- Feel
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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
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
Apple has long been a leading innovator of mobile technology; I myself own an iPhone.
- Impossible
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- Nov 07, 2020
Iraq's search for weapons of mass destruction has proven impossible to deter and we should assume that it will continue for as long as Saddam is in power.
- America
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- Nov 07, 2020
I did very extensive diligence on Al Jazeera English, the network from which Al Jazeera America is going to be derived, and it's really very clear that they have long since established a reputation for excellence and integrity and objectivity.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is the natural tendency that all of us are vulnerable to, to deny unpleasant realities and to look for any excuse to push them away and resolve to think about them another day long in the future.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know where we got the notion that God wants us to suffer. Every living thing tends toward the good or we would have been gone a long time ago.
- Frankie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I slept fourteen feet from a polka tavern as a kid growing up. I heard polkas all night long, people singing and drinking beers and having a great time. I know more polkas than Frankie Yancovic!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
I can't control what people think of me, and I stopped really caring a long time ago.
- Hate
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- Nov 07, 2020
I hate bands that hang around, like, 10 years too long - they're like the drunk at a party you can't get rid of.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm a very reluctant frontman. I've seen reviews where they talk about my strong presence on stage, but it's nothing I do. It's like the person in a long grocery line who stands out because he's so agitated. He'll have presence, too.
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
Governments cannot do innovation. There are too many audits, and no one stays in a role for long enough.
- Indian
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- Nov 07, 2020
Normally, Indian companies follow the trend set by companies abroad. There is usually a long lag period.
- Name
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- Nov 07, 2020
Incumbents have long promoted regulation in the name of protecting consumers when their actual goal is to block new entrants and stifle competition.
- Police
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether it's police officers, firefighters, first responders, or 911 dispatchers, many dedicated Americans work long hours, and often in difficult conditions, to make sure that when someone's in need, they can help.
- Phone
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- Nov 07, 2020
For too long, Americans have been plagued by unwanted and unlawful robocalls. For too long, they've found unauthorized charges and changes to their phone service on their bills - practices commonly known as 'slamming' and 'cramming.' And for too long, some phone calls that are placed to rural residents have been dropped.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had written a book. For various reasons, the publishing industry had decided that my book was going to be 'important.' The novel had taken me 12-and-a-half years to write, and after being with the book for so long, I had no real perspective on the merits or demerits of what I had written. I hoped it was good, but feared that it wasn't.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020