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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.

Our founders thought long and hard about what the office of president should be. George Washington resisted the role, and then defined it.

Quotes by Martha MacCallum

We work long hours during elections.

Quotes by Martha MacCallum

America has a long history of pride in the military uniform, and the Army has a 362-page directive on proper uniform wear. Included are guidelines that accommodate freedom of religion by outlining what religious attire or jewelry can be worn...

Quotes by Martha McSally

I can run a long distance very slowly and I do a half marathon every year.

Quotes by Martha Nussbaum

I'm so sick of hearing how there's no strong roles for women. I don't care about strong roles. I just want to see women who are characters! A nun, a serial killer, a housewife, as long as there's some depth...

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

It's a very long and difficult schedule on a single-camera show.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

It's long been accepted as fact that the availability of family planning services saves lives. Where women have access to these services, children and families are healthier, and society at large benefits.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

It's long past time we started focusing on the solutions that actually keep women healthy, instead of using basic aspects of women's health as a tool of cultural, moral, and political control.

Quotes by Martha Plimpton

I figure when you get married, it doesn't matter how much you earn or how much your husband earns, just as long as everything you do for the house is together, while still reserving some part of yourself to be...

Quotes by Marta Kristen

I definitely feel most at home in New York City, although I get stir-crazy if I'm here too long.

Quotes by Martha Hunt

I would love for women to be focused on maximum wage, and I have fought to be recognized with equality for a long time.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

Great Britain has long been one of our strongest friends in the free world.

Quotes by Marsha Blackburn

When 'night, Mother' opened, I did not know how long it would be before I would have another show on Broadway.

Quotes by Marsha Norman

I think most documentaries are too long.

Quotes by Marshall Curry

If there is a public perception at all, they see the producer as a big old guy who smokes a cigar and has lots of money and lots of power. That's not what a producer is and, if it ever...

Quotes by Marshall Herskovitz

With women, I've got a long bamboo pole with a leather loop on the end. I slip the loop around their necks so they can't get away or come too close. Like catching snakes.

Quotes by Marlon Brando

At fourteen or fifteen, I decided to earn my living when I grew up playing drums made from wooden beer kegs and leading a group called Keg Brando and His Kegliners. We organized a little band, but it didn't last...

Quotes by Marlon Brando

So long as the laws remain such as they are today, employ some discretion: loud opinion forces us to do so; but in privacy and silence let us compensate ourselves for that cruel chastity we are obliged to display in...

Quotes by Marquis de Sade

I have had the same friends for a really long time, and I like them because they like some of the stuff I like, but they are also really different from me.

Quotes by Marley Dias

Always, I'm a competitor. Growing up, it's the same thing. I always wanted to compete and show how good I am. I did it in college to get the No. 1 pick, and now that I'm here, I'm going to...

Quotes by Markelle Fultz

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.