As a property developer, I learned a long time ago to choose your battles wisely and that, unfortunately, compromise is a given.
My England captaincy was not the England captaincy I wanted, that's what will live with me for a long time.
I began taking liberties a long time ago; now it is standard practice for most directors to ignore the rules.
Mobile communications had been around for a long time, but always as a limited market, constrained by the radio spectrum.
I was very afraid to write a novel - it was a dream for a very long time, and it was one of the few things that I was afraid to try.
After I retired, it was quite a long time before I went back to my department. I thought I was well out of it.
Hysteria is something that I've been interested for a very long time. I thought I might have it, but it seems that it's unlikely.
Even though I've been reasonably well known for quite a long time, I still can't get a record on daytime radio or on MTV.
I've learned a long time ago if you don't have anything to hide, you shouldn't be pleading the Fifth, and most Americans get it.
I feel that racial profiling may be a very complicated and long-standing problem. It will take a long time even to make tiny progress.
Well, it's taken a long time to get the Department of Homeland Security established. It's taken a long time for the Congress to decide how much it wanted to fund.
Brandt: Mind the uniform Cleric. [unsheathes a katana] Brandt: I plan to be wearing it for a long time.
I spent a long time working in restaurants and making no money. It was very character-building, but I think it could have been built in a shorter time.
Long Island is shaped the way it is largely because of Robert Moses. Long Island is a perfect example of how political power shapes people's lives every day.
I'm a long-time fan of Rob Long, and his books are hugely re-readable, detailing the ins and outs of being a Hollywood comedy writer with a past success but with everything to prove.
I worked in information technology and academia for a long time and met many people who were better with things and ideas than with people.
I was single for a really long time, then I realized I had abandonment issues. Then I found love online.
I have a huge passion for animals and while retirement is a long way off, when I do I would love to do something with animals.
They were looking for actors - real actors - who could play instruments. There was a lot of improvisation and scene work involved in addition to the music. The auditions went on for a long time.
My mom sees her sons as baby boys. Well, I stopped being her baby boy a long time ago.
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.
