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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.

I think as long as there are folks on the fringe who want to make movies, the indie scene will still be around. I do think it's getting harder to get them seen though.

Quotes by Joshua Leonard

It's very easy to divide a long shoot day into 15 or 20 rounds of 'What do I eat next?'

Quotes by Joshua Malina

No one forgets the presence of the camera, no matter how long it's there.

Quotes by Joshua Oppenheimer

Some people think architecture is about the genius sketch; I don't. Great architecture is a collaboration among a lot of people over a long period of time.

Quotes by Joshua Prince-Ramus

As long as Florida remains a swing state, Cuban exiles in Florida will remain a very powerful voting bloc.

Quotes by Joshua A. Tucker

I long to be in the Field again, doing my part to keep the old flag up, with all its stars.

Quotes by Joshua Chamberlain

To outsource your memory to machines - which is what many of us do with regard to our use of search engines - seems to me to be fairly antithetical to the basic qualities of Jewish life that have kept...

Quotes by Joshua Cohen

My first job is to write a book that I believe is compelling and deserves the long sustained attention that any novel requires, and to worry about the commerce only late in the game.

Quotes by Joshua Ferris

The 'OK Plateau' is that place we all get to where we just stop getting better at something. Take typing, for example. You might type and type and type all day long, but once you reach a certain level, you...

Quotes by Joshua Foer

And as a filmmaker, I'm trying to unhook myself from this idea that unless you have a brilliant, long, enormously lucrative theatrical run, that your movie somehow failed. And I don't believe that.

Quotes by Josh Radnor

I'd started working when I was 21 and had been very determined about my career, very focused, even as a little kid, so it was something I had been working at for a long time.

Quotes by Josh Schwartz

The characters are that vague TV high school age, but they'll be in high school as long as we need them to be.

Quotes by Josh Schwartz

I've been a fan of Showtime for a long, long time, and I've been a fan of the shows that it's had on.

Quotes by Josh Lawson

When you work with people for a long time, you start to sense what they are thinking without having to communicate explicitly.

Quotes by Josh Fox

The history of horror movies goes back a long way... of people trying to convincingly be terrified when looking at a piece of tape on the side of the camera box. I have a whole new respect for it.

Quotes by Josh Hamilton

The things we truly love stay with us always, locked in our hearts as long as life remains.

Quotes by Josephine Baker

I truly felt like I was a Division I quarterback, and I'd felt that way for a long time. I just wanted other people to see it.

Quotes by Josh Allen

I'm just trying to be the best quarterback possible. So as long as I'm playing well and improving every day, I will just continue this.

Quotes by Josh Allen

It is not all bad, this getting old, ripening. After the fruit has got its growth it should juice up and mellow. God forbid I should live long enough to ferment and rot and fall to the ground in a...

Quotes by Josh Billings

I have lived in this world just long enough to look carefully the second time into things that I am most certain of the first time.

Quotes by Josh Billings

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.