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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.

People in cities may forget the soil for as long as a hundred years, but Mother Nature's memory is long and she will not let them forget indefinitely.

Quotes by Henry Cantwell Wallace

I often find during a day of shooting I will speak in an American accent all day long when I'm doing dialogue. At the end of the day, it often takes an effort when I'm talking to my fiancee to...

Quotes by Henry Cavill

It was not long before I was struck with the idea that base ball was just the game for a national sport for Americans.

Quotes by Henry Chadwick

One of the qualities of liberty is that, as long as it is being striven after, it goes on expanding. Therefore, the man who stands in the midst of the struggle and says, 'I have it,' merely shows by doing...

Quotes by Henrik Ibsen

I think, as long as I'm in this line of work, I'm always going to be mentioned when Celtic are looking for a new manager.

Quotes by Henrik Larsson

The career I had at Celtic, the amount of goals and assists and the relationship with the fans and the club, I can't regret that. That's something I'm going to cherish as long as I live.

Quotes by Henrik Larsson

As long as I am involved in football and doing this work, I am going to be connected to Celtic.

Quotes by Henrik Larsson

I went a long way to play in Manchester United, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream.

Quotes by Henrikh Mkhitaryan

I went a long way to play for Manchester United, so nothing will prevent me from achieving my dream.

Quotes by Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Every man who has at last succeeded, after long effort, in calling up the divinity which lies hidden in a woman's heart, is startled to find that he must obey the God he summoned.

Quotes by Henry Adams

It is with deep regret that the determination to assemble Parliament has been so long delayed.

Quotes by Henry Addington

How have I lived so long? I never worried. In the '20s, there were millions of men out of work. You couldn't get a job anywhere. I wasn't worried.

Quotes by Henry Allingham

I don't mind if my future is long or short, as long as I'm doing the right thing. And as long as I behave for other people.

Quotes by Henry Allingham

The message of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ is that we can and must expect to become better as long as we live.

Quotes by Henry B. Eyring

The bronze powder business, however, no longer required my personal attention, and was well managed by those I had chosen as the guardians of a secret, which was long and honourably kept.

Quotes by Henry Bessemer

Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.

Quotes by Henny Youngman

The creative act lasts but a brief moment, a lightning instant of give-and-take, just long enough for you to level the camera and to trap the fleeting prey in your little box.

Quotes by Henri Cartier-Bresson

A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or rather in light.

Quotes by Henri Matisse

Thought is only a flash between two long nights, but this flash is everything.

Quotes by Henri Poincare

Thus, they are free to replace some objects by others so long as the relations remain unchanged.

Quotes by Henri Poincare

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.