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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
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people may long for an era when divorce was still hard to come by. The spread of no-fault divorce has reduced the bargaining power of whichever spouse is more interested in continuing the relationship. And the breakup of such marriages has caused pain for many families.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
I see it like, I've been working really hard for a long time, and I've accomplished a lot of what I've wanted to professionally. I've been really blessed, and that's all I look at.
- Innocent
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't know, maybe I'm overly paranoid that they're going to be spoiled, but I want to keep them going as kids for as long as I can. I want to keep them innocent and free.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've lost count of the number of times that I've been approached by strangers wanting to tell me that they think I'm brave or inspirational, and this was long before my work had any kind of public profile.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mum stayed home to look after us, and Dad was an electrician, working long hours to support us. We never went without, but we did have to be careful.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Being a superhero was my biggest childhood dream, but for a long time, I was thinking that a perfect role for me in the Marvel Universe is Sergei Kravinoff, a.k.a. Kraven the Hunter.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had given a presentation on design and happiness for quite a long while at design conferences. I had found thinking about the topic helpful for my own practice, as it forced me to consider the fundamentals, and the feedback from the audience was always enthusiastic.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd read Up in the Old Hotel, and I wanted to do something with Mitchell's stuff for a long time.
- Guy
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- Nov 07, 2020
And I had this big, long list of what I wanted in a guy but I realized I didn't stack up to the list myself.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you're running a business for the long term, the last thing you should be doing is borrowing money to buy back stock.
- Dying
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always been terrified of dying, always. It was a concern of mine long before it had to be.
- Knowledge
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even for charity I always give priority to education because I always teach young people - knowledge is your real companion, your life long companion, not fortune. Fortune can disappear.
- Easy Access
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- Nov 07, 2020
As long as I had easy access to psychedelics at the government-sponsored research project, most of my energy went into psychedelic sessions.
- Childhood
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- Nov 07, 2020
My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020