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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

Depreciation
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Nov 07, 2020

I think that many central banks and financial authorities understand that any long term attempt to compete through an artificial depreciation of their currency will not be very effective in the long term.

Quotes by Elvira Nabiullina

Long Time
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Nov 07, 2020

Living a very long time would be a very scary thing.

Quotes by Elvis Costello

Nov 07, 2020

A little of the sketch character Pootie Tang went a long way on HBO's now late, probably soon to be lamented 'Chris Rock Show.' So it's surprising how much fun the character's film debut, 'Pootie Tang,' is.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

Look
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Nov 07, 2020

I'm honored to be asked by Stephanie Allain - whom I've long admired - to add to the scope of my programming purview at Film Independent. I salute David Ansen for his work with the festival and look forward to continuing to follow his example.

Quotes by Elvis Mitchell

Government
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Nov 07, 2020

The experience of learning how to get straight to the core of a problem proved to be of immense value later when I had a long succession of responsibilities in large, complex government departments.

Quotes by Elliot Richardson

Nov 07, 2020

The ratio of successful shots is one in God-knows-how-many. Sometimes you'll get several in one contact sheet, and sometimes it's none for days. But as long as you go on taking pictures, you're likely to get a good one at some point.

Quotes by Elliott Erwitt

Nov 07, 2020

Gray goes with gold. Gray goes with all colors. I've done gray-and-red paintings, and gray and orange go so well together. It takes a long time to make gray because gray has a little bit of color in it.

Quotes by Ellsworth Kelly

Nov 07, 2020

But, without a doubt, my favourite thing? It's sitting in a change room like this after a match. There's no time frame on how long you'll sit there. There's no formality. You're just enjoying each other's company, thinking about cricket.

Quotes by Ellyse Perry

Love
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Nov 07, 2020

I just enjoy batting. I love it. It's a craft and I love plugging away at it. I guess getting to do that in a match was the ultimate pleasure to be out there and do something I've been doing for a long time.

Quotes by Ellyse Perry

Free
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Nov 07, 2020

This will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.

Quotes by Elmer Davis

Nov 07, 2020

I do have fun writing, and a long time ago, I told myself, 'You got to have fun at this, or it'll drive you nuts.'

Quotes by Elmore Leonard

Myself
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Nov 07, 2020

I resisted children's writing for a long time. I saw myself as a writer of literary fiction. But I had so much more fun writing kids' books.

Quotes by Ellen Potter

Nov 07, 2020

What we expect to find, certainly in our own solar system, are probably simple single or multiple-cell forms of life. To get to intelligent life takes stability of conditions over huge, long periods of time.

Quotes by Ellen Stofan

Nov 07, 2020

What happens to people like myself, who have been involved with computing for a long time, is that you begin to see how many of the 'new' ideas are simply old ones coming back into view on the swing of the pendulum, with new and faster hardware to back it up.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Nov 07, 2020

My approach to being a self-taught programmer was to find out who was smart and who would be helpful, and these were - these are both men and women. And without learning from my co-workers, I never could've gone on in the profession as long as I did.

Quotes by Ellen Ullman

Nov 07, 2020

I've watched and learnt from DJs and remixers and paid way more attention to how I want my voice to sound. Before, as long as it was loud and in tune it was fine. I've discovered the difference made by various microphones and effects, so each track has a different vocal sound, my voice is woven into everything and it's above everything.

Quotes by Ellie Goulding

God
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Nov 07, 2020

Ministers should not pray so loud, and long, as to exhaust the strength. It is not necessary to weary the throat and lungs in prayer. God's ear is ever open to hear the heart-felt petitions of his humble servants, and he does not require them to wear out the organs of speech in addressing him.

Quotes by Ellen G. White

Nov 07, 2020

I just realized at some point that I was hopelessly in love with the theater. I fought it for a long time because I thought theater was for, you know, insufferable actors.

Quotes by Ellen McLaughlin

Nov 07, 2020

Every time I took a long leave from home, I felt as if I were going to conquer the world. Or rather, take possession of what is my birthright, my inheritance.

Quotes by Ella Maillart

Nov 07, 2020

I've acted for as long as I can remember, really.

Quotes by Ella Purnell

Long Quotes

On patience, process and playing the long game.

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