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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.

Well, I think some people are very happy in retirement. And in a year and a half I'm going to see how happy I feel in retirement. I'm just going to not work quite so hard, but I'll continue to...

Quotes by Jan Karon

I can make something for a long time and just not come up with an ending. It's finishing things that I don't enjoy.

Quotes by Jamie xx

My parents' record collection was the music I was hearing as long as I can remember, and I would play Otis Redding over and over again.

Quotes by Jamie xx

One of my favorite things to do with my dog and my sister's dog and my mom and my sister is to go for these really long walks.

Quotes by Jamie Chung

There are legitimate concerns long term, in my view, about nuclear war and policy and stuff like that. But the world has become a better place every 20 years for the last 2,000 years.

Quotes by Jamie Dimon

Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time.

Quotes by Jamie Dornan

If you look at how long the Earth has been here, we're living in the blink of an eye. So, whatever it is you want to do, you go out and do it.

Quotes by Jamie Foxx

It's somewhat of a normal procedure sometimes when you have a knee drained... so long as it's not something you have to do every game.

Quotes by James Worthy

Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture.

Quotes by James Wyatt

And as long as man has walked on this Earth, there has been God. And man's purpose is for the glorification of God.

Quotes by Jamey Johnson

I'm like a guy hanging down from a horse's belly trying to establish control. On a scale of 1 to 100, I'm at 1, and I'm trying to get to 2. The older I get, the more I enjoy control,...

Quotes by Jamey Sheridan

I have to have my Beats Studio3 noise-canceling headphones with me on long flights.

Quotes by Jamie Anderson

I remembered a long time ago when 'A League of Their Own' came out, and they had the opening sequence with an older Geena Davis. We all just thought it was amazing, but you find out it actually wasn't Geena...

Quotes by James Wan

I loved 'Jaws.' I think that is not really a horror film, but it made me afraid of the ocean for a very long time.

Quotes by James Wan

When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital, huge, ponderous, massive London seemed to me as ugly a thing as man could contrive to make.

Quotes by James Weldon Johnson

It takes a long time for a man to look like his portrait.

Quotes by James Whistler

The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign...

Quotes by James Wolfe

I'm a person who can't sit still for long.

Quotes by James Wolk

Americans work a long away ahead of themselves because of the size of the place. To make any impact at all you have to promote yourself with live performances ages before a release.

Quotes by James Taylor

Progress was all right. Only it went on too long.

Quotes by James Thurber

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.