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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 was probably six years old when I first sang before an audience.

Quotes by Brian McKnight

I've decided to pick my moment to retire very carefully - in about 200 years time.

Quotes by Brian Clough

However, ironically, I was baptized Presbyterian, and went to a Quaker school for twelve years.

Quotes by Brian De Palma

The past nine years in San Diego have represented such a period of questioning.

Quotes by Brian Ferneyhough

What makes a specific quality or quantity of innovation retain its intense newness over the years?

Quotes by Brian Ferneyhough

There's a lot of Irish in London and have been for years - they're very much a part of the city.

Quotes by Brian Gleeson

I was 45 years old when I decided to learn how to surf.

Quotes by Brian Grazer

Theater is an old thing. It's thousands of years old. TV isn't. Film isn't. We're doing a really old thing.

Quotes by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

I've been on the road I think probably three years.

Quotes by Brad Paisley

Male circumcision has been practiced for thousands of years and is a deeply important ceremony for two major religions.

Quotes by Brad Sherman

I was twelve years old when I started reading 'Vogue.'

Quotes by Brad Goreski

I started with Sam Cooke when I was 6 or 7 years old.

Quotes by Bobby Womack

Eventually I'd like to have a family. I'd like to not be limping around when I'm 50 years old.

Quotes by Bode Miller

I've been on the road for fifteen years and I had no intent to stop.

Quotes by Bon Scott

When you get up there in years, the fairways get longer and the holes get smaller.

Quotes by Bobby Locke

All I can say is it's improper to criticize someone 30 years later.

Quotes by Bobby Clarke

The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.

Quotes by Bobby Fischer

I was 10 years old, and I went to the Marigold Arena in Chicago, and I was hooked, just like that.

Quotes by Bobby Heenan

I'm a teacher. My mother was a teacher. I spent 40 years as a teacher.

Quotes by Bobby Knight

I created Batman about 10 years before Ian Fleming created James Bond.

Quotes by Bob Kane

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.