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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 never knew that I'd still be doing this so many years later.

Quotes by David Ruffin

Until four years ago, in fact, I was absolutely in love with the atom.

Quotes by David R. Brower

I'm interested in Russian language, culture, history... and I lived there, for four years, as a reporter for the Washington Post and have visited many times since.

Quotes by David Remnick

After being married for over 37 years, I showed extremely poor judgment by engaging in an extramarital affair.

Quotes by David Petraeus

We have been a fabless semiconductor company for a number of years now.

Quotes by David Milne

At 17, I became a member of the Boston Repertory Theatre. I had an opportunity pretty quickly and performed with the theater for six years.

Quotes by David Morse

I was a young manager at Everton and had 11 great years there.

Quotes by David Moyes

As a journalist for 35 years, and now author for 20, I've learned that there's always more.

Quotes by David Maraniss

I was an at-home father, taking care of them for seven years when they were babies. I was one of those new-age, at-home dads.

Quotes by David Means

My priority will be my family in the years to come.

Quotes by David Luiz

If I were to awaken after having slept for a thousand years, my first question would be: Has the Riemann hypothesis been proven?

Quotes by David Hilbert

I went to art school actually when I was sixteen years old.

Quotes by David Hockney

Theorists have wonderful ideas which take years and years to be verified.

Quotes by David Gross

I was born in Washington State and have lived here for 42 plus years.

Quotes by David Guterson

Arsenal are a great team. But we lifted the trophy eight times in 11 years.

Quotes by David Gill

It was a very circuitous path. It was not very linear - I floundered about for many years.

Quotes by David Grann

I fought for years and spent a fortune fighting and never got anywhere.

Quotes by David Friedman

My parents have been married for 50-plus years, and I wanted to have what they had.

Quotes by David Furnish

Neuroscience over the next 50 years is going to introduce things that are mind-blowing.

Quotes by David Eagleman

I lived in LA for almost nine years and if I never went back there again it would be fine.

Quotes by David Cross

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.