- Fresh Air
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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
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing wrong with material things as long as you don't lie, cheat and steal.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My system works, as long as people let me do my job my way. It is not just the sequence, it is how you do it: the timing, the mirrors, the temperature, the carpet. But if people only do it 99% right, it is 100% wrong. When someone tries to mess with it, the people won't get the yoga benefits.
- Nov 07, 2020
Investing is a business where you can look very silly for a long period of time before you are proven right.
- Good Thing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think the hedge-fund industry has taken a reputational turn for the worse, this dog-eat-dog stuff. I'm not just talking about Herbalife or J. C. Penney, but in other situations where the media really focuses on who's long and who's short. I don't think it's a good thing for the industry.
- Everything
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- Nov 07, 2020
All kinds of things have gone into my shows - cajun and rock bands, Bollywood, Kraftwerk tributes, effects and so on. As long as it services the comedy, everything is up for grabs.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
For me, audio books was about when you can't actually physically get hold of a book, like when you're driving. It's a fantastic companion on a long journey.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
My grandparents would have big, long arguments that were entertaining and that's where I first noticed, and was thrilled by, political discourse.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's been Bill for so long people think my name is William, but it's not, it's Mark.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm about making music and spending time with my family. I've been in the spotlight so long that I'm looking for something different.
- Nov 07, 2020
For a long time a lot of people thought New Orleans wasn't a safe place and that it was very ratchet.
- Past
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- Nov 07, 2020
The things that I leave creatively are going to stay here long past me. That's the reason why the album is called '4Eva Is a Mighty Long Time.'
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020