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Long Quotes

On patience, process and playing the long game.

Several quotes here describe how long real work actually takes: commissioning a television show, learning from mistakes only years later, or thinking generationally about where humanity stands. For a related theme, see our Long Time quotes.

Daniel Bryan is a guy I'd like to mix it up with at some point - Tyson Kidd, Kevin Owens. You know, we have a lot of history in NXT, and he's another guy I've known for a long time,...

Quotes by Neville

For too long, I have been overlooked. For too long, I have been disrespected. For too long, I had been too good.

Quotes by Neville

I tried to play the etiquette game - the respect game - for too long, and it didn't work out for me.

Quotes by Neville

There are a lot of books about the passing of the English aristocracy, but the vast majority of Long Islanders don't understand their own backyard. It's a private preserve.

Quotes by Nelson DeMille

I don't mind anybody coming after me as long as they're coming with facts.

Quotes by Nelson Peltz

I didn't go to school, because I never stayed anywhere long enough, so I was completely closed off from the outside world. I had no idea about anything.

Quotes by Neon Hitch

On the wagon sped, and I, as well as my comrades, gave a despairing farewell glance at freedom as we came in sight of the long stone buildings.

Quotes by Nellie Bly

If you wait this long to put an album out, you'd better be sure you tried your best.

Quotes by Nelly Furtado

I think, in this country, anybody can do whatever they want to do as long as it's not hurting anybody else or violating the laws of society.

Quotes by Nelsan Ellis

I think we've come a long way since then. The big thing that changed was when ecstasy came along in Britain.

Quotes by Neil Tennant

I think I'm going to be making country records for as long as I can see into the future. It's much more down-home and real.

Quotes by Neil Young

In a lot of the really impoverished areas of Johannesburg you see these packets of cheesy puffs which are like 6 feet long and the width of a basketball, and they're transparent and they have like 10,000 cheesy puffs in...

Quotes by Neill Blomkamp

Everybody in my band is married, pretty much, and have lives at home, and I don't want them to be away from their families so long that they just start to feel psychotic. You have to go home and stand...

Quotes by Neko Case

Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories.

Quotes by Nell Freudenberger

When I come in from the beach at night, I'm too hungry to wait for anything that takes very long.

Quotes by Nell Newman

Once, after a long week, I felt so insecure that I decided to make a list of people who thought I was funny even if I didn't think I was. At the top of the list, I wrote, 'Garry Shandling.'...

Quotes by Nell Scovell

Given the long history of global anti-Semitism and continued calls for the destruction of Israel, it's tough to be a Jew.

Quotes by Nell Scovell

As the Persians wrote very little about how they ran their affairs, the Greek propaganda of the 5th century B.C. has for centuries gone virtually unchallenged - indeed, for Edward Said, it was the beginning of Europe's long habit of...

Quotes by Neil MacGregor

Because of the long, long history of British shipping, immigration, trade, empire, missionaries, you can have a better shot at telling a worldwide story in the British Museum's collection than any other. Britain has been more connected with the rest...

Quotes by Neil MacGregor

Roman history was kind of unavoidable where I was growing up. It was everywhere - all the place names and ruins and forts. My dad's a history buff, and I spent a lot of time on Hadrian's Wall. I became...

Quotes by Neil Marshall

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of statements does this "Long" page collect?
The page gathers quotes using "long" in different senses - long stretches of time, a long production process, and being part of a "long line of royalty." For more upbeat lines in a similar vein, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote here with a dramatic, big-picture claim?
Yes: "I think, and I've thought this for a long time, that we live, roughly speaking, in the last generation of human beings" is a striking, big-picture statement about humanity. For more quotes centered on extended time, see Long Time.
Does this page touch on family lineage?
Yes: "I think of myself as a young prince from a long line of royalty" reflects on identity tied to ancestry and family history.
Is there anything here about the entertainment industry?
One quote describes how making a TV show is "such a long process," moving from commissioned scripts through a network before it airs. If you enjoy reflections tied to life's bigger picture, Life quotes is a related page.
Is there poetic content here too, or only quotes?
This page is quotes-focused, but if you'd like more poetic Hindi-style verses built around the same word, the Shayari section is worth a look.

You can also browse our Good quotes for shorter, upbeat lines, or the Hindi-language Shayari collection for a poetic take.