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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.

Everyone knows that a compliment goes a very long way, and you never know what someone's going through in their life - giving them a compliment might mean the world to them.

Quotes by Gigi Gorgeous

Europe has a long and tragic history of mostly domestic terrorism.

Quotes by Gijs de Vries

Every once in a while, you live long enough to get the respect that people didn't want to give while you were trying to become a senior citizen.

Quotes by Gil Scott-Heron

My parents and I didn't speak for 10 years. It took a long time to rebuild that relationship.

Quotes by Gilbert Baker

The more I get connected to my own breath and my own yogic experience and my own prayer and my own idea, the ideas that have existed for so long - that we all belong to each other and we...

Quotes by Giancarlo Esposito

I feel that we have come a long way as American people, and we have to start looking at ourselves as human beings.

Quotes by Giancarlo Esposito

I can deal with losing as long as one is trying to win. If you're losing, and you're not trying to win, that is not fair.

Quotes by Giancarlo Stanton

The important thing is to be ready when the team needs me. As long as I can do that, I consider myself satisfied and happy.

Quotes by Gianluigi Buffon

I was 12 when I turned my back on my goal. And I will keep doing it as long as my legs, my head, and my heart will allow.

Quotes by Gianluigi Buffon

My first memory of the national team is the 1982 World Cup. I remember those days at our home or at my uncle's house, with all the family and those long dinners watching the matches. But I also remember that,...

Quotes by Gianluigi Buffon

It's such a long season, and there's so many games, so many trips, you've got to build habits and be consistent with what you do.

Quotes by Giannis Antetokounmpo

Shoot, after you've been through freeway traffic in Houston or Dallas, there's no road in the world that can scare you. Besides, we're pretty much used to driving long distances in Texas.

Quotes by Gib Lewis

Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Picasso once remarked I do not care who it is that has or does influence me as long as it is not myself.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

Everybody thinks that this civilization has lasted a very long time but it really does take very few grandfathers' granddaughters to take us back to the dark ages.

Quotes by Gertrude Stein

The season is long. You go through aches and pains with your brothers. When it's on the line, you just want to give them - you know, you want to perform. You want to give them a shot to win...

Quotes by Gerrit Cole

I was a small kid from Huntington, Long Island. I never imagined that anything like that would happen to me.

Quotes by Gerry Cooney

There are plenty of people smarter than you by a long way. I just got lucky.

Quotes by Gerry Harvey

I am not a person who reaches for the moon as long as I have the stars.

Quotes by Gertrude Ederle

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.