Quotes of: Years Keyword

Our response to temptation reveals the substance of our faith.

Thirst No More: A One-Year Devotional Journey

I prayed for freedom for twenty years, but received no answer until I prayed with my legs.

Autobiographies

The atheism and nihilism of my earlier years now seems shallow, and even a bit cocky.

Memnoch the Devil

If it takes you 20 or 25 years to establish yourself in one field, you really ought to be careful not to stray too far.

Joshua Lederberg

'Show up at the desk' is one of the first rules of writing, but for 'Wolf Hall' I was about 30 years late.

Hilary Mantel

When you're writing a book, you don't want it to be overly trendy because you want people to enjoy it for years and refer back to it.

Lauren Conrad

It took me three years to learn to dress in the American way, especially in winter. That was just like me. I barely wear socks even now.

Mira Nair

The first seven years that I wrote fiction, I sent out stories and a novel and made a total of $25.

Jess Walter

For eight years, I was sleeping with the president, and if that doesn't give you special access, I don't know what does!

Nancy Reagan

I've had insomnia since I was five years old. I just don't require much sleep. I'm never tired.

Nile Rodgers

Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I worked at the Northlight Theater in Skokie, and the Mercury Theater on South Port. I actually did a show there for three years, called 'Over the Tavern.'

Nico Tortorella

I wanted to be Jimi Hendrix's drummer when I was in high school, but I graduated in 1970, the year he died.

Narada Michael Walden

I started walking a wire when I was 2 years old, and this has been a dream of mine to recreate this walk.

Nik Wallenda

I feel like I could be likened to an old hound circling on a rug for the last five years.

Neil Young

If I saw my 15-year-old self now, I'd think I wasn't that bad, but back then I perceived myself as awful.

Orla Brady

Over the years, I've come to realize that determination makes one to punch above one's weight.

Ogwo David Emenike

I do not have one theme for each season, I just try to make beautiful clothes all year round.

Oscar de la Renta

Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!

Orville Wright

The years since the Nobel Prize have been productive ones for me.

Philip Warren Anderson

In crude oil trading, we have seen a 46 percent increase over 1 year in the margins there.

Peter DeFazio