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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.

My first memory was of stories about the past - a past that, according to the storytellers, was superior in every way to the life then being lived. It didn't take me long, however, to understand that the present was...

Quotes by Horton Foote

We do the majority of what most athletes do. For example, as a badminton player, you have to be able to run a long distance and sprint. We do weights three times a week.

Quotes by Howard Bach

Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health.

Quotes by Howard Berman

I haven't frequented a nail salon in a long time.

Quotes by Hope Davis

When I was 23, my Norwegian relatives taught me how to sit still. During the long sunlit evenings in the summer of 1992, my cousins would lead me across the farm to the edge of the forest, each of us...

Quotes by Hope Jahren

He tosses aside his paint-pots and his words a foot and a half long.

Quotes by Horace

It is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

Quotes by Horace

No poems can please for long or live that are written by water drinkers.

Quotes by Horace

No verse can give pleasure for long, nor last, that is written by drinkers of water.

Quotes by Horace

It's funny, because even though on a drama like 'Picket Fences' those long monologues would stress me out, doing special effects where there's a green screen and there's nobody there to to react to and you have to recite all...

Quotes by Holly Marie Combs

I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter', and he overcame a lot of obstacles to do it, and now the film is an...

Quotes by Holt McCallany

The Japanese have a long lifespan in part because they eat different forms of algae.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

My wife and I are always concerned about how long it's going to take to eat out. You just don't know.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

Any idea's a great idea as long as it tastes great.

Quotes by Homaro Cantu

For a good part of my childhood, we were super poor and lived in government housing. I don't characterize the American dream as being successful and having a lot of material wealth to show for it. I did fine without...

Quotes by Hong Chau

I've had a long life and a lot of relationships and not one of them do I wish - well, I take that back - there are a couple I could have done without.

Quotes by Holland Taylor

It took a long time to get to the place in my career where I could pick and choose what I wanted to do.

Quotes by Holland Taylor

Long scenes of emotion are quite difficult - you've got to build up to them and make sure you're in the right emotional space.

Quotes by Holliday Grainger

I'd like to continue acting as long as I enjoy it.

Quotes by Holliday Grainger

I've loved vampires for a very long time. In eighth grade, I guess, my research paper was on vampires.

Quotes by Holly Black

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.