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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.

Penitentiary songs have been a love of mine for years. They are so wonderful.

Quotes by Marianne Faithfull

I attended TED in 2007 and 2008, the last two years the conference was held in Monterey.

Quotes by Maria Semple

I've been yelled at by coaches since I was 12 years old playing AAU basketball.

Quotes by Maria Taylor

I've traveled three times a week for work for years.

Quotes by Mariacarla Boscono

I had years of experience that I still needed to accumulate and go through.

Quotes by Margaret Whiting

I worked in videogames for 16 years before writing my first book in 2009.

Quotes by Margaret Stohl

My greatest enemy is reality. I have fought it successfully for thirty years.

Quotes by Margaret Anderson

Indeed I had not much wit, yet I was not an idiot - my wit was according to my years.

Quotes by Margaret Cavendish

I was racially discriminated against for years as a child in Leeds because I was an Italian.

Quotes by Marco Pierre White

I was highly attracted to chess for forty or forty-five years; then, little by little, my enthusiasm lessened.

Quotes by Marcel Duchamp

If a filmmaker and I don't get along, it's four weeks of your life, so, whatever. With TV, it's six years.

Quotes by Marc Blucas

The prospect of being immortal doesn't excite me, but the prospect of being a materialistic idol for four years does appeal.

Quotes by Marc Bolan

I've got a contract that keeps me around a few more years.

Quotes by Marc Cherry

I had a paper route at eight years old in Harlem.

Quotes by Malik Yoba

My five years at Virginia truly prepared me for the NBA and for life after the NBA.

Quotes by Malcolm Brogdon

For hundreds of years Iranians have been migrating to many parts of the world. They took Islamic culture to other parts of the world and established it there.

Quotes by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

You have to be a little commercial, and that's what I learnt over the years.

Quotes by Mahesh Babu

When I started acting almost 50 years ago, it wasn't about fame. It was about acting.

Quotes by Maggie Smith

I served in the state Senate for six years with retiring Gov. John Lynch. During that time, we had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the country.

Quotes by Maggie Hassan

I played softball for a few years growing up. Both my brothers played baseball.

Quotes by Maggie Lawson

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.