- 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
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
The decathlon takes so long to learn that people who are good athletes don't want to go back to the beginning again.
- Fresh Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
FoodSaver containers extend the life of my food so I can have fresh food ready all week long.
- Parents
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- Nov 07, 2020
The people I admire unreservedly are my parents. They are the real pioneers of Africa in many ways. They were born and raised in rural Africa during the colonial period. They are the ones who came to the U.S. long before I did.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Of course the lower classes have always felt downtrodden and aspired to a better life. But there is this theory that people respond to a class structure in England - there was a time when people knew who they were and knew whom they served and as long as management wasn't abusive, it was a good life for people.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not saying that theatre is a doomed profession, but if a person wants to stay in it very long, they'd better develop theatre skills beyond just acting.
- Netflix
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- Nov 07, 2020
I missed the television train at some point. I don't know what happened, but now I've created a complex about it. I'm missing out on what everybody's watching, and now I can't even begin to think about starting to watch a television show because it's been so long. I don't even have a Netflix account.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
My home life, growing up, was like tumbling inside a washing machine as I shuttled around the middle of Kentucky with my mother. She was never content to stay in one place, or with one man, for too long. She was as smart as she was independent, though, and always landed some job that brought in a little money.
- Amity
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as I am alive, I am fully committed to amity between Tibetans and Chinese. Otherwise there's no use.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think really, China, Chinese, I think they really have a long history of civilization, rich culture.
- European Countries
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is difficult to violently suppress people in the long run, as the example of the Soviet Union and the Eastern European countries has shown.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel exhausted if I teach too long.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am sometimes sad when I hear the personal stories of Tibetan refugees who have been tortured or beaten. Some irritation, some anger comes. But it never lasts long. I always try to think at a deeper level, to find ways to console.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020