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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 a street performer for two years.

Quotes by Bernie Mac

I was a Benfica fan; I had played there for 12 years.

Quotes by Bernardo Silva

For me at 16 and 17 years old, I wasn't even playing for the academy teams. I hardly played in the starting XI for the Under 19s.

Quotes by Bernardo Silva

So far it's 43 books in 25 years.

Quotes by Bernard Cornwell

Until a few years ago, the topics in my Ph.D. were unfashionable, but they are very popular today.

Quotes by Benoit Mandelbrot

I threw my TV out years ago.

Quotes by Beppe Grillo

I was much less offended than others were by the CIA's interrogations in the years after September 11.

Quotes by Benjamin Wittes

I was really into punk. I was 11 years old; I had a blue mohican.

Quotes by Ben Lovett

I'm really excited to be joining the fantastic cast of 'EastEnders' - a show which my family have watched for years.

Quotes by Ben Hardy

For years, the NFL was the one league apparently immune from ratings downturns of any significance.

Quotes by Ben Domenech

Life's too short to be a Go-Go for twenty years.

Quotes by Belinda Carlisle

I lived in the D.C. area for eight years.

Quotes by Becky Albertalli

We all feel really blessed to have been with my dad for these 85 years.

Quotes by Beau Bridges

I haven't read a review of one of my films for the best part of 10 years.

Quotes by Barry Sonnenfeld

I think for the last fifteen, twenty years or so, Hollywood has underestimated the appeal of the Western. I think there is still a huge market.

Quotes by Barry Corbin

The entertainment business hasn't had a new idea in years.

Quotes by Barry Diller

Every ten years there is a new generation of actors.

Quotes by Barbet Schroeder

Anti-Semitism has been a fact of European life for more than 2,000 years.

Quotes by Bari Weiss

I think it was 37 years that I did music.

Quotes by Barbara Mandrell

When I retired from my music November 1997, it had been 37 years.

Quotes by Barbara Mandrell

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.