoma, I never looked back. It was the future. It was looking forward from then on.

  Reba McEntire

  Divorce, Oklahoma, Left

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• Dread, which is closely related to fear, steals the ability to enjoy ordinary life and makes people anxious about the future. It keeps them from looking forward to the next day, the next month, or the next decade.

  Joyce Meyer

  Next Day, People, Ordinary

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• Yes, well I really hope I can make a difference, even in the smallest way. I am looking forward to helping as much as I can.

  Kate Middleton

  Positive, Differences, Making A Difference

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• I'm looking forward to providing the men of Seattle with an evening where they can kick back, light up a cigar and enjoy a night to themselves. Women, we can't technically keep you out, but please stay at home.

  Tom Leykis

  Home, Night, Men

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• The prospect of his future life stretched before him like a sentence; not a prison sentence but a long-winded sentence with a lot of unnecessary subordinate clauses, as he was soon in the habit of quipping during Happy Hour pickup time at the local campus bars and pubs. He couldn’t say he was looking forward to it, this rest-of-his-life.

  Margaret Atwood

  Long, Bars, Prison

  Margaret Atwood (2009). “Oryx And Crake”, p.106, Hachette UK

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