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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 would love to do more movies. I'd like to get into some theater, too, if I could, just to learn more. I want to do gritty performances that I'm proud of. It doesn't matter to me if four people...

Quotes by Jason Dohring

It sucks to be the runner-up because I've been the runner-up for a long time in my career. I would get so close and then lose a huge movie and sometimes it's one kid who beats you out for three...

Quotes by Jason Dohring

You cannot ask somebody to be creative in 15 minutes and really think about a problem. You might have a quick idea, but to be in deep thought about a problem and really consider a problem carefully, you need long...

Quotes by Jason Fried

Very, very few people actually have long stretches of uninterrupted time at an office.

Quotes by Jason Fried

When I go to a cinema, I don't care if the film is made by a man or a woman as long as it tells me a story, as long as it offers pictures that shed light on my existence,...

Quotes by Jasmila Zbanic

People tend to assume that I come from a long line of castle-dwelling gentry and am made of money.

Quotes by Jasmine Guinness

It has long been a childhood dream of mine to have a farm.

Quotes by Jasmine Guinness

As a teenager, I was teased at school about my height and long legs, but now they are my best assets. Kids can be mean. When I was at school, I considered myself ugly, but that was when I was...

Quotes by Jasmine Guinness

Putting together a list of heroes for 'Original Sin' was a long process, just like figuring out the villains. Along the way, some were taken out, and a few more were added.

Quotes by Jason Aaron

The United States has long thought of itself as the land of infinite plenty, and historically we did have abundant resources. But now we are gradually exhausting our fisheries, our topsoil, our water. On top of that, we're coming to...

Quotes by Jared Diamond

As long as you have money to live then it's not a terribly important thing. If you don't have enough to live, then it's very important thing.

Quotes by Jared Polis

Lady Gaga is one of the most amazingly talented musicians to bring her gifts to humanity in a long time.

Quotes by Jared Polis

I don't particularly care what people think of me as long as I know what I'm doing is right.

Quotes by Jared Polis

Its OK to grow up, just as long as you don't grow old. Face it you are young.

Quotes by Jarvis Cocker

Every time I went to the doctor when I was in my twenties, he repeated the same thing to me: don't wait too long to have children.

Quotes by Janine di Giovanni

The pope is an intelligent man and realizes that time marches on. He says the Church has a long way to go in developing a real strategy that integrates women - but clearly he is baffled as to how to...

Quotes by Janine di Giovanni

Magazines that depend on photography, and design, and long reads, and quality stuff, are going to do just fine despite the Internet and cable news.

Quotes by Jann Wenner

My personal style really started in my teens when I gained purchasing power to actually buy my own damn clothes. For so long, my parents dictated what I wore, which largely was their way of containing me within the gender...

Quotes by Janet Mock

I have long been a proponent of a guest-worker program between the United States and Mexico, and in particular I have proposed that Arizona would be an ideal location for a pilot project.

Quotes by Janet Napolitano

I don't want my readers slowed down by long passages of narrative.

Quotes by Janet Evanovich

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.