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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.

The old Court you and I served so long will not be worthy of its traditions if Nixon can twist, turn and fashion If Nixon gets away with that, then Nixon makes the law as he goes along - not...

Quotes by Earl Warren

There ain't no genius here. Strategy in baseball is overrated. People say, 'That Weaver, he plays for the long ball too much.' You bet I do. Hit 'em out. Then I got no worry about somebody lousing up a bunt,...

Quotes by Earl Weaver

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

Quotes by E. M. Forster

What's been gratifying is to live long enough to see molecular biology and evolutionary biology growing toward each other and uniting in research efforts.

Quotes by E. O. Wilson

Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time.

Quotes by Dylan Moran

If you're a comic, you don't have a rehearsal room; you rehearse on stage. My main concern is remembering everything. I've written lots of material, but how do you memorise 90 minutes? That's one hell of a long speech. I've...

Quotes by Dylan Moran

I live three blocks away from the beach, so every day I walk down to the beach to run or go swimming. Hiking is a big one for me - so long as it's something where I'm not thinking about...

Quotes by Dylan Penn

As long as I've got my life, health and strength, and I'm in my right mind? I'mma get money.

Quotes by E-40

When I was little, seven or eight years old, in third and fourth grade, I would always try to use long words and stuff.

Quotes by E-40

I'm glad I'm setting an example for the younger generation so in the future they can say, 'Look how long E-40's rap career was. Look how long he stayed relevant.'

Quotes by E-40

The only sense that is common in the long run, is the sense of change and we all instinctively avoid it.

Quotes by E. B. White

We should all do what, in the long run, gives us joy, even if it is only picking grapes or sorting the laundry.

Quotes by E. B. White

Since it is not granted to us to live long, let us transmit to posterity some memorial that we have at least lived.

Quotes by E. Joseph Cossman

I like commas. I detest semi-colons - I don't think they belong in a story. And I gave up quotation marks long ago. I found I didn't need them, they were fly-specks on the page.

Quotes by E. L. Doctorow

We will have close to 3 months of rehearsals to learn about 30 songs. Frank usually rehearsed a band for at least 3 months. If it took him that long to be comfortable we probably would need double the amount,...

Quotes by Dweezil Zappa

The time between appearances for us is so great that we lose track of it. It would be like watching 'Ben Hur' at one frame a second. There would be long periods of time where absolutely nothing was going on.

Quotes by Dwight Schultz

Sometimes people walk into plays by accident - they don't even know what they're looking at; they just think to give it a chance. That can be the beginning of a long friendship.

Quotes by Dylan Baker

I've been in this business so long, it just doesn't faze me. I know what's going to happen before it happens.

Quotes by Dustin Diamond

Well first of all, it's hard to shoot a movie and break for a long time and then come back and do, in a sense, one of the biggest scenes that each character had.

Quotes by Dustin Hoffman

I probably should have been fighting at 155 for a long time, but I was so close to the top at 145.

Quotes by Dustin Poirier

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.