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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 will try to keep going as long as I can. I'd love to play until the age of 40 - it will be interesting to see if I can do that.

Quotes by James Anderson

I'm enjoying playing. As long as that continues, I'll carry on playing as long as I can.

Quotes by James Anderson

I understand that when a player reaches his mid-thirties, and has a few injuries, people start to question how long he can last.

Quotes by James Anderson

Superior strength is found in the long run to lie with those who had right on their side.

Quotes by James Anthony Froude

Don't get me wrong: politicians have been lying for a long time, long before Donald Trump was born, but the degree of just nonstop rage, grievance, prevarication, I haven't seen, probably because we haven't had a direct line from a...

Quotes by Jake Tapper

I'm not somebody who carries around a notepad and writes songs all day long. I don't imagine everything I think of is worth being in a song. So I tend to collect notes, and I set time aside to go...

Quotes by Jakob Dylan

Basketball can only go for so long.

Quotes by Jalen Brunson

The biggest potential and actual crises of the 21st century all have a strong, long, slow aspect with a significant lag between cause and effect. We have to train ourselves to be thinking in terms of longer-term results.

Quotes by Jamais Cascio

As long as I can stay north or south, I'm gaining yards.

Quotes by Jamal Lewis

It might seem a psychotic, insane thing, quitting a job after I'd built a great career over eight years, but it was a wake-up call. All too often we ignore those, forget that we don't know how long we're here...

Quotes by Jameela Jamil

No choice is the wrong choice as long as you make a choice. The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.

Quotes by Jake Abel

Pilates has been around a long time but maybe was taboo in this sport. I think it's only a matter of time before you see a reformer in every big league clubhouse.

Quotes by Jake Arrieta

As long as your storytelling and emotional depth are intact, that's what people will focus on.

Quotes by Jake Barton

A long time ago I learned how to shut my mouth, listen to my coaches and put trust in my coaches.

Quotes by Jake Hager

We take it for granted that we can see at all times of day and night. But there was a time, not all that long ago, in the age before electricity, when night brought total darkness - and with it,...

Quotes by Jake Halpern

I knew I wanted to be an actor for a long time, but I was based out of Chicago and then I went to New York and I did 'The Upright Citizens Brigade' out there. I had a two-man show...

Quotes by Jake Johnson

You hope for that with anything, but with a TV show, the writer and the actor being the right mix are more important than the actual writing of the pilot because you hope it's something that can have a long...

Quotes by Jake Kasdan

For as long as I remember, big men have dominated the NBA.

Quotes by Jahlil Okafor

We all think there is a formula, (but) as long as we love our children, that's really the only solid thing I know that works across the board.

Quotes by Jada Pinkett Smith

I've always told Will, 'You can do whatever you want as long as you can look at yourself in the mirror and be okay.' Because at the end of the day, Will is his own man. I'm here as his...

Quotes by Jada Pinkett Smith

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.