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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
- Environmentalists
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- Nov 07, 2020
The queue of activists, interest groups, and ordinary people wringing their hands over what a President Donald Trump might do in office is long, and environmentalists are at the front of the line.
- Progress
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- Nov 07, 2020
False facts are highly injurious to the progress of science, for they often endure long; but false views, if supported by some evidence, do little harm, for every one takes a salutary pleasure in proving their falseness.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you got problems like unemployment, Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare and there's a guy that's always been there for you and for your family, then you say 'He's a nice guy. I don't know where he came from or how long he's been here, but Charlie Rangel's the man.' That's what I'm relying on.
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've been around Congress long enough to know there are issues we may never see eye-to-eye from the opposite aisle, but we should all agree that our job is to move America forward and benefit the people.
- Able
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- Nov 07, 2020
But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.
- Start
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no such thing as a long piece of work, except one that you dare not start.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing books takes a long time, and one thing a writer must do is learn to live with his or her project.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
While Obama's economic policies have failed to spur growth, our anti-poverty programs have long failed to promote upward mobility and move people from welfare to work.
- Ignore
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- Nov 07, 2020
From Snoop, I've learned quite a bit. I learned that sometimes I need to keep my mouth shut. It's a long story, but definitely to sometimes keep my mouth shut. I also learned to always ignore the haters.
- Korean
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- Nov 07, 2020
My family immigrated when I was 3, and our predecessors inhabited the Korean Peninsula for as long as can be recalled.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020