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Decade Quotes

Ten years that changed everything.

These decade quotes reflect on how a span of years can shape careers, culture, and personal identity. For more on eras and change, browse Era quotes.

I spent close to a decade as an undercover officer in the CIA and have spent most of my adult life collecting intelligence and protecting sources and methods.

Quotes by Will Hurd

Duncan Aldrich has been my partner in most recording projects, and touring projects, for the past decade.

Quotes by Warren Zevon

I miss the 80's as well, it was a truly great decade for music.

Quotes by Vinnie Vincent

I'm hoping to have a ninth decade like Matisse's.

Quotes by Tony Harrison

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I think three-to-five years ahead minimum. I have a short-term plan, a five-year plan and a decade plan.

Quotes by Steve Garvey

The witch-hunting McCarthy era found Hollywood's view of the press growing bleaker along with the decade's view of everything else.

Quotes by Steve Erickson

In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation.

Quotes by Sanjaya Baru

When Peru had a cholera outbreak in 1991, losses from tourism and agricultural revenue were three times greater than the total money spent on sanitation in the previous decade.

Quotes by Rose George

I'd like to think of myself as the flavor of the decade.

Quotes by Ron Paul

Decades Quotes

The 1890s was an intensely patriotic decade for Americans. It was a time of neo-imperialism, when the European powers and the United States were establishing their flags around the globe.

Quotes by Robert Dallek

The problem is that during the 1980s, a decade of heavy poaching, the elephants retreated to safer areas. And now people have moved into the corridors once used by the elephants.

Quotes by Richard Leakey

This mission was the project of a decade's work.

Quotes by Philippe Perrin

The level of shyness has gone up dramatically in the last decade. I think shyness is an index of social pathology rather than a pathology of the individual.

Quotes by Philip Zimbardo

In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors.

Quotes by Peter Mandelson

Era Quotes

An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed.

Quotes by Paul Samuelson

I'm one of six kids, and the eight of us lived for over a decade in either a bus or a boat.

Quotes by Paul Farmer

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

Quotes by Patti LaBelle

After 2003, we lowered taxes across the board. And by 2004, revenue to the federal government grew. In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan cut taxes dramatically. And by the end of the decade, revenue coming in the federal government had doubled.

Quotes by Pat Toomey

I was in the courtroom prosecuting violent felonies for well over a decade.

Quotes by Nancy Grace

History Quotes

I have written periodically for the Guardian for more than a decade.

Quotes by Michael Wolff

Frequently Asked Questions

What do decade quotes typically reflect on?
Long stretches of time and how they shape careers and identity, including a decade spent as an undercover intelligence officer and a beloved decade for music.
Are all decades remembered fondly in these quotes?
No, one speaker describes their 20s as a lost decade, admitting they didn't accomplish much during that period.
Do decade quotes mention specific professional partnerships?
Yes, one references a decade-long creative partnership on recording and touring projects with the same collaborator.
What eras come up most in this theme?
The 1980s stands out as a particularly cherished decade for music, according to one of the sample quotes.
Where can I read more about change over time?
See Era quotes for more reflections on periods of transformation.

From beloved decades of music to years that felt lost, time leaves its mark in distinct chapters. See also Decades or History quotes.