- Great
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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
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanna live long. As long as I can.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our deal always was that we did one as scripted always, we got it like we thought we needed - so we were all happy with it as written. Then I'd let him play as long as we had time.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
The present letter is a very long one, simply because I had no leisure to make it shorter.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hardest thing writers have to do is figure out for themselves who they are. What should they be writing about? What stories should they be telling? What does writing mean to them? I didn't know the answers to those questions for a long, long time.
- Healthy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I want a long and healthy career.
- Long Time
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing in the NBA has been a dream of mine for a long time, so to finally get to do that is amazing.
- Exhibition
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- Nov 07, 2020
Playing 82 games is a haul, and with eight or nine exhibition games, it's a long process. You've got to take care of your body and make sure you're getting your work in and staying healthy throughout the whole season.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It only takes me about four days to write an album. It don't take that long. I just gotta have the feeling. If I don't have the feeling, it's a different story. I gotta be in the mood.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
You never know how long Federer is going to play, but in my opinion he has at least one or two more grand slams to win. It depends how long he stays motivated. For me, he is the greatest player to ever play the game.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
The only thing that will really change global warming in the long run is if we radically increase the speed with which we get alternative technologies to deal with climate change.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we invest in researching and developing energy technology, we'll do some real good in the long run, rather than just making ourselves feel good today. But climate change is not the only challenge of the 21st century, and for many other global problems we have low-cost, durable solutions.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020