This quote waiting for review.

“Do not wait for the storm to pass before you start living. Some dance in the rain, while others spend their lives fearing the clouds. Choose wisely.”

Last update Sept. 26, 2026. History

Related quotes

“Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass… it's about learning to dance in the rain. ”

Вивиан Грин (1979) American musician

“But I think some people wait forever, and only at the end of their lives do they realize that their life has happened while they were waiting for it to start.”

Jess Walter book Beautiful Ruins

Source: Beautiful Ruins

“It is not uncommon for people to spend their whole life waiting to start living.”

Eckhart Tolle (1948) German writer

Source: The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“We spend precious hours fearing the inevitable. It would be wise to use that time adoring our families, cherishing our friends and living our lives.”

Maya Angelou (1928–2014) American author and poet

“And after a while… I mean how do you choose? Who gets to live? Part of life is that… well, some people have to die.”

Richelle Mead Shadow Kiss

Source: Shadow Kiss

“Passed years seem safe ones, vanquished ones, while the future lives in a cloud, formidable from a distance. The cloud clears as you enter it. I have learned this, but like everyone, I learned it late.”

Beryl Markham book West with the Night

Source: West with the Night

“If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.”

Morris West (1916–1999) Australian writer

Source: The Clowns of God (1981), Ch. II (ellipses in original) 
This statement begins with a quotation from Horace, Odes, Book I, Ode ix, line 13.
Context: "Forbear to ask what tomorrow may bring" … If you spend your whole life waiting for the storm, you'll never enjoy the sunshine.

“It’s not about finding shelter in the storm but about dancing in the rain. (Zarek - Dark hunter)”

Sherrilyn Kenyon (1965) Novelist

Variant: Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain.
Source: Acheron

“Many men spend their lives living in the wrong corner of their souls, mainly out of fear of what they might find on the other side.”

Sally Gardner (1954) British children's writer and illustrator

“Clouds come floating into my life from other days no longer to shed rain or usher storm but to give colour to my sunset sky.”

Rabindranath Tagore Stray Birds

292
Source: Stray Birds (1916)

“Do not wait for the storm to pass before you start living. Some dance in the rain, while others spend their lives fearing the clouds. Choose wisely.”

Related quotes

Related topics