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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.

It’s true that looks do matter, but they won’t give you a long, successful career or a happy marriage.

Quotes by Katie Piper

I won, we won, because we grew the base of voters who share our values - not because we tried to talk Republicans into embracing us just long enough to cast a ballot.

Quotes by Katie Porter

If people want to talk about anything I do, they can give it any name they want. As long as they're talking about it, I think it's great.

Quotes by Katie Aselton

In 1990, Howard Friedman and Leslie Martin, two psychologists at the University of California, Riverside, embarked on a research project within a research project, seeking answers to the question, 'What makes for a long life?'

Quotes by Katie Hafner

I went with a pixie cut when my daughter was really young. It was easy - I mean, it was really easy. But I missed my long hair. Especially after a long winter, all I want is sexy summer hair.

Quotes by Katie Holmes

For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles.

Quotes by Kathy Bates

As long as I am forbidden to see the MSPAP, my children will be forbidden to take the MSPAP.

Quotes by Kathy Szeliga

In the same way we have a long-term plan for building roads, we have to have a long term plan to build transit.

Quotes by Kathleen Wynne

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

Quotes by Kathleen Wynne

The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey.

Quotes by Kathryn Bigelow

It is my conviction that secrets are more costly in the long run than honesty.

Quotes by Kathryn Harrison

Understanding your employee's perspective can go a long way towards increasing productivity and happiness.

Quotes by Kathryn Minshew

I didn't think I was an actor and fought it for a long time. Nobody paid for that but me.

Quotes by Kathleen Quinlan

In the Reagan administration, a great speech was just the first step in a long process. In the Obama administration, it's the only step.

Quotes by Kathleen Troia McFarland

As long as the United States - and the world - gets its oil from the Middle East, we will be drawn into the endless crises that seem endemic to the region. American energy independence would not only liberate us,...

Quotes by Kathleen Troia McFarland

I have no hips, and I feel like my body's like a teenage boy's. But I can have the hair long, put on makeup, wear a dress, and do the exact opposite as well.

Quotes by Katherine Moennig

I had white hair when I was 19. I think bleach can be addictive, and before long, you've gone too far with it and can't tell you've got a problem. It was over-processed and genuinely crispy, but I thought I...

Quotes by Katherine Ryan

I had tried writing novels for many years, and they always escaped me. For a long time, I thought, 'It's just not in me to write a novel. It's not something I'm able to do.' It seemed like everything I...

Quotes by Kathi Appelt

An entire nation, it seemed, was standing in one long breadline, desperate for even the barest essentials. It was a crisis of monumental proportions. It was known as the Great Depression.

Quotes by Kathi Appelt

Experience is what really happens to you in the long run; the truth that finally overtakes you.

Quotes by Katherine Anne Porter

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.