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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.

My sister, Dottie, suffered from COPD for quite a few years before we knew what it was. Hers was a form of emphysema, and she was 48 when she passed away.

Quotes by Patty Loveless

When I stopped performing for 16 years and lived in Michigan and was married and raising my children, I wrote about four or five books. I haven't published them. I just haven't gotten around to it for several reasons.

Quotes by Patti Smith

During my childhood, I felt older than my years because I felt responsible for my brothers and sisters.

Quotes by Pattie Boyd

In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very miserable years as a colonial at an English school.

Quotes by Patrick White

I've played so many different parts in the last 40 years.

Quotes by Patrick Troughton

I didn't drink for two years.

Quotes by Pat McAfee

A lot happens in 20 years.

Quotes by Pat Morita

In the 11 years I've worked in films, I've realised that no one is indispensable, and that has actually been very comforting to know.

Quotes by Parvathy

The Backstreet Boys were so ten years ago. Whatever.

Quotes by Paris Hilton

In December 2004, I travelled on the road from Uzbekistan across the Oxus River on which the first Soviet convoys had rolled into Afghanistan 25 years before.

Quotes by Pankaj Mishra

I won my first Champions League in 1989, and I won my last one 18 years later.

Quotes by Paolo Maldini

I do a movie once every four years and they call it a comeback.

Quotes by Pam Grier

I've been working since I'm 9 years old.

Quotes by Pamela Adlon

Ancient Egyptians went to great lengths to avoid change; they couldn't entirely do so, of course, but did preserve a cultural continuity for almost four thousand years.

Quotes by Pamela Sargent

I've been playing hockey since I was two-and-a-half, three years old.

Quotes by P.K. Subban

It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.

Pablo Picasso

I have maintained that the people of India are ahead of their governments. The people of India are at least 10 to 15 years ahead of their governments.

Quotes by P. Chidambaram

I spent six wonderful years at Stade Rennais... I'm proud of what I've achieved at the club.

Quotes by Ousmane Dembele

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

Quotes by Orville Wright

I had studied theater for three years in London when someone suggested me for the role.

Quotes by Orlando Bloom

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.