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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.

If you write your own lyrics now, and those are the main focus in the EP... people tend to approach it as Americana, which is wild. That’s what leads people to it. But it’s just whatever people want; as long...

Quotes by Jade Bird

And I took a long time to appreciate Lynch.

Quotes by Jacques Rivette

I wanted to write it long before I wrote Every Night, Josephine! I'd been thinking about it a long time.

Quotes by Jacqueline Susann

As long as I'm not living out of a suitcase, I'm happy.

Quotes by Jacquelyn Jablonski

It seems a long time since the morning mail could be called correspondence.

Quotes by Jacques Barzun

Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.

Quotes by Jacques Chirac

I have always had school sickness, as others have seasickness. I cried when it was time to go back to school long after I was old enough to be ashamed of such behavior.

Quotes by Jacques Derrida

At first I was always cast as the girlfriend. It was a long time before I got to play characters who were people.

Quotes by Jacqueline Bisset

I can't believe I've been doing it so long. In the last three or four years, I've slowed down. I'm doing only the roles I really want to do.

Quotes by Jacqueline Bisset

I want to keep my attractiveness as long as I can. It has to do with vitality and energy and interest.

Quotes by Jacqueline Bisset

I was very sensitive. I liked everything that touched fantasy and beauty. I dreamed of being a ballerina, but Mother said I was too big, too long.

Quotes by Jacqueline de Ribes

'Ever closer union' is one of the totemically controversial phrases in the European Union's Treaties. It seems to give weight to the view that the scheme is designed to end in a single state and that those who agreed the...

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

I'm not a moderniser. I accept that things like escalators do need an upgrade every now and then, but I think the fundamental principles of Conservatism have a long thread running through them that does not need to be modernised.

Quotes by Jacob Rees-Mogg

I've been doing dramas for a long time.

Quotes by Jacob Tremblay

For the grifter, ripping people off is seldom the point. The grifter is an artiste who invests in the long con.

Quotes by Jacob Weisberg

Political assumptions can remain constant for long periods and then change very quickly.

Quotes by Jacob Weisberg

We're quick to describe politicians whose views we find extreme or whose behavior seems odd as 'crazy,' and perhaps anyone who runs for president in some sense is. But I've long wondered whether Newt Gingrich merits that designation in a...

Quotes by Jacob Weisberg

The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.

Quotes by Jackson Katz

It doesn't make much difference how the paint is put on as long as something has been said. Technique is just a means of arriving at a statement.

Quotes by Jackson Pollock

I drove long distances like the 24 hours of Le Mans for years. But even this racing is now over. I retired.

Quotes by Jacky Ickx

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.