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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 still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.

Quotes by Faye Dunaway

So much of Islam is Judeo-Christianity. It's impossible to divorce them. Islam is 600 years after Christ. Thousands of years after Judaism. Christ, Moses, Abraham - they are all in the Koran.

Quotes by Fatema Mernissi

The custom of clasping hands is thought to date back thousands of years, as proof of not holding any weapons.

Quotes by Faith Salie

If I could have had my baby sooner, I would have, simply to spend more years with him.

Quotes by Faith Salie

What'll we do with ourselves this afternoon? And the day after that, and the next thirty years?

Quotes by F. Scott Fitzgerald

For many years, I supported the concept of separate states.

Quotes by F. W. de Klerk

I was nine years old when I made up my mind that that was what I definitely wanted to do.

Quotes by Ewan McGregor

We were at the Schubert Theater for two years. And we were the first act.

Quotes by Eydie Gorme

Being in a Chinese coal mine for 30 years is like an epic novel. It's tragic.

Quotes by Evan Osnos

I spent years overseas. I spent 11 years abroad.

Quotes by Evan Osnos

I'm so grateful to have my viewers, and they all have been so supportive through the years.

Quotes by Eva Gutowski

I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old.

Quotes by Eva Gabor

Music, in the past few years... anything singable or understandable is square.

Quotes by Ethel Merman

The first few years I was in Vermont quite a bit, but I don't think I ever spent years and years there.

Quotes by Ethan Suplee

I taught for 17 years in an inner city comprehensive schools.

Quotes by Estelle Morris

I've worked in the business world and, as a futurist, the whole 20 years that I've led at Mosaic.

Quotes by Erwin McManus

I was 7 years old when the '80s began and 17 years old when they ended, so it was an incredibly formative decade for me.

Quotes by Ernest Cline

I modeled for 4 years before I felt like I had my big break.

Quotes by Erin Heatherton

The Wall will be standing in 50 and even in 100 years, if the reasons for it are not removed.

Quotes by Erich Honecker

If I had an extra 20 or 50 years physically, I could have been the dancer of my dreams. But I never became that dancer.

Quotes by Erik Bruhn

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.