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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 knew that if I wanted to be all I could be, I would have to go to the U.S. It took three years to get the accent right.

Quotes by Idris Elba

Twenty or 30 years from now, I'm going to be on a beach in Jamaica.

Quotes by Idris Elba

I go to Canada at least every two years.

Quotes by Ian Rankin

After years of piecemeal reform the current welfare system is complex and unfair.

Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith

Ice shelves in general have episodic carvings and there can be large icebergs breaking off - I'm talking 100km or 200km long - every 10 or 20 or 50 years.

Quotes by Ian Allison

I wrote my first song when I was 6 years old. It was actually called 'Six Years Old.'

Quotes by Hunter Hayes

Most governments in the United States in a hundred years have not respected the peoples of Latin America. They have sponsored coup d'etats, assassinations.

Quotes by Hugo Chavez

Over the years, I've really put in the time to achieve flawless skin.

Quotes by Huda Kattan

Before I reached 10 years old, I knew I was going to be an artist.

Quotes by Howard Terpning

We were lucky that we created a great fan base over the years.

Quotes by Howie Dorough

My life goes in four-year cycles. The World Cup is every four years and the Olympics are every four years.

Quotes by Hope Solo

Let your literary compositions be kept from the public eye for nine years at least.

Quotes by Horace

I don't want to be 35 years old and still popping out songs in miniskirts and la-la-la.

Quotes by Holly Valance

I haven't tucked a sock in my pants for three years.

Quotes by Hilary Swank

I didn't expect I will get the Arjuna at 18 years. I thought 19.

Quotes by Hima Das

Franz Klammer was my great idol in my younger years.

Quotes by Hermann Maier

I still have more to fight for in the coming years.

Quotes by Hermann Maier

At 6 years old I knew there was no place for me.

Quotes by Herve Villechaize

I was raised in Brooklyn, and I lived there for 59 years.

Quotes by Herbie Mann

Saddam Hussein has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.

Quotes by Henry Waxman

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.