- 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
- Chill
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- Nov 07, 2020
Time moves along at its own pace for as long as we are on this planet, and then some. So why try to beat it anymore? Maybe it's better to meet time head on and chill ourselves out so we can exist in harmony with the passing days.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
Stress happens. In different ways, we all hold unnecessary tension in our bodies all day long. Shoulders, neck, wrists, hips, hamstrings, back, oh my!
- Early Years
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had a righteous streak since as long as I can remember. I never tolerated bullying from kids or authority, no matter the case. I got into trouble for calling things how I saw it in my early years at Catholic school, but I couldn't help myself.
- Fitness
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- Nov 07, 2020
There are people who intensely clutch an idea that yoga is a higher system, not to be lowered to the weight loss or even fitness category. This is the same kind of clutching that has kept yoga part of a tightly knit club for so long since its introduction in America.
- Dog
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- Nov 07, 2020
I get up when I feel like getting up. That's the deal I've made with myself: I can stay in bed as long as my dog's bladder holds. The other half of that deal is that once the dog is walked, the very next thing I do is write. It's mechanical. It's programming, very nearly brainwashing.
- Nothing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone loves a long, slow-cooked stew and with gorgeous roasted vegetables. However, sometimes if you want something light, nothing beats a crispy duck salad.
- Passion
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- Nov 07, 2020
My kids are all conscious that they have to prove themselves for who they are. I'm happy for them to do anything they want as long as it's their passion and they work hard.
- Home
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- Nov 07, 2020
History is not a long series of centuries in which men did all the interesting/important things and women stayed home and twiddled their thumbs in between pushing out babies, making soup and dying in childbirth.
- Green Card
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a green card in America and I cannot stay outside the U.S. for a long time to maintain my green card status.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Someone - a man - advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
On career day as a young journalist, I scraped up my money and went to this big conference for young journalists, and the great feedback I got was that I would not or should not become an anchor because my eyelashes were too long and too distracting.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've long thought that for my last meal on earth I will be perfectly happy with a granary loaf toastie with melted crunchy peanut butter and banana.
- Sleep
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- Nov 07, 2020
Days are long when you're filming, so I catch up on sleep during breaks to avoid looking tired.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020