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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.

My dad's an architect and my mom owned a French bakery for twelve years.

Quotes by Alison Lohman

Since the time of the witch burnings, the grandmothers and the healers and the midwives have been systematically targeted. And burned at the stake for hundreds of years, decimating whole communities.

Quotes by Alice Walker

I've been a screenwriter for twenty-five years. Every one of my books have been optioned for movies and I have written a few of those screenplays.

Quotes by Alice Hoffman

I’m slightly obsessed with Moomins. They were my specialist subject on BBC’s 'Celebrity Mastermind' a few years ago!

Quotes by Alice Roberts

It's not so much what do I want to be doing in 15 years, it's how I want to be in 15 years.

Quotes by Ali MacGraw

A comedian's career span is five or 10 years. I am lucky to have worked with so many distinguished actors and their grandsons.

Quotes by Ali

Since I was 15 years old, all I wanted was to find the guy I was going to marry.

Quotes by Ali Larter

After 9/11 and the impending actors' strike of a few years ago, roles dried up for everyone.

Quotes by Alfre Woodard

MS Paint was my creative outlet for many years.

Quotes by Alexandra Petri

I loved Milan. I was there for six years and made my stories there.

Quotes by Alexandre Pato

I've been going to Granada for many years and 12 years ago bought a house a few miles outside the city.

Quotes by Alexei Sayle

I didn't plan to be a director until I was 35. For years I wanted to do anything but!

Quotes by Alexandra Cassavetes

During the years of my presidency, I lived a tough and difficult life.

Quotes by Alexander Lukashenko

My relationships with producers or photographers - these are relationships that took years.

Quotes by Alexander McQueen

To be honest, I don't remember what happened in '95, '96 and '97. It was hard years. My memory is deleting.

Quotes by Alexander Ovechkin

I sat down to try to write 'Edinburgh,' an autobiographical novel, and that took five years to write and two years to sell.

Quotes by Alexander Chee

It's unfortunate nine years were in between - you can't take that time back; you can't undo it.

Quotes by Alex Van Halen

I played softball for three years.

Quotes by Alexa Bliss

I don't want to be 70 years old jumping around onstage.

Quotes by Alex Lifeson

I happily claim expertise in no single aspect of climbing, which is what has kept the passion burning hot all these years.

Quotes by Alex Lowe

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.