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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.

It will take a long time for women's effect on politics to register so that we may properly appraise it.

Quotes by Florence Ellinwood Allen

It's so important to keep moving and don't buy into the myth. I say do anything you feel like as long as you don't hurt yourself or hurt anyone else. And things don't stop working in your body or your...

Quotes by Florence Henderson

Writers, not psychiatrists, are the true interpreters of the human mind and heart, and we have been at it for a very long time.

Quotes by Florence King

The long march of Western civilization from pantheons of gods for every taste to one God for all has been thrown into reverse by celebrity worship to give us a plethora of ancient deities to follow.

Quotes by Florence King

Why do people sit up so late, or, more rarely, get up so early? Not because the day is not long enough, but because they have no time in the day to themselves.

Quotes by Florence Nightingale

What audiences love with series is that they can invest in characters for such a long period of time, and it's the same for actors. You can truly tell your story; then it's done.

Quotes by Florence Pugh

I'm one of those people that is up for most things. When I was offered to sing at the Oscars I was like, 'Yeah, I want to know what that's like!' I'm always curious to know what things are like...

Quotes by Florence Welch

I made music with my friend, who we called Isabella Machine to which I was Florence Robot. When I was about an hour away from my first gig, I still didn't have a name, so I thought 'Okay, I'll be...

Quotes by Florence Welch

We never broke up. As long as I'm living and as long as Chuck D is living, Public Enemy is always going to be alive.

Quotes by Flavor Flav

I'd love to write with some people from the U.K., like Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande... there's a very long list.

Quotes by Fleur East

I've waited so long to get to this point, and I'm so happy to be making my first album. I want to be a performer and an entertainer.

Quotes by Fleur East

Growing up in Miami, having these different cultures and being inspired in so many ways musically has let me have a very long career, 'cause just when you think I'm gonna do this type of record, I go and do...

Quotes by Flo Rida

I've worked with so many different artists, and I'm always willing to expand and do some new fun things as long as the music is fun and the fans appreciate it worldwide.

Quotes by Flo Rida

It is good to make my comeback in Jamaica after not playing for so long.

Quotes by Fidel Edwards

It don't make much difference what you study, so long as you don't like it.

Quotes by Finley Peter Dunne

For a long time, we had Raw and SmackDown, and there wasn't really anything else. The NXT Universe kinda opened up channels for wrestlers to come in from the independent circuits, like myself.

Quotes by Finn Balor

If I lounge around for too long, I get really bored. I have to be doing something.

Quotes by Finn Wolfhard

Well, we shoot for so long on 'Stranger Things' that I know Atlanta really well.

Quotes by Finn Wolfhard

For me, it was not destiny to make it to where I am now - I thought for a long- time I would become a go-kart mechanic, or a job like this, not an F1 driver.

Quotes by Fernando Alonso

It is difficult to take in how long you have been doing one thing when you compete at the highest level and always with the highest intensity.

Quotes by Fernando Alonso

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.