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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.

You do anything long enough, and somebody will end up paying attention to it.

Quotes by King Tuff

I loved living with my parents - that's probably why I did it for so long. But it was almost too easy to live there. I had to force myself to get out, had to challenge myself. I had to...

Quotes by King Tuff

I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

May the God of your choice bless and keep you. I respect Him as long as He does not circumcise me anymore.

Quotes by Kinky Friedman

I'll tell you this: I will be committed wholeheartedly to Little Big Town as long as the Lord allows this ride to continue. And then I'll cook until way after people want to look at me.

Quotes by Kimberly Schlapman

It's going to be fun to watch and see how long the meek can keep the earth once they inherit it.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

Kindness goes a long ways lots of times when it ought to stay at home.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

I don't look for much to come out of government ownership as long as we have Democrats and Republicans.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

After a fellow gets famous it doesn't take long for someone to bob up that used to sit by him in school.

Quotes by Kin Hubbard

It doesn't matter what you do, as long as you're fulfilling that inner need, and for me the need is more the process than the finished product. My photographs are stories of the process.

Quotes by Kim Weston

Sex does not exist for me at all. I haven't had a boyfriend for a long time. There were only three or four in my life up until now anyway.

Quotes by Kim Wilde

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

Quotes by Kim Wilde

My parents say to cherish the people around me, and I try to meet their satisfaction by maintaining a long relationship with people I meet.

Quotes by Kim Woo-bin

For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

Quotes by Kim Yuna

The Sochi Games is not only my second Olympics, but the 'retirement stage' for me, so I want to have a greater experience than any other competition before. In the past, I had strong concepts for short programs and lyrical...

Quotes by Kim Yuna

When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it.

Quotes by Kim Yuna

For the off-ice training, I do basic strength training, and for the on-ice training, I practice jumps, spins, steps, and my new long program with my new coach Peter Oppegard.

Quotes by Kim Yuna

Dracula can sustain many interpretations and exists in many phantasmal forms... and Johnny Alucard is my attempt to explore the multiplicity of Draculas unloosed on the world in the long wake of Stoker's novel.

Quotes by Kim Newman

You finish a job and it's very emotional because you're working crazy long hours, and your work family is like a real family.

Quotes by Kim Raver

The peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have common interest and are in the position to support each other in their anti-imperialist and anti-U.S. struggle. As long as Africa and Latin America are not free.

Quotes by Kim Il-sung

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.