Quotes of: Long-period Keyword

I was a temp secretary for a long time, and I went at it with a passion, and I tried to do a nice job in all my jobs.

Ira Glass

It took me a long time to be accepted as an actress, I think, because of the modeling and because of my mother.

Isabella Rossellini

The U.S. healthcare system is probably the most interesting large group of companies that are heading for major problems that we've seen in a long, long time.

James Chanos

I don't believe in miracles because it's been a long time since we've had any.

Joseph Heller

Something I should have achieved quite easily took me a long time to get around to.

Jim Morris

I've never written anything that hasn't been in my mind for a long time - seven or eight years.

John McGahern

Nick Zinner has been one of my favorite guitar players for a long time.

Johnny Marr

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.

Jules Renard

I'm a vagabond. I have a suitcase that is ready to go at a moment's notice. The thought of being in one place for a long time, or playing one character for a long time, is terrifying for me.

Kevin Bacon

Women have been called queens for a long time, but the kingdom given them isn't worth ruling.

Louisa May Alcott

When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn't open the sleeping bag.

Mike Birbiglia

I took piano lessons when I was like 5 or 6 but that was a long time ago. I stopped when I was 13.

Marion Cotillard

One thing I learned a long time ago as a prosecutor is that it's tough to get people to obey a law if there is not penalty for breaking it.

Roy Barnes

Politicians have such large egos that it usually takes them an inordinately long time to grasp when they've become a pathetic joke.

Timothy Noah

Peter Beard is one of those people I've known a long time. We have an affinity. We share certain values.

Terry Southern

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time.

Winona Ryder

Alejandro Sosa: I told you a long time ago, you fucking little monkey, not to *fuck me!*

Scarface

Rouvières: A trench named Bingo Crepuscule? Why not Youppie Tralala?

A Very Long Engagement

Paikea: My name is Paikea Apirana, and I come from a long line of chiefs.

Whale Rider

It takes a long time to write a novel when you have to keep interrupting your work to earn money.

Dana Spiotta

When I started earning money from screen-writing, for a long time my only indulgences were books.

John Logan