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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 have a long way to catch up. I have to start with the pros this year, about 20 seconds back.

Quotes by Josh Brolin

Television, radio, social media. The 24/7 news cycle plows forward mercilessly on our desks, in our cars and in our pockets. Thousands and thousands of messages and voices bombard us from the moment we wake, fighting for our attention. All...

Quotes by Joseph Prince

Long before the terrifying potential of the arms race was recognized, there was a widespread instinctive abhorrence of nuclear weapons, and a strong desire to get rid of them.

Quotes by Joseph Rotblat

Whenever you're sitting across from some important person, always picture him sitting there in a suit of long red underwear. That's the way I always operated in business.

Quotes by Joseph P. Kennedy

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

Quotes by Joseph Heller

I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long.

Quotes by Joseph Heller

It is, and long has been my opinion, and I have heard honourable members in this House declare it to be theirs - that it is the duty of Parliament equally to protect all the different interests in the country.

Quotes by Joseph Hume

Destroy or take away the employment and wages of those artisans - which the corn laws in a great measure do - and you will, ere long, render the land in Great Britain of as little value as it is...

Quotes by Joseph Hume

It is easy to understand God as long as you don't try to explain him.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

Quotes by Joseph Joubert

Let others either envy or pity me; I care not, so long as I enjoy myself.

Quotes by Joseph Hall

The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come.

Quotes by Joseph Chamberlain

The main fear comes from playing a character that so many people know from the comic books, and there's a long history of people unhappy with movies and TV shows who make alterations to comic book characters.

Quotes by Joseph David-Jones

There are no seasons anymore. Fashion has become one long run-on sentence.

Quotes by Joseph Abboud

Sometimes we make the process more complicated than we need to. We will never make a journey of a thousand miles by fretting about how long it will take or how hard it will be. We make the journey by...

Quotes by Joseph B. Wirthlin

Words contract a significance which clings to them long after the condition of things to which they owe it has passed away.

Quotes by Joseph Barber Lightfoot

I learned long ago to accept the fact that not everything I create will see the light of day.

Quotes by Joseph Barbera

It's so funny; I grew up in the Midwest, I have two older brothers, and you're just as competitive playing football as you are eating pickled eggs, or trying to kill zombies. As long as you don't take it too...

Quotes by Jose Pablo Cantillo

I don't have to prove myself to anyone. People know what I'm capable of. I've spent a long time in this game.

Quotes by Jose Reyes

As long as you remember what you love and why you love it, it will never be far from your heart - or your plate.

Quotes by Jose Garces

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.