- 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
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people don't like long bus rides, but I love them. There's sort of a sense of solitude.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
To all my people back in Nashville who have been there from the start, you put your faith in me. You were there for the long haul.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
The things that are going to be in all my records, for as long as I'm making them, are going to go back to who I am and where I'm from and the lifestyle that I live and come from - and I don't know how I could ever get any of that close enough to pop to be considered a pop act.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am just an actor, but there are these other people who are really selfless. I come from a long line of nurses in my family, and they really do a thankless job.
- Nov 07, 2020
You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself.
- Hair
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'll do anything. I'll shave my head for the right job. I'm partial to my facial hair, I guess, but I also enjoy doing something where I look totally different, which is kind of the reason why I've always worn long hair. I can really change my look radically by getting rid of it.
- Haul
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- Nov 07, 2020
Looking back on the long haul in my career, little films, big films, TV, the Western thing has been really good to me.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I could watch 'There Will Be Blood' all day long, and Daniel Plainview is a terrible person - but he's still compelling to watch. That's what makes me want to engage and see what happens next.
- Broken Promises
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- Nov 07, 2020
The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating news. This is one more in a long line of broken promises from President Obama and Washington Democrats.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is no doubt that the majority of Kansas Citians are happy with their three-terminal airport. I will advocate in Washington for our city to keep its unique airport as long as we want it.
- Technology
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- Nov 07, 2020
Technology magnifies differences, and it's been replacing or obviating jobs for a long time. But what happens as that case accelerates? I'm not one of these doomsayers who says, 'There will be no jobs.'
- Nov 07, 2020
Very ambitious startups often take a long time to work - or sometimes they take a very long time to look ambitious.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a long history of founders returning to companies and doing great things. Founders are able to set the vision for their companies with an authority no one else can.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
For a long time, I thought I was going to play basketball. There's not many 6-4 white guys playing the three spot in the NBA, so I realized I probably didn't have much of a future in basketball and that football was probably going to be my best bet.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just like hanging out with my friends, honestly. I mean, as long as I'm in good company and with cool people, and we're just hanging out and having a good time, that's usually what I like to do.
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- Nov 07, 2020