If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.

Ivan Turgenev Motivation

“If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin.” is a motivation quote by Ivan Turgenev. It speaks to themes of time, family.

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