- Me
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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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as you have a plan for how you'll live, don't let jealous people turn their insecurities into yours.
- Energy
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- Nov 07, 2020
For far too long, America has been without a comprehensive energy plan, and today consumers are paying the price - literally - at the pump and in their heating bills.
- Partner
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.
- Filtered
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- Nov 07, 2020
On one level, all of the characters in 'Game of Thrones' grow out of George R.R. Martin's imagination. Therefore they are his. As long as they are in the novels they are his. But the moment they step forth onto the TV screen, they become filtered through the showrunners. In a business sense, it's the same way with comics.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would love to return to China one day to make films. I've been away for too long, so I'll need to spend some time back home before I can come up with an idea.
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the animal world, there are all kinds of behaviors that are binary: for example, to flee or to fight. In any evolutionary environment, knowing your opponent's decision would not be advantageous for long because your opponent would evolve the same recognition mechanism to also know you.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had always wanted to retell a Shakespeare play. It was an ambition from college days. But in order to be able to do it... the circumstances in my life didn't come together for a long time.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have to say that because I've lived in so many cities, by no means do I feel it's fair to call myself a 'fan' of any particular teams. I've lived in New York for a long time, and I did this movie about the Yankees called '*61.' I found out a lot about the Yankees during that time, so I love the Yankees, I've watched the Yankees.
- Carol
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- Nov 07, 2020
I remember watching 'The Carol Burnett Show' with my parents as a kid. All those weird outfits she wore, like turtlenecks and long skirts, really stayed in my head.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just want to live a long healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise.
- Facility
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- Nov 07, 2020
They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020