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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've been driving since I was 19 years old.

Quotes by Kathleen Wynne

It took seventeen years to get from my second novel, 'Truck,' to my third, 'Geek Love.'

Quotes by Katherine Dunn

For 500 years after Gutenberg, the dominant form of information was the printed page: knowledge was primarily delivered in a fixed format, one that encouraged readers to believe in stable and settled truths.

Quotes by Katharine Viner

In 29 years, I had recorded over 2,200 songs. I was amazed.

Quotes by Kate Smith

I was kind of lost for several years.

Quotes by Katey Sagal

I started watching 'SNL' when I was thirteen or so; those were the Molly Shannon/Ana Gasteyer/Cheri Oteri years.

Quotes by Kate McKinnon

I worked in a comic shop for five years, and the amount of titles I could excitedly recommend to teenage girls was pretty abysmal for awhile.

Quotes by Kate Leth

I'm really happy that I was raised Catholic because it's given me years of material.

Quotes by Kate Clinton

Bands that I've loved over the years are the ones that have a certain myth around them.

Quotes by Karen O

I improvise a lot and try something new every couple of years.

Quotes by Kalki Koechlin

By any definition, what happened in Bhutan in the years 1989-93 was ethnic cleansing. The Bhutanese government denies this and has refused to repatriate any of those forcibly expelled.

Quotes by Kai Bird

In the 30 years of my career, I have explored all possible mediums, except radio.

Quotes by Kabir Bedi

Bullying has changed a lot through the years.

Quotes by Justin Prentice

The misery in war-torn Afghanistan is reminiscent of images from the Thirty Years' War.

Quotes by Jurgen Habermas

I have lived long enough both in years and in accomplishments.

Quotes by Julius Caesar

And I continued to grow until I was 25 years old.

Quotes by Julius Erving

I don't remember what I did fifty years ago.

Quotes by Julius Schwartz

I went away when I was 9 to a ballet school. I thought I wanted to be a dancer, but eight years of ballet cured me of that.

Quotes by Juliet Mills

I was six years old when I saw my first Godard movie, eight when I first experienced Bergman. I wanted to be a director when I was fourteen.

Quotes by Julie Delpy

I've been in New York City now for 22 years.

Quotes by Julie Gold

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.