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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.

To rebuild this country will take a long time but we have the mandate and the people support us.

Quotes by Fatos Nano

As long as you put the effort in with your practice, the muscles in your arm stay relaxed and mental preparation is all it takes.

Quotes by Fallon Sherrock

I've lived in New York for a really long time.

Quotes by Famke Janssen

I've been wanting to sing for a long time. I've been singing all my life, and I've tried different record companies, but it seemed like - it was such a struggle and so hard to get out there. So, I...

Quotes by Fantasia Barrino

Jimmy Iovine signed me personally to a million-dollar contract, and I lost my identity for a long time. That system is so predicated on making a hit, or you're out of here.

Quotes by Fantastic Negrito

As long as we have have predatory capitalism, we'll have guns because the gun industry loves to make money out of guns.

Quotes by Fantastic Negrito

I am a hands-on mother, so I take long gaps between films.

Quotes by Farah Khan

The very phrase 'Make America great again' implies some kind of reset to a time long since passed. A mission to restore America to a previous default setting where American economic superiority was without peer, factories and manufacturing plants were...

Quotes by Fabrizio Moreira

It is so sad that it takes so long for people to understand what needs to happen in order to be free.

Quotes by Faith Ringgold

Did you know you're supposed to soap and scrub for as long as it takes to sing 'Happy Birthday' twice?

Quotes by Faith Salie

Twerking takes its place in a long line of dance moves deemed immoral, even apocalyptic. The waltz was called sinful because it demanded dangerously close contact between dance partners. In 1914, the tango earned a papal denunciation for being 'damaging...

Quotes by Faith Salie

One said of suicide, As long as one has brains one should not blow them out. And another answered, But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot.

Quotes by F. H. Bradley

At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.

Quotes by F. L. Lucas

When I first met Mandela, we did not discuss anything of substance; we just felt each other out. He spent a long time expressing his admiration for the Boer generals and how ingenious they were during the Anglo-Boer war.

Quotes by F. W. de Klerk

I've represented my country and played in the Premier League a long time so I am pretty realistic and confident in what I can bring.

Quotes by Fabian Delph

The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.

Quotes by Fabiola Gianotti

I left it for seven years before going back on stage. I know now not to leave it so long.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

Acting is a precarious business. I have had periods where I felt like I couldn't get arrested, but you have to see it as a long game.

Quotes by Ewen Bremner

My voice right now, hey, listen. I don't know how long it's going to last.

Quotes by Eydie Gorme

I just don't like how long the jersey is. I don't like to tuck it in, so I like to tuck it up under.

Quotes by Ezekiel Elliott

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.