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Years Quotes

What sticks around, year after year.

This set looks back across stretches of time, from a fond memory tied to years spent in a particular place to a wry joke about maturity and age. It pairs naturally with our About quotes.

The Russians imitate French ways, but always at a distance of fifty years.

Quotes by Stendhal

I've worked in the prison system for five years, and most of those folks in prison didn't have a direction.

Quotes by Stedman Graham

I look eight years older than everybody.

Quotes by Stanley Elkin

Michael Fassbender is phenomenal in '12 Years a Slave.'

Quotes by Stana Katic

I spent many years laughing at Harry Secombe's singing until somebody told me that it wasn't a joke.

Quotes by Spike Milligan

For ten years Caesar ruled with an iron hand. Then with a wooden foot, and finally with a piece of string.

Quotes by Spike Milligan

I spent grade nine and ten going to school in Victoria. My parents lived there for 10 years.

Quotes by Sophie Hawley-Weld

In my eight years as governor, I did everything I could to resist federal control of issues that belong to the states.

Quotes by Sonny Perdue

I started trying to write songs when I was 8 or 9 years old.

Quotes by Sondre Lerche

Conceptual art became the liberating idea that gave the art of the next 40 years its real impetus.

Quotes by Sol LeWitt

Hiphop hasn't had stages of growth through its 30 years of existence.

Quotes by Slick Rick

I've been in the game for 30 years and I came to represent.

Quotes by Slick Rick

The last occasions when the timetable of our lives would be interrupted for many years to come.

Quotes by Sister Parish

I do a couple of hundred press-ups a day but I haven't been to a gym in years.

Quotes by Simon Cowell

As you get older what you think was 10 years ago was actually 15 years ago.

Quotes by Simon Fowler

For years, I wasn't in the least bit interested in opera.

Quotes by Simon McBurney

Yes, my works... are enshrined in museums, but I don't care if the pieces fall apart in 20 years.

Quotes by Sigmar Polke

No wedding bells for me anymore. I've been happily married to my profession for years.

Quotes by Shirley Bassey

Working families in Ohio have been hurt badly. It started really with the Bush years.

Quotes by Sherrod Brown

I played the best role I've ever seen on TV or film in the last five years. It was hugely gratifying.

Quotes by Sherry Stringfield

Frequently Asked Questions

What do these Years quotes have in common?
Each of these lines marks time in years — nice years spent in a place, an age milestone, decades of obscured analysis, and years of loyal fandom, from a first impression of a place to decades-long loyalty, a range our First collection also touches on.
Is there a quote about having a good experience somewhere over the years?
Yes — one quote says, "I have had nice years in Turkey."
Is there a quote joking about an age milestone?
There is. One quote jokes, "Guys are idiots, till they're what, 40 years old." For more playful, opinionated lines, see our About collection.
Is there a quote about how a catchy phrase can mislead for decades?
Yes — one quote warns, "A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years." For more on ideas that stick around for a long time, see our Last collection.
Is there a quote about being a longtime fan of a band?
Yes — one quote shares, "I've been a huge Megadeth fan for years." For more on things people have 'been' for a long time, see our Been collection.

One line warns that a catchy phrase can cloud clear thinking for decades, a caution also present in our First quotes, while a closing note on long-running fandom connects to Last quotes and Been quotes.