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in the wings

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To stay ahead, you must have your next idea waiting in the wings. Rosabeth Moss Kanter

So I plan to prepare thoroughly and have several outfits waiting in the wings in case of inclement weather. Lisa Guerrero

For many, negative thinking is a habit, which over time, becomes an addiction... A lot of people suffer from this disease because negative thinking is addictive to each of the Big Three - the mind, the body, and the emotions. If one doesn't get you, the others are waiting in the wings. Peter McWilliams

I was a backstage kid. I was in the wings looking out. Joely Fisher

I could have lived off all the male careers in my family. Everybody was always getting ovations, but I was in the wings. Talia Shire

As for the stage fright, it never goes away. When I'm waiting in the wings to go on, it's agony every single time but I stay focused and I know that once I'm on stage it'll be fine; I'll be in my happy little bubble. Britt Ekland

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