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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.

The more focused you are, the more powerful you will be in the long run.

Quotes by Huda Kattan

I know my choices will be creative so long as I follow my heart.

Quotes by Huey Lewis

Community cannot for long feed on itself; it can only flourish with the coming of others from beyond, their unknown and undiscovered brothers.

Quotes by Howard Thurman

Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held...

Quotes by Howie Carr

You know the green grifters have no argument when they start raising the 'no blood for oil' cry on the blogs. Excuse me, if Obama's make-sure-your-tires-are-properly-inflated administration would simply allow more energy production here in the U.S., that wouldn't be...

Quotes by Howie Carr

We've always prided ourselves on making a record that we want to feel proud of, ones that are hopefully timeless so they can be around for a long time.

Quotes by Howie Dorough

I've been a total Tom Waits dork for a long, long time.

Quotes by Hozier

I long for the day when advertising will become a business for a grown man.

Quotes by Howard Gossage

Certainly a curtain has never fallen too soon for me. Every play is too long, even the short ones. Every concert, every film, every television programme the same.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

Let's be honest with one another: almost everything is too long except life, and I know people who wouldn't even concur with that exception.

Quotes by Howard Jacobson

As long as I can sing halfway decent, I'd rather sing than act. There's nothing like being in good voice, feeling good, having good numbers to do and having a fine orchestra.

Quotes by Howard Keel

Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.

Quotes by Howard Nemerov

The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less.

Quotes by Howard Coble

I don't care what you label me as long as you call me president.

Quotes by Howard Dean

Hypocrisy is a value that I think has been embraced by the Republican Party. We get lectured by people all day long about moral values by people who have their own moral shortcomings.

Quotes by Howard Dean

A lot of knowledge in any kind of an organization is what we call task knowledge. These are things that people who have been there a long time understand are important, but they may not know how to talk about...

Quotes by Howard Gardner

Kids go to school and college and get through, but they don't seem to really care about using their minds. School doesn't have the kind of long term positive impact that it should.

Quotes by Howard Gardner

Contradictory precepts that have guided me for as long as I can remember: 1: I will live forever. 2: I will die tomorrow.

Quotes by Howard Gardner

If I had been censured every time I have run my ship, or fleets under my command, into great danger, I should have long ago been out of the Service and never in the House of Peers.

Quotes by Horatio Nelson

I've lived long enough to know things go in and out of fashion, and things not well received now can be totally reversed years later.

Quotes by Horton Foote

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.