- 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
- Out
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I said a long time ago that Foursquare can make cities better. You have these augmented realities like Foursquare and Twitter and Facebook that provide these virtual nodes and instant feedback from anywhere, adding annotation around a physical places.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the long course of history, having people who understand your thought is much greater security than another submarine.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
It never really mattered to me trying to get somewhere fast because if you get somewhere fast, you probably won't stay there too long.
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yes, we believe in globalization and trade, but we also believe in you being able to benefit from that more. For too long, we progressives have seemed like part of the system. We need to start thinking about whether or not it's delivering for us now.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
- Nov 07, 2020
Sometimes it's really quick, and sometimes it's really long. There's no formula for writing songs.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love old books. They tell you stories about their use. You can see where the fingerprints touched the pages as they held the book open. You can see how long they lingered on each page by the finger stains.
- Lost
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are children playing in the streets who could solve some of my top problems in physics, because they have modes of sensory perception that I lost long ago.
- Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're holding out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin for a very long time.
- Fun
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I owe it to the subject to say, that it has long afforded me what philosophy is so often thought, and made, barren of - the fun of discovery, the pleasures of co-operation, and the satisfaction of reaching agreement.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I feel that I'm not able to do my best work - whether that's my own fault or as a result of an editorial situation - then I need to stop doing it. I would rather not do something than do it badly or ineffectively. It's the only way I can live with myself and do right by the fans in the long haul.
- Moment
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- Nov 07, 2020
Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment.
- Building
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- Nov 07, 2020