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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 can get obsessed by anything if I look at it long enough. That's the curse of being a photographer.

Quotes by Irving Penn

Very large scale disasters, especially those that have occurred in the developing world, have very long recovery periods.

Quotes by Irwin Redlener

There are too many books I haven't read, too many places I haven't seen, too many memories I haven't kept long enough.

Quotes by Irwin Shaw

Believe me, it would be a long, long, cold day before I decide to warm up next to Rupert Murdoch.

Quotes by Irwin Winkler

I started playing cricket with my brother in our back garden when I was eight. The garden was long and thin, so it was perfect for us to play cricket in. We'd use a crate as the wicket. We broke...

Quotes by Isa Guha

He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his reading. He was wont to say that if he had read as much as other men he should have known no more...

Quotes by Isaac Asimov

I don't expect to live forever, but I do intend to hang on as long as possible.

Quotes by Isaac Asimov

Therapists need to have a long experience in personal therapy to see what it's like to be on the other side of the couch and see what they find helpful or not helpful.

Quotes by Irvin D. Yalom

There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.

Quotes by Irving Berlin

I go out in New York, and I think, boy, you can look at someone and pretty much determine their zip code. Everyone seems to want to conform. I wonder, are they all just button-pressers, on the Internet all day...

Quotes by Iris Apfel

And I've been walking 'round with memories way too long.

Quotes by Iris Dement

For a long time I was interested in being a social worker. In a lot of ways I feel that that's all my music is, trying to help people.

Quotes by Iris Dement

'At Random' ran on Saturday nights for as long as the conversation was still lively. Sometimes, I'd finish way after midnight, then hop a plane for whatever city I was working a football game that Sunday.

Quotes by Irv Kupcinet

As a player, you have to assess how fit you are and look at your performance graph - how long you are delivering. Take Imran Khan's case: he played till 39.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

Even a good batsman requires a year or so in test cricket to settle down and play long innings.

Quotes by Inzamam-ul-Haq

Life is one long jubilee.

Quotes by Ira Gershwin

You'd think that radio was around long enough that someone would have coined a word for staring into space.

Quotes by Ira Glass

I'm in production year round. I work long hours. I have a dog and a wife. There's not a lot of available time for consuming any culture: T.V., movies, books. When I read, it's generally magazines, newspapers and web sites.

Quotes by Ira Glass

I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.

Quotes by Ira Glass

Like water which can clearly mirror the sky and the trees only so long as its surface is undisturbed, the mind can only reflect the true image of the Self when it is tranquil and wholly relaxed.

Quotes by Indra Devi

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.