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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.

Startups, in some sense, have gotten so easy to start that we are confusing two things. And what we are confusing, often, is, 'How far can you get in your first day of travel?' with, 'How long it is going...

Quotes by Mitch Kapor

I used to audition like crazy - I would go on a hundred before I got anything. It took me a long time to get any jobs at all. It was hard until I booked 'Galaxy Quest,' and then it...

Quotes by Missi Pyle

I used to spend a couple of hours in the weight room, but really, an hour is long enough. I lift twice a week and on other days incorporate more core yoga and different exercises. It's important to listen to...

Quotes by Misty May-Treanor

It's a really unfair world because life is, where I am; all day long we listen to American music. So I don't see why the radios in the U.S. cannot even put aside one hour a day just to play...

Quotes by Miriam Makeba

While researching my ancestry I have unearthed many skeletons. It would seem that I come from a long line of ne'er-do-wells, especially on my mother's side.

Quotes by Miriam Margolyes

I'm going to be 75 in May. How can I have lived this long and not know anything?

Quotes by Miriam Margolyes

My mother died of a stroke in 1974, and for a long time, I blamed myself. She was utterly devastated when I told her I was a lesbian not long before.

Quotes by Miriam Margolyes

I think we have a long way to go in the entertainment industry, particularly in movies, but I feel like in television, there's somebody is finally saying, 'Hey, women have stories to tell, and oddly enough, women want to hear...

Quotes by Miriam Shor

The writing life is one long, never-ending search for narrative. Well, it's not even a conscious searching. It happens even while you're busy buying groceries and when you're fast asleep. It's a curse.

Quotes by Miriam Toews

The moment I feel pressure to read a book, I instinctively rebel against it - which is probably one reason I didn't last long in college.

Quotes by Miranda July

I don't know how people chew gum all day long.

Quotes by Mireille Enos

Gleason used to rack balls for me when he was a kid in Brooklyn and in Long Island.

Quotes by Minnesota Fats

I waited a long time to have children because I had this career that was kind of like my kid, it required as much nurturing.

Quotes by Minnie Driver

No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.

Quotes by Minor White

I have always believed that I am an amazing skater regardless of what the results say, and I think that determination and confidence has kept me in the game so long.

Quotes by Mirai Nagasu

To all the little girls out there, I would tell them to really appreciate what their parents do for them. And also to truly believe in their dream. If they truly believe that they're capable, things will happen for them...

Quotes by Mirai Nagasu

Yes, I have known Roger Clemens for a long time.

Quotes by Mindy McCready

That's what was so amazing about 'Mulan.' Here is this story with all Chinese characters, and yet so many people related to her character and loved the story. So I really think as long as you have a good story...

Quotes by Ming-Na Wen

I'm sort of a gypsy at heart and don't like to stay in one place too long.

Quotes by Ming-Na Wen

Normal life cannot sustain revolutionary attitudes for long.

Quotes by Milovan Djilas

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.