- 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
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I also said, men are like curling irons, they never get out of your hair. And they are like government bonds, they take so long to mature.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is probably some great acting that goes on in movies from people who have never been on a stage, but if you are in for the long haul, you'd be missing an enormous part of what being an actor is if you're not part of theater.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've sat in so many meetings where they talk about converting movies to 3D just for the China market and just to make more money. I saw that people in China work long, long hours and that it's expensive to go to the movies, and you want to rip them off for even more money? I don't think that's right.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the traps or the pitfalls of writing a trilogy - or a triptych, or whatever term you want to use - is that the second book can be a long second act to get you from book one to book three, which borrows all of its energy from the first book.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the things I noticed is that people really change when they realize their expiration date is coming, and they know what it is. Most of us don't: we just hope we can live as long as we can and do as much good as we can.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sam was helping animals long before he was Sam Simon. He lived what he believed; his thing was making the world better and having rights for animals, and every area of his life reflected that.
- Mind
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- Nov 07, 2020
I really believe if I put my mind in the right place, if I train very hard, if I have good support by my side, I can be the champion again and stay there for a long time.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a part of the National Football League for so long, I've come across so many trainers and equipment managers who've allowed me to be who I am today.
- Glory
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have lived long enough to satisfy both nature and glory.
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- Nov 07, 2020