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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.

I have been surfing since I was six years old.

Quotes by Yigal Azrouel

I was in the U.S. about 15 years. Especially in New York. And then I came back to Japan.

Quotes by Yayoi Kusama

I got into rhythmic gymnastics when I was four years old.

Quotes by Yana Kudryavtseva

I worked at 'POV' for five years before I told one person about my brother.

Quotes by Yance Ford

It took me 36 years to be able to be by myself and like it.

Quotes by Wynonna Judd

Well for six years during Cheers I couldn't get another job.

Quotes by Woody Harrelson

The revolutionary Mozart is the Mozart of his last eight years.

Quotes by Wolfgang Hildesheimer

My dream is to tour for 50 years.

Quotes by Winston Marshall

The first hundred years are the hardest.

Quotes by Wilson Mizner

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in the audience.

Quotes by Wilson Mizner

Sometimes it takes years to really grasp what has happened to your life.

Quotes by Wilma Rudolph

I'm a right-wing pundit and have been for many years.

Quotes by William Safire

When I began to write seriously, 40 years ago now, my chosen form was the novel.

Quotes by William Nicholson

I saw New York differently after being in Paris for a few years.

Quotes by William Klein

Well, American dialects have been studied for a hundred years or so.

Quotes by William Labov

Especially in the last 10 years, the writing on animated shows has jumped by leaps and bounds.

Quotes by Will Friedle

My seventeen years of teaching inform my sense of audience in every line I write.

Quotes by Will Hobbs

I have had nice years in Turkey.

Quotes by Wesley Sneijder

Guys are idiots, till they're what, 40 years old.

Quotes by Wes Borland

A good catchword can obscure analysis for fifty years.

Quotes by Wendell Willkie

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.