- People
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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
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether or not God is dead: it is impossible to keep silent about him who was there for so long.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
- School
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- Nov 07, 2020
You don't have to follow what most players do by going to the top school. You can do anything at any school you're at, as long as you're focused and you work hard.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
To have the opportunity to lead the Solicitor General's office is the honor of a lifetime. As you know, this is an office with a long and rich tradition, not only of extraordinary legal skill but also of extraordinary professionalism and integrity. That is due, in large measure, to the people who have led it.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
My plays are made up of long monologues, which is similar to prose working with the language.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
People think it's strange how briskly I move through museums. Sure, I could stand in front of each piece and stare at it for a good long time. But that's not me.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never play golf because it takes too long, and the business connections it produces can be made just as easily over an early breakfast.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I received the most fantastic welcome to the Broadway Theatre community. I walked on stage to tremendous applause and a long standing ovation, wondering when I was ever going to be able to say my first line!
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
We often forget that Iran has a long tradition and history with the United States. Iranians have been coming to the United States as students for decades. American businessmen were in Iran developing the oil fields. ...There was an American financial advisor to the Iranian government in the early part of the century.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing about spending a lifetime under a long, bushy cloud of curls is that people naturally began associating me with my hair.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020