- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Long Quotes
On patience, process and playing the long game.
Several quotes here describe how long real work actually takes: commissioning a television show, learning from mistakes only years later, or thinking generationally about where humanity stands. For a related theme, see our Long Time quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Education
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
In the long run, we need to build a leadership force of people. We have a whole strategy around not only providing folks with the foundational experience during their two years with us, but also then accelerating their leadership in ways that is strategic for the broader education reform movement.
- Community
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
In the long run, we will need many more African-American, Latino, and Native American leaders, and leaders from low-income communities, who can bring additional insight and a deeply grounded sense of urgency, and who are the most likely to inspire the necessary trust and engagement among students' parents and community leaders.
- Facebook And Twitter
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I spend a lot of time on Facebook and Twitter writing all day long because I feel it's my job to entertain people.
- Love
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I really miss dancing all day long. But something I really love is not dancing all day long. I love that I can't rely on dancing all day long to stay creative.
- Love
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes I miss being en pointe, but not a whole lot. Every once and a while, I would love to float for a minute on a shoe. But for the most part, I did it long enough that it's OK.
- Nov 07, 2020
If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.
- People
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people believe women can't do tech-y stuff. Becoming nerdy doesn't have to mean the short-haired guy, but can be the woman with very long, beautiful hair.
- May
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
I feel that racial profiling may be a very complicated and long-standing problem. It will take a long time even to make tiny progress.
- Me
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
As long I still have a breath left in me I will dedicate myself fully to China's reform.
- Parents
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
Not that long ago - in my parents' lives, in fact - actors in minstrel shows wore blackface to mimic and mock African Americans. These performances were based in contempt and gave people an opportunity to act out their prejudices.
- Kiss
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
You know, Kiss can always go on as long as Gene and Paul want it to go on. Static-X is the same way. We're the two founding guys and the two vocalists and the driving force of the band. We can go on as long as we want, as long as the two of us are together. If I ever lost Tony, I'm sure I'd start something else.
- Life
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
It's been a long time since I lived in Michigan, but I did grow up there for 18 to 20 years of my life. It does feel my home state.
- Great
- |
- Nov 07, 2020
It's often the case that great artists - people like Bruce Springsteen - tend to pick up the subterranean rumblings of profound social change long before the economic statisticians notice them. Changes start long before they become statistics.
- Gun
- |
- Nov 07, 2020