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- 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
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sensationalism only works for so long. Think of something like the Kony 2012 campaign. Its sensationalized, viral language got people all hot and bothered, but at the end of the day, there was so much it got wrong about the situation, and that did more damage to their cause than what they got right.
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- Nov 07, 2020
This is the question I'm asking: Do Americans live twice as long because they consume twice as much energy as Europeans? Are you people twice as smart as the average Frenchman? Do you enjoy life twice as much as the average Danish guy? What have we gotten for consuming twice as much energy as Europe? What have we gotten in return?
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further development.
- Character
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Slater's a big star and he's been in the business a long time. He's always in a good mood and easygoing but he takes his character very seriously.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
If one sees far, structural changes that come with temporary disruptions can be growth- and efficiency-augmenting in the medium to long term.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Life is one long decay, no? There's a lot of beauty in it. Like the patina in an old city.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have made it a rule of my life to trust a man long after other people gave him up, but I don't see how I can ever trust any human being again.
- Influence
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- Nov 07, 2020
From lies to forgeries the step is not so long, and I have written technical essays on the logic of forgeries and on the influence of forgeries on history.
- Survival
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hamas's strategy is resistance and survival. As long as they survive, this is a victory.
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- Nov 07, 2020
As we were all growing up, there used to be a very big mantra in India which was called 'export or perish.' There was a long period when we used to focus on import substitution.
- Nov 07, 2020